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Earth Augers (handheld)
Drilling Safely With Earth Augers
Little Beaver
Remind rental customers these 4 safety tips when operating an earth drill.
May 17, 2025
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Equipment
Equipment Today Releases 2025 Annual Equipment Showcase
Designed to highlight hundreds of next level solutions for challenge construction jobsites, this year's showcase delivers the top equipment solutions in eight main categories, all aimed at improving your business and its jobsite operations.
March 24, 2025
Equipment Today's Annual Equipment Showcase highlights hundreds of today's latest product releases in earthmoving, attachments, lift equipment, worksite equipment, fleet maintenance, trucks and transportation, roadbuilding, and technology.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
The Role of Battery-Powered Equipment for Interior Demolition
The Toro Company
As more essential jobsite equipment is electrified, the way contractors approach interior demolition is changing.
February 28, 2025
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Excavators
5 Ways Alternative Drilling Solutions Spark New Revenue Streams
REV Drill Sales & Rentals, Inc.
Learn how excavator-drill options can not only drive new project possibilities, but also help contractors gain more work and diversify types of work.
February 27, 2025
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World of Concrete
Heller Premium Tools to Showcase Drill Bits at World of Concrete 2025
Heller Premium Tools GmbH
Heller Premium Tools will be at World of Concrete 2025 and it will be highlighting some of its most popular drill bits.
December 18, 2024
Heller will present numerous new products and further developments from various areas of its product range for professional users.
Trenchers
Rental Trenchers 101: Which Trencher Type Does Your Customer Need?
An overview comparison of ride-on vs walk-behind trenchers and selecting which solution will work for your rental customer.
October 22, 2024
Walk-behind trenchers are more compact and maneuverable, perfect for smaller jobsites with tight spaces or numerous obstacles, such as residential lawns and backyards. Ditch Witch’s CX-series walk-behind trenchers, for example, are easier to transport and operate in confined areas, offering a practical solution for landscapers and contractors working on smaller-scale projects. Both types of trenchers are designed to meet specific needs, ensuring that operators can choose the best equipment for their particular job conditions. Pictured is the C30X.
Grapples
Which Stand-on Skid Steer Attachments Can Make You More Productive?
Ditch Witch
How trencher, grapple bucket and auger attachments can improve skid steer performance.
October 22, 2024
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Underground Equipment
Locating Devices Offer New Tech for Different Jobsites
When selecting utility equipment, locating systems continue to evolve to help contractors identify interference and accurately locate underground utilities amid it.
September 19, 2024
Once utilities are accurately located, vacuum excavators can be used to safely expose them, starting with a small excavation and expanding as needed.
Utility Locators
How RTK Creates Accurate Positioning Estimates to Protect Underground Utility Lines
Point One Navigation
Explore the importance of accurate positioning estimates and how real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning relies on a network of fixed base stations at known locations to accurately verify receiver positioning.
September 17, 2024
Construction surveyors rely on different tools to find and precisely map the location of critical underground utility infrastructure.
Contractors’ Top 50
Equipment Today Recognizes the 2024 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products
The winners of the award represent an array of innovative solutions to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and comfort.
September 16, 2024
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Business
Ditch Witch Breaks Ground on New Paint Factory, Celebrates Milestone
Ditch Witch
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state officials spoke to Ditch Witch's nearly 1,000 workers, as the company celebrates 75 years.
August 26, 2024
The groundbreaking event was kicked off by Kevin Smith, vice president of Ditch Witch, with welcoming remarks to the nearly 1,000 attendees.
Construction Safety
Addressing the Risk of Trenching and Excavation Site Cave-Ins
Sentry Insurance
You can reduce the risk of cave-ins by implementing robust protective measures, conducting a thorough soil analysis, proper training, and maintaining vigilant inspection routines.
August 15, 2024
Protective systems are a key element in making sure your trenching and excavation site is safe. They’re required for trenches that exceed five feet in depth or aren’t cut entirely into stable rock.
Training & Education
United Rentals Hosts Trench Safety Webinar June 19
United Rentals Inc.
The webinar, Understanding Trench Safety Essentials, addresses commonly misunderstood aspects of trench safety.
June 18, 2024
Some of the commonly misunderstood trench safety issues will be discussed in the webinar.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Achieving Precision Location in Construction
Point One Navigation
While firms have several choices for correcting GNSS signals, RTK sets the standard for cost-efficient precision.
June 12, 2024
RTK technology is changing the game for precision surveying applications in construction.
Labor & Workforce Development
Vermeer's Andringa Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Vermeer
Andringa’s journey began in the late 1980s when she expanded on the vision of the founder of Vermeer, Gary Vermeer, who aimed to install utilities underground without disturbing the surface.
April 30, 2024
Under the leadership of Andringa, Vermeer introduced the first HDD for testing in 1991.
Construction Technology
Transforming Underground Utility Operations with Rugged Mobile Solutions
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
Rugged mobile solutions are addressing common underground installation, maintenance, and repair project issues, enhancing productivity, and increasing efficiency.
April 3, 2024
In an industry where decisions demand swiftness, instant access to project plans, schematics, and updated schedules, durable and reliable devices ensure informed decision-making without delays associated with paperwork.
Construction Safety
Reminder: Call Before You Dig
Common Ground Alliance
To keep homeowners, families, and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of buried lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811.
March 28, 2024
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Underground Equipment
Buried Risks: Protecting Underground Utilities During Construction
Common Ground Alliance
All stakeholders—private and public sector—need to do more to protect the American people from the potentially disastrous impact of striking buried utilities while digging.
March 12, 2024
The consequences for breaking 'dig laws” can widely vary from state to state.
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