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Komatsu’s D71-24 Offers Most Powerful Hydrostatic Transmission Dozer in Its...

Worried that a mid-size dozer won’t have enough power for your bigger jobs? Komatsu’s D71EX/PX-24 with the most powerful hydrost...

Barbco FlexBor Tooling Receives Patent

Barbco Inc. was granted U.S. Patent No. 10,900,286 B2 for the Barbco FlexBor tooling and technology on Jan. 26, 2021. This is a proud moment...

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Safety Management: How to Run an Effective Safety Program

Employee engagement is crucial to any successful safety program. Managers can show safety commitment by asking simple questions and can show...

Doosan Introduces Largest, Most Powerful Excavator for Mining, Construction

Doosan Infracore North America has expanded its excavator lineup with its largest model yet. The new Doosan DX800LC-7 excavator increases th...

Kubota Introduces Technology-Forward Next Gen Compact Excavators

Kubota Tractor Corp. announced two new compact excavators and a new hydraulic quick coupler available at dealerships this quarter and plans ...

Volvo CE Expands Wheeled Excavator Lineup with New EWR130E

Volvo Construction Equipment is launching a new mid-sized wheeled excavator, the EWR130E, which gives the shortest front and rear swing radi...

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Top Jobs Sanitary Sewer Collection: 17th & D Sts. N.W....

EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile NUCA’s Top Job winners. These projects present the association&rsq...

American Augers and Trencor Products Now Sold Through the Ditch...

Customers of Ditch Witch and Subsite Electronics products have been receiving world-class service and support from their local Ditch Witch d...

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Vacuum Excavation Manufacturers Share Tips on Keeping Crews Safe

Vacuum excavation is a critical component for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and utility locating projects. Key duties include helpin...

Barbco Promotes Schmidt to Vice President, Business Development

Barbco Inc., a leading manufacturer of equipment for the trenchless excavation, horizontal directional drilling, and underground manufacturi...

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How to Develop a Smarter Equipment Strategy

Having the right equipment available at the right time is a game-changer for utility contractors. And renting equipment is a pivotal part of...

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Success in the Face of Unprecedented Challenges

It’s hard to believe it has been a year since I moved into the role of NUCA’s Chairman. The past twelve months have seemed like ...

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Inside Washington: Looking Ahead to 2021

Following a particularly contentious election year, President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20 in the midst of a global pandemic and a tragic a...

FMI Construction Outlook

Years from now, with the benefit of hindsight, we may look back at 2020 as the year when the unprecedented became commonplace. So much of th...

Vibrant New NUCA Chapter Rises from Great Smokies’ Foothills

It may seem unforeseen in the Great Smoky Mountains, where family vacations in cabins, roaming bears in the wilderness, and epic landscapes ...