The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) is offering a virtual course April 27-28 about horizontal directional drilling best practices.
The course...
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
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Editorial
Product Spotlight - April 2022
A hole opener is a cost-effective way to enlarge a pre-drilled pilot hole or to ensure that the gauge is maintained in...
Online Exclusives
Contractor Specializes in HDD Bores Requiring Extreme Accuracy
Aim small, miss small.It’s a common phrase used in firearms training, referring to aiming at a small portion of a target (i.e....
Online Exclusives
Mapping Tool Helps Contractor Tackle Complex Drilling Projects
Trevor Igo looks at new technology as something more than just technical advancement. The owner of Igo Inc., an Oklahoma utility construction...
Editorial
Success Stories - March 2022
Trenchless HDPE pipe minimizes impact of a new 7.5-mile sewer main
Problem
In 2020, the City Commission of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approved a $65...
Editorial
Product Focus - March 2022
Drills
American Augers 36/42-600E
The 36/42-600E electric auger boring machine from American Augers is designed to enhance operator performance, enable quieter job sites and...
Editorial
Contractor Decides to Follow Dad’s Footsteps and Enter Directional Drilling Industry
Trevor Igo mostly digs ditches for a living. For variety, he also bores holes. For this, he gave up a career in...
Videos
Rival Hydrovac Unit Makes Utility Potholing Efficient on Fiber Optics Installation
In this video, go on the job site with Elexco as the company tackles a 30,000-foot fiber optics installation in western Wisconsin.
Elexco’s...
Editorial
Michels Canada Completes Canada’s Longest HDD Installation
Michels Canada extended the limits of trenchless construction in Canada by completing what is now the longest successful horizontal directional drill installation...
Online Exclusives
Mud Mixing Unit Makes HDD Operators’ Work Easier
Jeff Seidl firmly believes that investing in good equipment helps attract and retain employees as well as boost his bottom line through...
Online Exclusives
Difficult Utility Drilling Project Tests Company’s Capabilities
As a self-admitted risk-taker, Mitch Willie — the owner of Axis Vac & HDD in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — relishes a good challenge....
Editorial
Adding Equipment Keeps Contractor Amped for Growth
For Mitch Willie, 2020 was a go-big-or-go-home year — as in big investments in big machines that position his Canadian company, Axis...
Online Exclusives
Minimizing Layers of Management Keeps Employees Invested in Company
Rhett Turner’s goal is to keep his second-generation, family-owned HDD company both manageable and growing. Turner Underground Installations serves mainly New York...
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Barbco Sponsors Auger Boring School
Barbco will be a sponsor of the 4th annual Auger Boring School from Oct. 25 through Oct. 29 at the Barbera Education,...
Editorial
Similar Designed Drills Are Helping Contractors With Workforce Training
When utility contractors talk about their biggest horizontal directional drilling (HDD) pain points, the workforce shortage is consistently near the top of...
Editorial
Product Spotlight - August 2021
Tracked fusion machines are often the choice for job sites fusing long pipelines. Self-propelled via rubber crawler tracks, these vehicles are designed...
Editorial
New York Contractor Doesn’t Back Down From Challenge
Turner Underground Installations is a no-nonsense kind of company. Company owner and President Rhett Turner doesn’t have time for frills. Heck, he...















