by Reed Munro | Jan 7, 2020 | General
Making the call to 811/One Call and waiting the allotted amount of time before getting to work is undoubtedly standard operating procedures (SOP) for utility contractors. However, those steps alone do not necessarily prevent crews from striking a buried utility line....
by Reed Munro | Nov 19, 2019 | General
With the demand for faster data speeds increasing, more utility lines going from overhead to underground has led to a lot of underground congestion, weaving new lines through crowded utility right-of-ways. Because of this, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) crews...
by mightymole | Mar 21, 2016 | Directional Drills, Vacuum Excavators
Vacs ID Uncertain Underground MARCH 15, 2016Featured Stories in North American Oil & Gas Pipelines Starting with specialization It started with one man and his pickup truck. Tom Banks’ then one-man operation was rooted in specialization. He wanted to identify...
by mightymole | Dec 16, 2015 | General
The Vermeer by McLaughlin CS418B core saw is designed to cut 4 – 18 inch (10 – 46 cm) diameter holes in hard surfaces, like asphalt and concrete, to help utility contractors safely locate and excavate underground utilities. The core saw is built on a...