Hydroexcavation Articles

No matter how well a hydroexcavator is engineered and built, the rigors of working under difficult and demanding conditions take their toll....

During the last decade, Gary Toothe has traveled a million miles — literally — promoting safe operation of high-pressure water and vacuum...

Converting your sewer cleaner into a simple hydroexcavator maximizes your operator’s efficiency to handle unexpected issues — such as buried and inaccessible...

Rochester Asphalt and Concrete’s Royal Johnson shares a story about an on-the-job incident where Sonetics wireless headsets wireless headsets played a key safety role.

The city of Flint, Michigan, may run out of money to replace its remaining lead pipes before all have been removed. According...

On every job site where excavation is occurring, one of the most important responsibilities for competent workers is accurately classifying soil. OSHA’s “Subpart...

The state of Michigan is seeking more information from Flint Mayor Karen Weaver about why she has suspended the use of hydroexcavation to identify...

Hydroexcavation is often promoted as a safer method of excavation — and in almost all ways, it is. But that doesn’t mean...

As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...

Ray Gonzales of Midwest Vac Professionals says in a WWETT Show interview that he’s used NozzTeq products for about 20 years and...

When utilities neglect basic care and maintenance on their hydroexcavators, it can lead to big problems. Two of the biggest things you...

Badger Daylighting Corp. crews know the dangers of working near utility lines firsthand, and thankfully they were using bonding mats.“We’ve had tires...

The global infrastructure market totaled $3.1 trillion in 2016 and is expected to hit $4.2 trillion by 2020. Within that market are some public...

Kaiser Premier, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaiser AG of Liechtenstein, recently acquired Premier Oilfield Equipment through an asset purchase agreement....