Entries Tagged Excavation

Vacuum excavation has long been an essential practice on job sites across the globe. Every underground construction operator, large or small, seeks...

Jason Proctor, Ditch Witch's product manager for vacuum excavation, shares some tips on best practices for potholing.Learn more at www.ditchwitch.com.

Accurate Trenching of Bakersfield, California, has been in the trenching business for many years servicing the new-home construction industry. In 2008, during...

John Panetta, owner of Panetta Excavating in Blanchester, Ohio, gives an overview of a recent project his company took on. He goes...

Note: This is the second of a two-part series on trench safety and the story of a cave-in survivor who dispels the common...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series on trench safety and the need for proper shoring. In Part 2 of the series, a cave-in...

I’d like to think the hydroexcavation and air excavation industry in the U.S. is starting to move out of its infancy and...

In the past year, we’ve posted hundreds of stories to digdifferent.com, including everything from contractor profiles to online exclusives to tips from...

A contractor using a utility locating system appears to be a magician of sorts. By slowly waving a wand through the air,...

It can take up to a year before a new employee at The Underground Detective is ready to take on a job...

The new D-Series compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) features a Volvo D0.9A Tier 4 Final engine that is 10...

The Ditch Witch organization has introduced the FXT60 truck vacuum excavator, an exceptionally versatile machine with the power to perform a wide...

If you need more evidence that hydroexcavation is safer than traditional forms of digging, look at the news coming out of California...

STW Energy, a subsidiary of STW Resources Holding Corp., announced on Feb. 10 that it is entering into the oil and gas...