By Matt McLean, excavator product manager at Volvo Construction Equipment Wheeled excavators have been staples in construction fleets throughout Europe and Asia for decades, but in the United States they’ve been slow to catch on,…
Join industry professionals in honoring the 2019 Most Valuable Professional, Lynn Osborn, at the annual UCTA and Underground Construction magazine MVP Award Banquet on Tuesday, Jan. 29, during the Underground Construction Technology (UCT) International Conference…
Using what some are calling the largest French drain ever constructed, Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, has eliminated ponding between two of its runways. The swamp-like area attracts birds such as the…
The Utility & Communications Construction (UCC) Index underwent another update as the Granite acquisition of Layne Christensen was approved during the past quarter. Per the three-year (Figure 1), one-year period (Figure 2) and year-to-date (Figure…
EF-3 Tornado Damage is Overcome Quickly to Restore Operations After suffering a devastating tornado in July, Vermeer Corp. officers announced that, as of early September, the company had restored its full manufacturing capabilities, and was…
Hard Rock Directional Drilling LLC recently completed an 8,414-foot-long horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation of 30-inch diameter steel pipe in Midland, Texas. Three smaller-diameter flex steel pipes were placed in the larger pipe before it…
John English | Chief Technical Officer, CCI It appears that regulatory authorities in the U.S. are increasing controls over horizontal directional drilling (HDD) at local, state and federal levels. Is this unneeded government incursion or…
by Robert Carpenter | Editor-in-Chief A special Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) Workforce Summit was held in May to unveil details about research into the many issues impacting the current and potential workforce for the gas…
The business of horizontal drilling poses many risks, and unanticipated problems can cause completion deadlines to be missed or even prevent a job from being completed. Having a drill string or product pipe stuck in…
EDITOR’S NOTE: NASSCO just completed its 42nd year and continues to set standards for the assessment and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure. As the association experiences remarkable growth, this series profiles those who have made significant…