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Safety Tips for Underground Utility Workers
It shouldn’t be a surprise for anyone to hear that there are potentially dangerous aspects of an underground utility worker’s job. From everyday hazards like trips, lacerations,...
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Tips to Recruit and Retain Underground Utility Workers
Underground utility workers are in high demand, from water, sewer, and oil pipeline workers to those that install and repair below-ground powerlines.Besides suffering from a...
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Mastering Electromagnetic Underground Utility Locating
Electromagnetic underground utility locating relies on a radio frequency transmitter and receiver to trace underground utility lines. To achieve the most accurate results...
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Digging Safely: Preventing Underground Utility Strikes and Cave-Ins
When excavating or trenching, there are several hazards that onsite personnel and managers must avoid, however, the most damaging hazards are striking an underground utility and...
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10 Pieces of Equipment All New Utility Workers Need
Underground utility workers require a variety of equipment to perform their jobs.Here are some of the top 10 pieces of equipment that will make underground utility workers more...
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The Best Utility Locating Equipment
The amount of underground infrastructure required to serve a developed country is astounding. According to the Common Ground Alliance, there are more than 20 million miles of...
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Texas 811’s President Answers the Question, “When Should I Call?”
Underground Safety Pros to Demonstrate Abilities During Live Worksite Demo at The Utility ExpoMILWAUKEE – “We had a Texas 811 employee recently talk with an irrigation company...
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The Sky is the Limit in Underground Utilities
Hailey Edlebeck stumbled upon an internship in an industry she knew little about, but has since turned it into a prosperous career in trenchless construction.From the time she...
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Vacuum Excavators Meet a Growing Demand in Utility Work
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...
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Gifts That Utility Contractors Will Actually Use This Holiday Season
Utility contractors can be a tough crew to shop for. That’s why we’ve curated a list of some of the top items and gifts of the year that the utility workers in your life will...
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The Unexpected Tech a California Company Uses to Keep Workers and Drivers Safe at Work Sites
MILWAUKEE – On October 12, 2012, the NASA Space Shuttle Endeavor made its final…endeavor…a 12-mile crawl across America’s second-largest city to the California Science Center in...
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Technology and Labor Trends Impacting the Utility Industry
After another month of construction employment gains (25,000 new jobs) in the U.S. economy, the challenge of finding labor to complete the potential work remains high. The U.S...
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The Latest Advancements in Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Equipment
As demand for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) continues to grow in the U.S. and globally, HDD equipment manufacturers have continued to expand their product lines. In many...
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Utility Expo and Common Ground Alliance Prepare for Safe Digging Month
In partnership with the Common Ground Alliance and support of National Safe Digging Month, The Utility Expo is encouraging safe digging practices among all utility and...
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10 Best U.S. Cities for Pipelaying Jobs in 2024
Now is a great time to build a great career as a utility worker. Employment opportunities and wages are both on the rise. In fact, average industry hourly wages increased 20...
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10 Best U.S. States for Pipelaying Jobs in 2024
Now is a great time to build a great career as a utility worker. Employment opportunities and wages are both on the rise. In fact, average industry hourly wages increased 20...
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The Utility Expo Announces New Chair Ahead of 2025 Show
MILWAUKEE – The Utility Expo announced Brian Metcalf, CEO of Ring-O-Matic, has been named show chair for the 2025 show. He will lead the exhibitions management committee, a...
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5 Tips for Recruiting the Next Generation of Utility Workers
A shortage of skilled workers in the utility industry is an ongoing problem that will be made more challenging by the large volume of work needed to transition from fossil fuels...
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Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Industry Trends for 2023
According to Fortune Business Insights, “The global water and wastewater treatment market is projected to grow from $301.77 billion in 2022 to $489.07 billion by 2029, at a...
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Women in the Trades - They Not Only Belong, They Excel
“If you ask the average person on the street, they’d say there are few women in construction,” says Vanessa Lucido, CEO of ROC Equipment. “That’s absolutely not true. We’ve done...
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Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Industry Trends for 2021
According to Fortune Business Insights, “The global water and wastewater treatment market is projected to grow from $301.77 billion in 2022 to $489.07 billion by 2029, at a...
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Overcoming Challenges in Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Utilities buried underground pose the least disruption to the public; however, installing these utilities can be a very disruptive process.Installing an underground utility...
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U.S. Air Force Veteran Shares Tips for Entrepreneurship Built on Military Experience
Corey Lockhart served more than six years in the United States Air Force. He was a Security Forces NCO in Charge and a Combat Arms Training & Maintenance instructor. Active duty...
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A Safe Work Zone Starts with Properly Trained Flaggers
Often, the role of a flagger is not given the importance it deserves. There is considerably more to flagging than just flipping a paddle. Flaggers need to be trained to maintain...
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The Utility Expo Takes Four Awards at TSE Gold 100, Including Largest Trade Show
MILWAUKEE – The Utility Expo took home four awards and placed #1 out of the top 100 trade shows at the recently held Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Awards & Summit, which...
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Leading with Safety: The Utility Expo Honors National Safe Digging Month with Partnership Announcement
MILWAUKEE - Spring marks the return to digging season, and like every year, The Utility Expo renews its commitment to excavation safety across the construction industry. Every...
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The Latest Advances in Backhoe Loaders
Know how to get the most from your backhoe loader while keeping operators productive and comfortableAdjustability and flexibility have become key to improving backhoe loaders...
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INTREN thrives on big-picture thinking and bottom-up building
INTREN, LLC is headquartered in Union, Ill., outside of Chicago, but has offices from coast to coast. The company delivers a range of utility contracting services from...
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A Good Mentor Plus Hard Work Equal Success in the Utility Industry
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...
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HDD Innovations Help Contractors Put More Product In the Ground and More Profit in their Pockets
The high demand for moving infrastructure underground, including natural gas, electric, and renewables to water, sewer, and high-speed internet, is showing no signs of slowing...
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Labor Trends and Tips to Attract and Retain Talent in the Utility Industry
A huge shift to renewable energy is creating a large number of new jobs in the utility sector. According to American Clean Power, the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to...
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Tips for a Safer Utility Jobsite this Year
There are inherent risks in being a utility worker. To make sure those risks don’t become reality, utilities, and the contractors they hire must be on their A-games when it...
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The Utility Expo 2023 Draws Record-Breaking Attendance to Experience the Latest Utility Equipment and Innovations
Louisville, Ky. (September 28, 2023) - This week, The Utility Expo made its triumphant return to Louisville, Ky, with a record-setting gathering of over 21,000 utility...
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A Contractor's Guide to Locating and Excavating Underground Utilities
Modern equipment and technology are giving utility workers a huge helping hand when it comes to safe digging. But there still is no substitute for thorough project planning and...
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