Mike Arme, owner of Underground Solutions, has become a leader in air excavation technology in Southern California. The company’s service lines have...
Entries Tagged Utility Locating
Online Exclusives
Find That Buried Plastic Pipe
Plastic main and service pipe is well accepted in the industry and has some advantages. But it also has a major disadvantage...
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Technology, Experience Pay Off During Massive Bridge Project
Mission critical work is defined as anything deemed vital to a business or project. That pretty much describes what AEI Subsurface does...
Editorial
Contractor Transitions From Excavation to Utility Locating Services to Fill Gap in Market
When Pat Aubin founded AEI Subsurface more than four decades ago, the company’s primary focus was site preparation for residential construction projects....
Videos
Tips From the Pros: Best Practices for Potholing
Jason Proctor, Ditch Witch's product manager for vacuum excavation, shares some tips on best practices for potholing.Learn more at www.ditchwitch.com.
Editorial
Directional Drill Contractor Succeeds on Jobs of All Sizes
Working big jobs at the Daytona International Speedway and along Daytona Beach had always been a dream for Jay Flositz, who knew...
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Utility Locators Surprise Local Boy with 811-Themed Birthday Party
A South Bend, Indiana, youth celebrating his birthday didn’t care about the balloons; he wanted something else brightly colored — utility line...
McLaughlin utility locator
The Vermeer Verifier G3 utility locator from McLaughlin features a durable design with antennas mounted in rubber isolators for tough job site...
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Solving Soil Challenges
The job required locating shallow PVC gas lines, recalls Matt Crosby, environmental scientist and business development rep at Master Locators in Philadelphia....
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Going the Extra Step to Ensure All Utility Lines are Marked
When it comes to construction projects, knowing where — and where not — to dig is essential. Start excavating in the wrong...
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News Briefs: Utility Locator Falls From Bridge
A man conducting an underground utility locate fell 10 to 12 feet from a bridge in Malcolm, Nebraska, on June 7.The Lancaster...
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SubSurface Instruments Adds Updated Technology to Locators
Subsurface Instruments announced two updated models of their All Materials Locator (AML), which uses ultrahigh radio frequencies to pinpoint buried plastic, metal,...
Blogs
Editor's Blog: Make Sure You Know What is Underground
Imagine sitting at your desk at work and realizing the phones aren’t working and your email is down. All because a utility...
Editorial
Piece of the Puzzle
So you’re on a job site and the local 811 service has already done its job of “locating” the belowground utilities. Now...


















