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The 12 Innovations of 2014

We don’t want to sound greedy. Sure we’d love turtle doves and lords a leaping, but let’s face it, we’re machine enthusiasts here ov...

2015 NUCA Convention Preview

Come celebrate NUCA's 50th Anniversary...

Captain Jim Lovell to Keynote NUCA 2015 Convention

Two hundred thousand miles from Earth trapped in a tiny computerized spacecraft, Captain Jim Lovell and his Apollo 13 crew faced almost cert...

Nomination Forms and Applications for NUCA Awards Now Available

Nomination and application forms for NUCA Awards of Excellence, Community Service Awards, William H. Feather Safety Awards and Chapter Merit...

NUCA 2015 Convention Registration Is Online and Open

Visit www.nuca.com and follow the convention link for registration fees, schedules, events, accommodations and our 50th Anniversary Celebrat...

Special NUCA Safety Vests Now in Stock

Equip your workers and show off your NUCA pride with these affordable, high-quality vests....

C & C Pump and Supply Donates to Breast Cancer...

It was a pink pump promise. This September, C & C Pumps and Supply — a distributor of BJM Pumps — donated $1,000 to the Making Strides A...

Wacker Neuson Brings Skid Steer, Compact Track Loader Production to...

The United States is the largest market for skid steer loaders. That is good news for the folks in Menomonee Falls, Wis., where Wacker Neuso...

Hands-On Training

A group of Clemson University civil engineering students stepped outside the classroom recently for some hands-on learning in underground co...

Cold-Weather Warriors

Winter weather is harsh on all construction equipment, even the trusty backhoe. Last year, low temperatures and treacherous weather across t...

Safety Off the Job
Understanding the Importance of Off-the-Job Safety

Each year, the number of workers killed in off-the-job accidents exceeds the number killed at work by a multiple of more than 10. And as man...

The Online Marketing Toolbox

Before we even begin talking about online promotion, it’s important that we define and really understand the meaning and purpose of market...

DBE Fraud Update: Orange Is Still the New Black

Last August, Utility Contractor featured an article with some background information about the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DB...

One Machine, Numerous Possibilities

It’s often said that quality beats quantity. Over the years, utility contractors have started to realize the truth behind that statement d...

Rising to the Challenge

One of the primary objectives of any trade association is to make meaningful and beneficial advances in government relations. This can be ac...