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Municipalities and the contractors who serve them are tasked with the difficult job of keeping all the infrastructure flowing. Doing so efficiently and safely takes coordination across high-risk job sites. Setcom went on location with City of Wichita workers to see how the LiberatorMAX headsets are changing the way they work.The LiberatorMAX is built for rugged simplicity — no base station, no pairing, no hassle. Just grab a headset, power it up, and you’re instantly connected. Intuitive, scalable and ready for the toughest environment, these headsets are an ideal system for wastewater crews to enjoy clear communication. LiberatorMAX is simple to use and requires no installation, ready to be used seconds after opening the box.Built for the field. Trusted by the crews who run it. That’s the Setcom difference. Learn more

The Omni Marker II electronic marker ball provides an improved method to electronically mark and locate buried underground facilities. The environmentally friendly Omni Marker II contains a large gimballed coil that automatically orients itself horizontally when placed, ensuring that there is a location “sweet spot” directly above the point of interest. When a standard marker locator is excited, these passive circuits produce a precise, dipole field directly above and below the buried unit.

Walt Logan, operations manager at Dig This, takes a moment to show you how Sonetics wireless headsets help heavy-equipment operators avoid communication mishaps to get the job done faster and with more precision.

Yellow excavation flags mean gas lines might be near. Blue flags might represent irrigation lines. Before you dig, know your colors. Know what's below. Call 811 before you dig. And when it comes to quality engineering, innovation and reliable service, no other vacuum excavators can match TRUVAC. Visit truvac.com to learn more about the premium brand of vacuum excavators by Vactor Manufacturing.

Did you know that the No. 1 cause of pipeline incidents is improper or unauthorized digging? So before you dig, always call 811. And when it comes to quality engineering, innovation and reliable service, no other vacuum excavators can match TRUVAC. Visit truvac.com to learn more about the premium brand of vacuum excavators by Vactor Manufacturing.

Did you know that there is over a football field’s length of buried utilities for every person in the U.S.? That’s why it’s so important that before you dig, you call 811. And when it comes to quality engineering, innovation and reliable service, no other vacuum excavators can match TRUVAC. Visit truvac.com to learn more about the premium brand of vacuum excavators by Vactor Manufacturing.

Sonetics Corporation, a long-time leader in wireless team communication systems for challenging work environments, is remaining open during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue production of hands-free communication and safety solutions for first responders, public works, utilities and manufacturers that work in and serve the critical infrastructure industry.Companies with essential jobs during the coronavirus pandemic have to adjust to CDC social distancing guidelines while trying to overcome disruptions so they can keep on schedule, avoid work stoppages, and effectively train new employees while remaining compliant.“We’ve been providing team communication solutions to the people on the front lines for over 30 years. Now with the coronavirus crisis, the same solution we’ve had all along — allowing workers to be separated and still communicate effectively — works in this challenging environment as well,” says Brian VanderPloeg, Sonetics Corporation president. “We continue to work with our customers and alongside our partners to manufacture and distribute the tools and wireless technology that allow the American workforce to communicate safely and effectively at social distance.”Sonetics, itself classified as providing essential services, provides wireless communication solutions that are proven effective tools for enabling team collaboration at social distance, protecting hearing, and increasing effectiveness and productivity in high-noise environments.

With large capacity and great features, the HX-15 offers all the RAMVAC advantages in a conventionally sized vacuum excavator. The HX-15 features a 15-cubic-yard debris body with standard 4,400 cfm blower that will match the performance of larger blower machines while delivering class leading fuel economy, with the ability to go up to 5,400 cfm. The HX-15 features a heated enclosure that contains the entire water system, including water tanks, and doubles as an equipment locker. The directional discharge system allows operators to off-load debris back into the excavation site without the mess of dumping the tank. This system also allows operators to blow obstructions out of the dig hose while remaining in full operation. Other features include a long range wireless remote, NEMA 4 electrical system, 800,000 Btu water heater and a three-stage cyclonic filtration system. Used and rental trucks available for immediate delivery through Rock Equipment Sales & Rentals, a Sewer Equipment company.To learn more about the RAMVAC equipment lineup, visit RAMVAC by Sewer Equipment.

With large capacity and great features, the HX full-size hydroexcavator truck series brings all of RAMVAC’s advantages to you in a conventionally sized excavator.Featuring debris body capacities from 9-15 cubic yards and 4,400 cfm, 18 Hg blower capacity through an 8-inch system, with the ability to do 5,400 cfm with a 28 Hg blower. Standard with 1,300-gallon water capacity, a 10 gpm at 2,500 psi pump and a 400,000 Btu water heater, all enclosed in an 80,000 Btu heated compartment. The directional discharge system allows operators to off-load debris back into the excavation site when full — without the mess of dumping the tank and aids operators in blowing out any obstructions that become lodged in the boom tube.Other great features include a long-range wireless remote, NEMA 4 electrical system, an 800,000 Btu water boiler, three-stage cyclonic filtration system, vacuum enhancer, hydrostatic blower drives and a 10-micron final filter.To learn more about the RAMVAC HX series and available build options, visit www.sewerequipment.com/ramvac-full-size-hydro-excavators/.Interested in renting or purchasing a used unit? See available inventory at www.rock-equipment.com.

