utilities

Vermeer’s VX75 vacuum excavator is available in three configurations

Vermeer’s VX75 is designed to deliver greater flexibility for contractors tackling a range of utility and excavation applications.  Available in three configurations — standard vacuum...

Lane Enterprises’ mobile mill produces corrugated metal pipe too large to transport

Lane Enterprises mobile manufacturing plant is now available to handle jobs throughout North America.  Literally a full-scale mill, the machine can produce corrugated metal pipe...

Orange Intel moves beyond telematics

Ditch Witch’s Orange Intel platform is moving beyond telematics to create a fully integrated, data-driven jobsite built for today’s underground utility demands.  More than a...

Xwatch and RodRadar announce collaboration

Tech partnership closes the safety gap by automatically stopping the excavator before striking utilities Xwatch Safety Solutions and RodRadar have announced the industry’s first safety-grade...

Vermeer’s new vac trucks deliver dual digging capability

Vermeer has introduced the new VXT400 and VXT500 vacuum trucks, which feature a 7.6-metre boom with 330-degree rotation and dual digging capability that allows...

How to balance speed and safety in utility excavation

Reducing over-digging, improving cycle times and leveraging technology are key to high-performance trenching operations By Wade Turlington, Head of Utility Products and Competence Development, Volvo...

Vermeer rolls out reliability upgrades for its D20x22 S3 HDD

Vermeer has enhanced its D20x22 S3 horizontal directional drill (HDD) with improved hydraulic circuit protection, redesigned component routing and enhanced hood design to boost...

Iqaluit’s new frost-fighter: the Brandt HX085 hydrovac

A Brandt hydrovac is tackling permafrost in Canada’s Arctic  A Brandt HX085 hydrovac has arrived on Baffin Island to help the City of Iqaluit, the capital...

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