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You’re always competing for the eyes of your potential customers. With everything that’s out there — competitors, social media platforms, search engines,...

Twelve percent of the U.S. working population has hearing difficulty, according to NIOSH. Since diminishing hearing happens gradually, you may not even notice...

Contractors and municipal workers who keep our streets and sewers operational are experiencing isolation on the job because of the nature of their...

Felling Trailers recently conducted its ninth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. A winning...

Seeing a need for smaller vacuum excavators in urban settings, manufacturers are continuing to make their units smaller, keeping them road legal...

Listening is a crucial skill for anyone who works in a customer-facing position. This is true for receptionists, it’s true for sales reps,...

Eric “EJ” Herron understands what it’s like to be a small contractor trying to decide whether to invest in new technology. For nearly 10...

The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) recently announced municipal and public utility scholarship opportunities to attend the NASTT 2022 No-Dig...

As a self-admitted risk-taker, Mitch Willie — the owner of Axis Vac & HDD in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — relishes a good challenge....

When faced with installing new pipelines in some of the rockiest topography around, trenchless pipe rehabilitation contractor Kurt Fossen knows the path of least...

Within a year of launching his sewer and drain cleaning business, Mark Joski began to diversify. He first added excavation services and...

When you first started your business, you glimpsed a future you felt confident pursuing. Maybe you had a dream so big you’d...

Hydroexcavation and directional drilling work requires a lot of safety compliance paperwork. At Axis Vac & HDD in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, owner Mitch Willie...

WJTA releases new recommended practices for vacuum equipment useThe WaterJet Technology Association released the new fourth edition of the Recommended Practices for the...

Gardner Denver GD 800HDD pumpGardner Denver High Pressure Solutions has expanded its suite of pump offerings for the horizontal directional drilling market...

When you think about marketing, you likely think of ads, truck wraps, social media, Google posts, your website, and other things of...

An old English proverb notes that all good things come to those who wait. But by and large, waiting to tackle tasks...

Knowing who to add to your team can be a challenge in the best of circumstances, but when the talent pool is...

The Urban Dictionary describes ghosting as “the act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer...