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Fleet Maintenance
A Practical Guide to the 'Repair, Rebuild or Replace' Question
RDO Equipment Co.
How do you decide when to repair, rebuild or replace a machine? The answer hinges on which of these option offers the most dependable production at an acceptable total cost and within the required timeframe.
November 2, 2026
Vermeer drilling machine displayed at equipment dealership with group of people gathered for demonstration
Directional Drilling Equipment
Ditch Witch to Sell Portions of Business to Focus on Horizontal Directional Drilling Segment
Ditch Witch
With the sale of its Trencor business and the auger boring product line of the American Augers business, the company aims to place more focus on its horizontal directional drilling segment.
August 7, 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.
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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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.
Underground
Equipment for Underground Utility Construction
Numerous equipment and technology offerings are enhancing underground utility construction employees’ productivity and safety long term.
September 29, 2023
By using Epiroc's VC double drum model, which doesn't have to move side by side, operators can dig different trenches, including those with flat bottoms.
Business
Ritchie Bros. Reveals Biggest Ticket Items Sold in 2022
Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions
The construction heavy equipment auction house has released a list of the biggest price tags from last year.
February 2, 2023
P&H 4100XPB Front Shovel,
Directional Drilling Equipment
How to Choose the Right Horizontal Directional Drill for Utility Work
Vermeer
Four factors to review when shopping for your next horizontal directional drill for utility applications.
April 5, 2022
The first factor you need to consider before adding a directional drill for utility work is the size of the installed product and bore distances.
Equipment
The Utility Expo Comes Back Stronger with More Space and More Product Innovations
The biennial event in Louisville, KY, features more space for overhead and underground utility equipment, and exhibitors are taking advantage with a broad mix of new product launches.
August 17, 2021
The new Ditch Witch HX30G vacuum excavator delivers high-profile power in a low-profile package.
Underground
Four Ways to Bore Under a Paved Surface
Little Beaver
A look at the pros and cons of four of the most common ways to bore under a paved surface.
August 26, 2020
Little Beaver's Driveway Boring Kit is a wet drilling kit suited for boring up to 50 ft. under driveways or parking lots.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
The Evolution of Telematics in Underground Equipment
Ditch Witch
August 20, 2020
Telematics enables you to monitor your fleet’s performance and jobsite history to improve overall business profitability and effectiveness on and off the jobsite.
Directional Drilling Equipment
KLEMM Drilling Rig Anchors Capital One Complex
Berkel & Company Contractors needed to install nearly 400 grouted tieback anchors to hold up the shoring walls of a 50-ft. cut from ground level
May 30, 2019
Berkel averaged six holes in an eight-hour day, but drilled 10 or more in a 10-hour day when conditions were ideal.
Underground
The Digital HDD Jobsite has Arrived
InSite from Vermeer is a suite of software tools that makes directional drilling more productive.
August 17, 2015
InSite Productivity Tools were developed with the components shown, which can be used individually or bundled together. These tools guide the contractor from planning through invoicing projects, plus provide accurate electronic records.
Directional Drilling Equipment
Protected Wetlands, Difficult Soil Present Directional Drilling Challenges
Three Vermeer drills helped install a gas line that required work in tough soils but careful consideration of the protected wetlands on the jobsite
September 29, 2014
To drill through difficult soil conditions, contractor Todd Cable Construction turned to the Vermeer D36x50DR rock drill, D100x140 Navigator drill and D60x90 Navigator drill.
Underground
Vermeer Horizontal Directional Drill Helps Install Conduit in Rural Iowa, Missouri
Stimulus dollars and the Vermeer D7x11 Navigator Series II horizontal directional drill helped upgrade ‘Ma Bell’ system in rural Midwest
August 19, 2013
Jackson Creek Enterprises used a Vermeer D7x11 Navigator Series II horizontal directional drill to install more than 75,000 ft. of 1.25- to 2-in. high-density polyethylene main line conduit, along with connections to each home and business.
Underground
Laser Guided Boring System Helps Install Sewer Line through Solid Rock
The Vermeer Axis system allowed contractor to complete several precise, on-grade pilot bores in areas where it wasn’t practical to trench
July 8, 2013
The sewer line installation project used a open cut and trenchless combination installation approach.
Underground
Air Hammer Completes Nearly Impossible Bore
RockEye air hammer system completes complex bore in just three days
January 8, 2013
A StraightLine RockEye air hammer system, Ditch Witch JT3020 horizontal directional drill and Sullair air compressor were used to complete a complex bore outside of Ashville, AL.
Underground
Badger Underground Aims High with Compact Drill
Boring 80 ft. up a bluff is just another day on this residential trenchless utility contractor's busy schedule
March 15, 2012
Badger Underground used a Grundodrill 4X compact directional drill to complete a difficult gas, water and sewer line installation in Oconomowoc, WI. The homeowners wanted a trenchless application that would not disturb extensive landscaping.
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