Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

If you are a contractor who employs a horizontal directional drill on the job site, you know the practice tends to be...

What do you get when you cross opencut with directional drilling and historical landmarks? The answer could be a recipe for disaster...

With increasing regulations targeting the disposal of horizontal directional drilling fluids and rising disposal costs, mud is becoming a major concern for...

The world’s aging infrastructure, expanding population and growing energy demand are creating an environment that will keep horizontal directional drilling contractors in...

The new Vermeer MUD Hub slurry solidification system helps control the cost, time and complexity of drilling fluid management. Using the new...

Since September of 2015, more than 75 operators have completed the Vermeer HDD Circuit training program. This two-week course pairs Vermeer experts with...

Jason LaValley knows full well what the dangers are when installing large pipe systems. Several years ago he witnessed that danger firsthand...

Ditch Witch has introduced an industry-first virtual reality simulator to better prepare horizontal directional drill operators for safe underground construction. “Our next-generation HDD...

Proactive equipment maintenance is a no-brainer practice in this industry. Equipment is worked hard out in the field and breakdowns can be...

Many of the HDD jobs that Underground Systems LLC takes on are fairly routine, straight-line bores for telecommunications companies — bread-and-butter work...

In directional drilling, most of the focus is put on the drill, but if you want to eliminate downtime on drilling sites,...

Carbide-tipped blade a fit for rocky California soil Problem: Kerne America Construction, based in Kern County, California, had been working in rocky ground conditions...

You start on one side of an obstacle and shoot underneath to the other side: That’s how horizontal directional drilling typically works....

A waterline installation in Ohio is one of the latest projects to benefit from the minimal environmental disruption that horizontal directional drilling...

Arguably the most important part of any underground excavation job is always the same: accurately locating the utility lines. While there are other...

Several buildings suffered massive damage and there were injuries reported after a tornado touched down in Pella, Iowa, directly hitting Vermeer on...

These days, contractors are finding that getting to and from a project with a vacuum excavator that scales is a challenge in...