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One of the most time-consuming parts of a pumping or hydroexcavation job is running back and forth between the end of the...

You learn a lot about a company in the profiles we run in each issue, but if you take a moment to...

The largest civil penalty against a public utility in Indiana history was levied Nov. 29 against Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has asked Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners to stop horizontal directional drilling operations under streams and highways on...

Within the construction industry, digging equipment is arguably the hardest-working machinery being used on a daily basis, and as such, it is...

One person is dead and another one was injured following a trench collapse in Wyoming, Michigan, on Oct. 9.According to emergency responders,...

When a contractor is thinking about purchasing the next vacuum excavator, directional drill or excavator, usually they’ll call one or two manufacturers to...

After months of being shut down, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has lifted a moratorium on horizontal directional drilling against Energy Transfer...

Hi-Vac Aquatech Jumbo Combo jet/vac unitHi-Vac Corporation’s Aquatech Jumbo Combo features a 5,250 cfm, 27-inch Hg blower and is suited for large-diamater...

It can be hard to know when it’s time to stop and rest. Workers are often pushing to get the job done...

In just four years, Ken Sugawara and his partners have seen their company grow from a startup operation to one that bought...

If not for a homeowner’s resistance to having a driveway dug up, Joel Colgrove Jr. might still be laying water and sewer...

Some oil industry contractors strive to build a diverse customer base to mitigate the risk of over-reliance on one particular client. At...

While working for another company, Mike Arme saw a need for a safer and more efficient way of locating utilities, and wanted...

For years, infiltration washed substrate into a double-barrel 48-inch reinforced concrete culvert under Duval Road in Starke, Florida, causing sinkholes. The road...

Plastic main and service pipe is well accepted in the industry and has some advantages. But it also has a major disadvantage...

Federal Signal to acquire Truck Bodies and Equipment InternationalFederal Signal announced that it intends to acquire Truck Bodies and Equipment International for...