One of the most versatile pieces of equipment on a construction site is the vacuum excavator. Like most heavy equipment, this hard-working...
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Dry excavator enables easy trenching for pipeline client
Problem: A large Ontario pipeline client required a trench (250 feet long by 10 inches wide...
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Ditch Witch Adds Vacuum Excavation Courses to Training Program Offerings
Ditch Witch is expanding its certified training program courses beyond horizontal directional drilling.
The company recently introduced a certified vacuum excavation training program...
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Mayor Wants to Halt Hydroexcavation in Flint
Hydroexcavation has been heavily used in Flint, Michigan, to identify locations of lead service lines as the city works to eradicate lead...
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Boosting Safety on Your Next Auger Boring Job
Any time individuals are working around large equipment like auger boring machines — no matter the industry — there is always a...
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Vac-Con's Efficient AeroBoost Runs at Lower Speed With Plenty of Vacuum
After five years in development, Vac-Con recently released its AeroBoost three-stage blower technology, now available on its Titan Series trucks. It makes...
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McLaughlin Introduces New Vacuum Excavators for Utility Market
McLaughlin has introduced two new mid-range vacuum excavators to the underground utility contractor market — the ECO75 truck-mounted vacuum excavator and the...
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Navigating Uncertain Ground Using the Right Equipment
It started with one man and his pickup truck. Tom Banks’ then one-man operation was rooted in specialization. Formed in 2001, Banks...
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Cradle Boring Machines Make a Comeback
Installing pipeline across the United States, once a booming business in the 1960s, slowed in the late ’80s and ’90s. Today, thanks...
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Hydroexcavation Helps Minimize Disruption of Archaeological Zone
The city of Flint, Michigan, is in its second year of an effort to completely purge its distribution system of lead service...
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Hydroexcavation Company Finds a Green Way to Save Green
Barry Wood knew something had to change. New highway weight restrictions were going into effect in Ontario and his company’s hydroexcavation crews...
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Iowa Contractor Goes Trenchless With Septic System Installations
The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche in the septic system installing market. They found their specialty...
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A Drastic Change
In fall 2016, Rex King Jr. — majority owner of King’s Sanitary Service in Bristolville, Ohio — made a game-changing move by...
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Industry News: February 2018
McLaughlin announces new East Coast regional sales representativeMcLaughlin announced the addition of Tim Ross, regional sales manager for its East Coast territory....
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Contractor Plays Complementary Role in Hydroexcavation and Industrial Cleaning Markets
When Ronnie Baron Sr. decided to establish his own business in 1997, he wanted the company name to accurately reflect his ambitions....
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Safety Under Pressure
You wouldn’t expect latex gloves to protect you from a gunshot. They won’t protect you from waterjetting accidents either.An OSHA article describing...
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Hydrovac Crews Aid in Mudslide Cleanup
Barry Kiser pulled up in his company’s hydroexcavator about 6 a.m. last Saturday. It was a scene like nothing he’s ever witnessed.He...
















