Entries Tagged Utility Locating

ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying focuses on a specific aspect of utility engineering: subsurface utility engineering. Subsurface utility engineering (SUE) refers to a...

When Dave Marzio decided it was time to start his utility locating company, Spearhead Locating Services, in central California, he knew he...

There is a science to websites, as any tech savvy person will attest. A pretty site is of little value to a...

Dave Marzio was getting burned out at his previous job as a manufacturing engineer. He knew he needed to make a change. That...

Steve Watson sold ground-penetrating radar units for four years before he recognized that many customers needed companies to do the subsurface imaging...

As many of you know, April was National Safe Digging Month. It’s meant to bring awareness to the importance of locating utility...

The University of Central Florida purchased a Vac-Tron AIR 373 SDT vacuum excavator in 2016 and shares the benefits this unit has...

Springtime is a reminder to think safety as construction ramps up in many areas, says the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, which actively...

Increased density of development has created an unforeseen result — a growing number of accidental underground utility strikes. The Common Ground Alliance’s...

A utility locating technician is a magician of sorts, slowly waving a wand through the air to determine the precise location and...

As 2017 comes to a close, we’d like to take a few moments to look back on what made the headlines this...

“The problem with the water main break is you never know exactly where the water is because water will follow the path...

Construction and public works crews need to know where gas lines are before digging, drilling, pile driving, bulldozing or performing any other...

Do you know where your local utility lines are?The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder...