Excavation

Potholing has become a popular, safe and efficient method to find and expose underground pipes, cables, and utilities. It is important to...

The labor shortage in the construction industry — combined with the challenge of finding new employees and keeping current ones — has...

Common Ground Alliance recently issued its 50 in 5 industry challenge to stakeholders with a goal of reducing damages to critical underground...

In January 1986 a significant and tragic event happened that was completely preventable. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after taking...

Common Ground Alliance (CGA) — the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and...

Equipment AttachmentsDitch Witch MT164Built to help power and fiber optic contractors easily create a clean, narrow trench in one pass, the Ditch...

Sustainability in the construction industry is being advanced by the public and private sectors. Governments are adopting more clean-air regulations at local...

Not every underground company also is a paving company like Complete Underground LLC. Here's how the rather unusual mix of services came...

Large, dangerous and messy excavations for small underground utility repairs can be a challenging problem. EasyTech Infrastructure’s EasyDig trench cages are small...

Driving home from a family vacation in Central Oregon, safety culture was the farthest thing from my mind. A construction zone funneled westbound...

Walt Logan, operations manager at Dig This, takes a moment to show you how Sonetics wireless headsets help heavy-equipment operators avoid communication...

In a chaotic work zone, missed warnings are accidents waiting to happen. What if you hear a shout, but don’t understand what...

Does work zone noise make communicating with co-workers difficult or impossible? Are you unable to see your co-workers, making hand signals unreliable?...

Drones — the aerial eye of the job site — have become a versatile tool for earthmoving operations. Among the benefits are...

Triple C Sand & Gravel of Baker City, Oregon, has been a family business for generations, says Dawson Vanderwiele, family member and equipment operator....

Air Excavation EquipmentRAMVAC Vacuum Excavators by Sewer Equipment TempestThe Tempest industrial air mover from RAMVAC Vacuum Excavators by Sewer Equipment is capable...

While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past...