utility & construction trends and technologies HELPING CONTRACTORS GROW THEIR BUSINESSES Emergency Response Checklist: 9-point plan to improve disaster readiness Article, 5/19/2022 4:47:00 PM If it seems your utility has been impacted by more disasters in recent years, you’re probably correct. In 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar weather and... Continue Reading A Good Mentor Plus Hard Work Equal Success in the Utility Industry Article, 5/10/2022 2:53:12 PM As a teenager growing up outside of Philadelphia, 28-year-old Brandon Adams could never have dreamt of the kind of success he is having as a utility contractor today.“I had a... Continue Reading 3 Tips for Finding the Right Vegetation Management Contractor Article, 5/2/2022 1:03:00 PM Utilities and municipalities are the biggest, but not the only customers of vegetation management contractors. We asked Geoff Kempter of Asplundh Tree Expert LLC for tips for... Continue Reading 4 work zone safety tips to protect utility workers Article, 4/26/2022 5:06:00 PM One of the biggest threats to utility personnel working on or near a roadway is a vehicle crashing into the work zone. More than 279 times each day, or 102,000 times in 2021, a... Continue Reading Video: Huskie Tools offers utility crews more compatibility with leading battery platforms Article, 4/19/2022 5:01:00 PM A popular and well-known name in the utility industry for 45 years, Huskie Tools has dedicated their mission to developing quality cable cutting and crimping tools. However in... Continue Reading Drone Powerline Inspection: What to Consider and How to Choose the Best Drone Article, 4/7/2022 9:09:00 PM Utility companies are beginning to find that drones, also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), can be a valuable tool when it comes... Continue Reading Tips to Recruit and Retain Linemen Workers Article, 3/21/2022 9:01:46 PM Line workers are currently in high demand, wages are rising and there’s significant competition, especially for journeyman linemen. Line workers are typically employed by... Continue Reading Pros - Cons of a Vacuum Excavator Article, 3/11/2022 3:28:00 PM Vacuum excavation is the process of digging using suction created by a vacuum and is an alternative to mechanical excavation and manual labor.Vacuum excavators appear quite... Continue Reading Texas Utility Contractor's Growth Focused on Bringing Family Closer Together Article, 3/3/2022 5:56:00 PM Now in their 20th year in business, Brandi and Danny Stutts recently attended their first-ever Utility Expo, discovering three efficiency-boosting products that will help propel... Continue Reading The Best Work Boots for Linemen Article, 2/23/2022 6:20:00 PM Whether working several feet below ground or 100 feet in the air, power line workers have a challenging job. They can’t afford to be wearing inferior lineman work boots that... Continue Reading Displaying results 1-10 (of 83) |< < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 > >|
Emergency Response Checklist: 9-point plan to improve disaster readiness Article, 5/19/2022 4:47:00 PM If it seems your utility has been impacted by more disasters in recent years, you’re probably correct. In 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar weather and... Continue Reading
A Good Mentor Plus Hard Work Equal Success in the Utility Industry Article, 5/10/2022 2:53:12 PM As a teenager growing up outside of Philadelphia, 28-year-old Brandon Adams could never have dreamt of the kind of success he is having as a utility contractor today.“I had a... Continue Reading
3 Tips for Finding the Right Vegetation Management Contractor Article, 5/2/2022 1:03:00 PM Utilities and municipalities are the biggest, but not the only customers of vegetation management contractors. We asked Geoff Kempter of Asplundh Tree Expert LLC for tips for... Continue Reading
4 work zone safety tips to protect utility workers Article, 4/26/2022 5:06:00 PM One of the biggest threats to utility personnel working on or near a roadway is a vehicle crashing into the work zone. More than 279 times each day, or 102,000 times in 2021, a... Continue Reading
Video: Huskie Tools offers utility crews more compatibility with leading battery platforms Article, 4/19/2022 5:01:00 PM A popular and well-known name in the utility industry for 45 years, Huskie Tools has dedicated their mission to developing quality cable cutting and crimping tools. However in... Continue Reading
Drone Powerline Inspection: What to Consider and How to Choose the Best Drone Article, 4/7/2022 9:09:00 PM Utility companies are beginning to find that drones, also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), can be a valuable tool when it comes... Continue Reading
Tips to Recruit and Retain Linemen Workers Article, 3/21/2022 9:01:46 PM Line workers are currently in high demand, wages are rising and there’s significant competition, especially for journeyman linemen. Line workers are typically employed by... Continue Reading
Pros - Cons of a Vacuum Excavator Article, 3/11/2022 3:28:00 PM Vacuum excavation is the process of digging using suction created by a vacuum and is an alternative to mechanical excavation and manual labor.Vacuum excavators appear quite... Continue Reading
Texas Utility Contractor's Growth Focused on Bringing Family Closer Together Article, 3/3/2022 5:56:00 PM Now in their 20th year in business, Brandi and Danny Stutts recently attended their first-ever Utility Expo, discovering three efficiency-boosting products that will help propel... Continue Reading
The Best Work Boots for Linemen Article, 2/23/2022 6:20:00 PM Whether working several feet below ground or 100 feet in the air, power line workers have a challenging job. They can’t afford to be wearing inferior lineman work boots that... Continue Reading