Vacuum Excavation

GapVax and Wiedemann Enviro Tec are joining forces to offer the GapVax-Wiedemann Recycle JetVac, a water-recycling combination machine, to the North American...

A Badger Daylighting hydroexcavator fell into a sinkhole near Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, Jan. 17. No one was injured, but crews spent most...

Even with proper maintenance being performed on equipment, problems can still creep up. That includes on hydroexcavator blowers and pumps, which is...

In 2013, Jacob Sabin decided to quit his job and start his own excavating company, Greenfield Services, in Puyallup, Washington. Aside from...

When hydroexcavation contractors neglect basic care and maintenance, it can lead to big problems. Two of the biggest things contractors should be...

When you have a large trencher burying three lines at once in a remote area and a pipeline along its path, there...

Like a hungry lion, waterblasting machines are big, bad and dangerous. Treat them right, though, and you can make them purr like...

Only one year after releasing its very first HTV (Hydro Truck Vac) PTO, Vac-Tron Equipment has introduced its JTV (Jetter Truck Vac)...

As 2016 comes to a close, we’d like to take a few moments to look back on what made the headlines this...

In 1977, Gary Poborsky, founder of GAP Services and GapVax, established his industrial vacuum services business in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. That same year,...

Dig-It Excavating of Cassopolis, Michigan, has only one hydroexcavation unit, but the company is putting it to use often and are finding...

With its funky, made-for-marketing name and emphasis on modern advertising strategies, diversified services and clean equipment, Dig-It Excavating isn’t a typical excavation...

John Panetta knew the time would come to add directional drilling to his company’s many services, but it didn’t happen overnight, as...

Water main breaks are common in municipalities located in the northern half of the country. Aged infrastructure combined with subzero temperatures can...

This red GapVax hydroexcavator is being put to use by Goliath Hydro-Vac, based out of Elko, Minnesota. The company performs many jobs...

Hawk Hydrovac Excavation Services, based in Taber, Alberta, uses its fleet of Tornado Hydroexcavators, throughout Southern Alberta. The company, founded in 2004,...

In the midst of its 50th anniversary celebration, B&G Oilfield Services is taking full advantage of the chance to commemorate such a...