Komatsu America Corp. and Propeller Aero Inc. are partnering to boost the efficiency of construction job sites using drone-powered mapping and analytics software. These are key components of Komatsu’s Smart Construction initiative – a range…
The ARS610 hydraulic puller is ideal for a wide range of underground pulling applications, including power transmission and distribution cable installation, telecom and fiber. With more than 10 tons of pulling force, it offers industry-leading…
The latest Cat D8T dozer is designed to move more material in less time, at a lower cost per ton, for a faster return on equipment investment. The bulldozer features an all-new fully automatic transmission,…
For most wastewater and sanitary system cleaning jobs, it takes several minutes for sewer cleaner operators to lift additional debris tubes off the racks, maneuver the truck’s boom and clamp the tubes into place –…
American Augers/Trencor, a Charles Machine Works company, released the first large-scale upgrade to its proven 1400-series trencher line. The new T14-54/617 offers an emissions-compliant engine, state-of-the-art electronics and customer-requested features. “The T14 pays tribute to…
McLaughlin products have stood the test of time day in and day out on the most difficult job sites around the world.…
The Vermeer MUD Hub helps make it quicker, convenient, and more cost-effective to dispose of vac or drilling fluid waste — so…
Northwest Pipe Company said it has expanded its footprint in a key market through the acquisition of Ameron Water Transmission Group, a major supplier of engineered welded steel pressure pipe as well as reinforced concrete…
The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), the major North American trade association representing all segments of the plastic pipe industry, has created the Polypropylene Pressure Pipe Steering Committee within its Building and Construction Division (BCD).
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The Underground Construction Technology Association Gulf Coast Chapter held its annual Sporting Clays Event on June 8 at the Westside Sporting Grounds in Katy, Texas (Houston area). Proceeds are earmarked for the organization’s Scholarship Fund.
…Kubota Tractor Corporation has completed the purchase of nearly 318 acres of land in Ponder, Texas (Denton County), approximately 30 miles northwest of its North American headquarters in Grapevine, Texas. The newly acquired property, Kubota…
Marking 45 years of guided boring, microtunneling, pipe jacking and tunneling equipment and solutions for installing a variety of underground infrastructure, Akkerman is hosting Akktoberfest, Sept. 18-20, at its Brownsdale, Minn, headquarters. In the tradition…
Haslet, Texas, selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) to design a new sewer interceptor. The approximately 1-mile sewer line will serve LeTara, a growing 400-acre master planned community, including three new schools, under development.…
John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery are celebrating 30 years of their 50/50 joint venture, the Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation. Utilizing united manufacturing facilities and integrated marketing and parts distribution, Deere-Hitachi produces high-value products backed…
LaValley Industries has entered into a strategic alliance with American Augers, which will distribute two of LaValley excavator attachments specifically configured for loading and unloading drill pipe in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) applications. “American Augers…
