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Boring Bits

Two adjectives — “new” and “tried-and-true” — are not often found in the same sentence. When the subject is auger boring, howeve...

Purchasing Power

With so many choices on the market, buying a portable generator can be confusing and overwhelming — especially if the purchase is one of m...

The Case for SCR

Tier 4 mandates are a hot topic of conversation everywhere from the halls of equipment dealers right out to the jobs where you work every da...

John Deere Construction & Forestry Technician Program Adds College in...

In partnership with RDO Equipment Co., John Deere is expanding its C&F Tech initiative to include North Dakota State College of Science (NDS...

Caterpillar Collaborates with Construction Industry Leaders to Customize Safety Resource

Safety is the No. 1 priority on the job and Caterpillar is getting out that message. The company recently introduced Speak Up!/Listen Up! fo...

Common Ground Alliance’s 2012 DIRT Report Confirms Importance of Calling...

Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-run organization dedicated to protecting undergroundutility lines and the people who dig near...

Equipment Inspection
Equipment Inspection Is Essential to Safe Operations

How effective are your equipment inspections? In a perfect world, equipment operators should be inspecting their equipment each day before u...

Water Resources
WRRDA Has Finally Arrived

After several months of planning and patience, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has introduced the Wate...

Designed to Deliver

When constructing a cast of equipment to take out on a job, a loader certainly ranks as a high priority in moving materials from point A to...

Four Decades of Success

Back in 1973, a group of utility contractors concerned about the lack of unity in the underground utility construction industry in Rhode Isl...