Longtime Facilities Manager at Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Rick Tavares, Weighs In Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Mansfield, PA, serves eight... Continue Reading

According to the Common Ground Alliance, the United States includes more than 20 million miles of underground utility lines. Damages to buried water, sewer, gas, telecom and... Continue Reading

Utility contractors all want the same thing from their utility locating equipment: accuracy and efficiency. To that end, it’s important for contractors to look for features and... Continue Reading

No other type of equipment may be quite as synonymous with utility work as boom trucks.They’re indispensable in electrical transmission and distribution applications: setting... Continue Reading

Equipment inspections are an essential part of machine health and successful operation. By inspecting equipment daily, operators can decrease downtime, improve machine health... Continue Reading

Based in Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) is a publicly-owned electric utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity and provides energy services in... Continue Reading

The mid-sized excavator (also called the midi excavator) is a popular size for utilities.“An excavator is a critical machine on most job sites, and the utility market is no... Continue Reading

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that an employer provide the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees to do their jobs safely.... Continue Reading

You can drill dirt with a rock auger or barrel tool, but you can’t cut rock efficiently with a dirt auger. While that maxim is an over simplification of how to select the right... Continue Reading

Pipelines transport a lot of essential materials, such as water and oil. For decades, the quality of laid pipe remained an unknown. Underground infrastructure has suffered from... Continue Reading