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March/April 2018 Print Issue

Equipment fueling
Maintaining a Well-Conditioned Fleet: 6 Tips to Improve Compact Excavator...

As the construction utility industry continues to grow, so does the demand for compact equipment, specifically compact excavators. Machine e...

April 9, 2018
Excavators inspect rollers
How to Properly Maintain Your Excavator Undercarriage

Follow These 6 Tips to Keep Your Equipment in Running Efficiently The undercarriage of tracked heavy equipment, such as crawler excavators, ...

April 3, 2018
Equipment doosan
New Product Showcase

Doosan DX300LC-5 Crawler Excavator The Doosan DX300LC-5 crawler excavator is popular in utility applications because of its performance in t...

March 30, 2018
Business ditch witch
HDD in Utility Construction

A Look at the Evolution of Horizontal Drilling with a Market Pioneer The genesis of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) dates backs to the...

March 29, 2018
NUCA Gavel
Chairman’s Message: Why Not You?

  The first order of business as I begin my journey as NUCA Chairman of the Board is to thank our outgoing Chairwoman, Kara Habrock. Ka...

March 23, 2018
Business trench protective system
Buried Alive: Joe’s Story

Buried alive. Alone. Screaming, but you know no one can hear. You wonder if the rescuers can get to you in time. You can’t move a musc...

March 22, 2018
NUCA box culvert
Excavation/Site Development: Plantation Pointe

[EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile the projects of NUCA’s Top Job Competition winners. These project...

March 19, 2018
Legislation water infrastructure discussion
NUCA Government Relations Committee: Fights for Contractors on Capitol Hill

One of the primary missions of NUCA over the decades has been representing the interests of excavation and utility contractors at the federa...

March 14, 2018
Business technology illustration
The Evolving Role of Technology in Construction

Technology has been making inroads into the construction industry for many years now. In some areas, change came quickly and the impact imme...

March 13, 2018
NUCA Fuglevand
Taking the Reins: Mark Fuglevand to Guide NUCA as 2018-19...

Mark Fuglevand was born to work in the construction industry. Fuglevand is a fourth-generation contractor whose roots in the business can be...

March 12, 2018
Inside Washington
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Comes into Focus

While we got a sneak peek of President Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan back in January, on Feb. 12, 2018, we got the full outline...

March 2, 2018
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