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Excavators Camso
Camso Increases Warranty Terms for its Mini-excavator Tracks

Camso, formerly Camoplast Solideal, has increased its warranty terms for its mini-excavator tracks (MEX HXD and MEX SD) and stands behind it...

March 31, 2017
Trenchers Ditch Witch
New Ditch Witch MT16 Microtrencher Cuts Cost-Per-Foot on Fiber Jobsites

To increase productivity and improve ROI on fiber jobsites, the Ditch Witch organization, a Charles Machine Works Company, has introduced th...

March 31, 2017
Equipment
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Remains Strong in March

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) recently released the March 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment ...

March 30, 2017
Equipment
McLaughlin Debuts First-of-its-kind Steerable Rock System for Auger Boring

McLaughlin introduced the groundbreaking Steerable Rock System (SRS) at the CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2017 trade show. The SRS is the auger boring mar...

March 30, 2017
Business
HD Supply Waterworks Relocates Theodore Branch to Mobile

HD Supply Waterworks, North America’s leading distributor of waterworks infrastructure products, has relocated one of its branches in ...

March 29, 2017
NUCA News
NUCA Pipe Installation Training Programs Now Compatible with Windows 7,...

Contractors need to hire well-trained crews that can perform a variety of tasks on the job efficiently and safely. NUCA ’s Pipe Instal...

March 28, 2017
Safety Management Trench
Safety Management: There’s No Reason to Die in a Trench

Concerned about the rise in the number of trench and excavation fatalities in 2016, I have decided it’s time to revisit the basics of ...

March 28, 2017
NUCA
NUCA Welcomes New and Returning Members

Here’s a list of new and returning members as of Feb. 15, 2017. [one_half padding=”0 25px 0 0″][/one_half]Ace Pipe Cleanin...

March 27, 2017
Inside Washington Crowd
Inside Washington: What to Make of All the Chaos

To say that the first days of the Trump Administration, which officially began Jan. 20, 2017, have been chaotic might be stating the obvious...

March 27, 2017
Business Hipower Systems
Hipower Systems Announces $42 Million Manufacturing Facility in Olathe, Kansas

Hipower Systems, a manufacturer of power generation and power distribution equipment in the U.S. and Canada, recently announced it is f...

March 24, 2017
Business Right to Work
The Right-to-Work Movement Is Gaining Momentum

Kentucky and Missouri just passed right-to-work laws within a few weeks of each other — 28 states now have such laws. Right-to-work (R...

March 24, 2017
Business Roger Mohr
Roger Mohr, John Deere Director and NUCA Member, Retires After...

Roger Mohr, director of the John Deere Corporate Business Division (CBD) and long-time NUCA member, has retired after more than 45 years of ...

March 23, 2017
Business How to Match a Chassis and Dump Body to Handle Your Hauling Needs
How to Match a Chassis and Dump Body to Handle...

Building a dump truck only requires matching up two primary pieces — a chassis and a dump body — but those two pieces have to ma...

March 23, 2017
Business Ford Remanufactured Truck Winner
Business Owner Wins Reman Ford F-350 Pickup at CONEXPO

Jose Humberto Avila was an early visitor to the IronDirect booth at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, checking out the remanufactured Ford Super Duty F-350 b...

March 22, 2017
Equipment Regulatory Reminders for Utility Contractors Considering Leasing or Financing New Equipment
Regulatory Reminders for Utility Contractors Considering Leasing or Financing New...

Economic factors currently impacting utility construction projects may make utility and right-of-way contractors want to revisit their finan...

March 22, 2017