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Using the foam injector from Water Cannon can be six times more effective than simply using wet chemicals. This tool can be used for a broad...

A construction worker in West Lafayette, Indiana, was injured when a 4-foot by 6-foot section of a sidewalk collapsed into a trench...

A worker from Nevada died when equipment malfunctioned while he was operating a winch at the Upper Narrows Pipeline Replacement Project tunneling...

In 1999, veteran underground-utility and site-prep contractor John Newell clearly saw his business future lying along a busy roadway in Houston.“I happened...

While utility locating may be The Underground Detective’s forte, it is not the only area in which the company’s equipment and expertise...

A contractor using a utility locating system appears to be a magician of sorts. By slowly waving a wand through the air,...

It can take up to a year before a new employee at The Underground Detective is ready to take on a job...

Hi-Vac Corporation, manufacturer of sewer cleaning and hydroexcavation equipment, industrial vacuum systems, hydro-jetters and portable and stationary vacuum equipment, has named Daniel...

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has reached an amazing level of sophistication. Just ask Colission Wells.Wells, who is the owner and CEO of...

In utility work, accuracy is everything. More accuracy means less risk.The Subsite Electronics UtiliGuard utility locating system’s AIM automatically scans the surrounding...

When customers call Davids Hydro Vac, they know exactly what they’ll get, no matter which of the company’s four workhorses roll onto...

Brent Bossio wanted a challenge, but he wasn’t getting it working for someone else’s hydroexcavation company. He wanted to move his career...

One of the big misconceptions in the “locating” world is that 811 finds everything. However, any utility beyond the service meter is...

Locating underground utilities is becoming more of a challenge as the vast array of lines in the ground continues to increase. As...

A contractor lowering the basement floor of a historic mansion in Ogden, Utah, inspected the 6-inch clay lateral as part of dropping the...

People have long searched for things underground: Water, food, metals, minerals, gems and fuel were early targets. Divining rods, aka dowsing rods,...

“We have a great name to protect,” says Tim Rogers, plumbing service technician in charge of sewer and drain cleaning operations at...