Sewer Equipment Co. of America Model 900 ECO is where simplicity comes standard, utilizing proven technologies and offering a variety of options, making it the perfect fit for every customer and every application. This unit is available in 6-, 9-, 12- or 15-yard debris capacities, equipped with Duraprolene water tanks carrying 900 to 2,100 gallons of onboard water, and features the exclusive Hydro Drive powertrain system, eliminating the need for a transfer case. Both single piston and triplex pump options are available at 55-80 gpm at 2,000-3,000 psi and 4,400 cfm blower and 18 Hg, built on an eco-friendly platform, which provides greater fuel efficiency and offers noise reduction.A fleet of pre-owned and rental combo trucks is available for immediate delivery through Rock Equipment Sales & Rentals, Sewer Equipment’s trusted nationwide dealer offering affordable rental rates and financing options to get you into the equipment you need today. Check out all of Rock Equipment’s rental and pre-owned inventory.

This reliable brand of vacuum equipment from RAMVAC by Sewer Equipment, includes hydroexcavator trucks, industrial vacuum trucks, air excavators and catch basin cleaners. RAMVAC equipment is built from the ground up to be safe, simple and maneuverable.To learn more about all the offerings from RAMVAC, click here. See RAMVAC products live at upcoming industry trade shows: ConExpo-ConAGG Booth # F1432 WWETT Show Booth # 3417

For Rochester Asphalt’s Royal Johnson, communicating with his crew had become an exercise in frustration.Hear how he solved the problem with Sonetics wireless headsets.

Using safe techniques when exposing utilities is important no matter the project. Vemeer MV Solutions is highlighting vacuum excavation as one of the safest ways to uncover underground utilities. It makes digging safer. Watch this video to see how Vac-Tron safely and efficiently exposes underground utility lines for the city of Leesburg. Learn more about Vermeer MV Solutions by visiting Vermeermvs.com.

The ability to communicate quickly and decisively on jobs using heavy equipment is key to keeping operators safe

Helping deliver cost-effective fluid management for utility contractors

Rochester Asphalt and Concrete’s Royal Johnson shares a story about an on-the-job incident where Sonetics wireless headsets wireless headsets played a key safety role.

From hydrovac applications to jetting and sewer cleaning, Dynablast has the right pump for you

Dynablast has a full range of hot water heaters for hydrovac truck applications from 300,000 BTU to 900,000 BTU. Models are available in 12V or 120V with or without steam. All Dynablast models comes with ETL certification for safety, which also includes certification on the coil for higher efficiency and heat transfer, along with a stainless steel target plate to increase coil life and momentary override control for better serviceability.

VZ Environmental is an innovative leader in secondary drip and spill containment for the oil and gas industry. Carol Van Zandt, owner of VZ Environmental, was challenged by a customer to find a simple method to contain liquid spills in the oil and gas industry. Van Zandt partnered with an equipment supplier to design a drive-over bermed foam containment membrane (VMatz) to capture and dispose of drips and spills on oil and gas sites. Then a Vac-Tron vacuum excavator is utilized to clean up the spill from the containment membrane for proper disposal. Today, VZ Environmental provides equipment nationwide, servicing areas in five states, and has plans for further domestic and international expansion to continue to help oil and gas operators minimize their impact on the environment. VMatz are spill containments that VZ provides for oil and gas operators to minimize their impact on the environment. “Our customers use the VMatz to catch drips and spills while on location and then we come in to clean up,” Van Zandt says. VZ wanted to provide its own vacuum service to its customers as part of the cleanup process, so that the customer didn’t have to waste time and money calling out for a vacuum truck company and employees didn’t have to sit on location and wait for the vacuum truck to arrive before they could clean up. SolutionThe Vac-Tron vacuum trailer was the perfect solution for vacuum service and cleanup. “The Vac-Tron trailer helps us clean up our VMatz by removing the fluid from our containments more efficiently and a lot faster. We are not sitting on location waiting on vacuum trucks to arrive. “Prior to having Vac-Tron vacuum trailers in our fleet of equipment, we did not offer any type of vacuum service. Our customers had to order a vacuum truck to come help us remove the fluid when we were cleaning our VMatz. Our Vac-Tron units come with 500-gallon debris tanks and 1,000 cfm which helps us pick up the rocks and sludge that our customers leave in our containments. This is a perfect size because its small and they can park it off to the side, then call upon it as needed,” Van Zandt says. Results Saves customers time and money Eliminates downtime Keeps environment safer “With a Vac-Tron trailer, we can save our customers money through minimizing the number of trips that they have to call out a vacuum truck. Our machines, every time you turn them on, are rip-roaring to go. Our employees don’t have time to go through and try to figure out things, they want to flip it on and use it immediately and they want it to work. Vac-Tron does that for us every time,” Van Zandt says. Check out the full video interview with VZ Environmental here. For more information on Vac-Tron Equipment and its full fleet of vacuum excavators, please visit www.vactron.com or call 352-728-2222.