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Chapter News

Members and staff of NUCA of Colorado recently volunteered their Saturday to work on the Ronald McDonald House in Aurora, Colo. The highly m...

Chairman’s Message

With each edition of Utility Contractor magazine, I am given the opportunity to communicate to all NUCA members (and non-members) about the...

Climbing Out of Recession Canyon?

NUCA welcomes you to its 2013 Convention in beautiful Phoenix! Since 1964, the association has helped CEOs, owners, presidents, senior execu...

Law & Order

Unfortunately, to catch a good crime drama you sometimes don’t have to turn on the TV. Just check out a jobsite packed with valuable equip...

CNH Parts & Service Introduces New Smartphone Applications

CNH Parts & Service, the product support arm of agricultural and construction equipment maker CNH, recently announced new smartphone applica...

Vermeer Launches Yearlong Campaign to Find the Ultimate HDD Operator

Vermeer has announced a new campaign and video contest to promote horizontal directional drilling and the skilled professionals who contribu...

Filling the Gap

As the construction market inches its way to recovery, contractors are eager to dive back into work and explore new projects. But before cre...

Ready for Rental?

Excavation projects by definition are dangerous operations that require caution and planning, especially when the excavation is intended to...

Efficiency Production’s Build-A-Box
Trench Shoring and Shielding Showcase

Since 1989, Efficiency Production’s Build-A-Box has been the industry’s standard modular aluminum trench shield system. The company’s...

Pump It Up

Portable pumps are often rented to customers to assist them in meetingm specific project requirements. Many successful companies augment the...

Pump Showcase

Utility Contractor Pump Showcase...

Bid to Win

If you’re looking to add to your equipment fleet in 2013, auctions offer contractors a great way to buy the machines they need....

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

As the dust settles in the aftermath of our nation’s most expensive political campaign season, welook forward to 2013 and the 113th Congre...

Working in Cold
Working in the Cold

The 2012-2013 Farmers’ Almanac says, “Temperatures will be much colder this winter from the East Coast westward to a line from the Dakot...