Vacuum Excavators Help the City Of Maryville Expand And Maintain Its Underground Infrastructure
byNestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the City of Maryville, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee, is going through a growth spurt….
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Vermeer VXT300 Truck-Mounted Vacuum Excavator
byVermeer has upgraded its truck-mounted vacuum excavator line with the new VXT300 truck vac. The VXT300 is outfitted with an 8-cubic-yard (6.1-m3) spoil tank,…
Elon University Puts Vacuum Excavator To Work In A Wide Range Of Applications
byTraditionally, vacuum excavators have been used by contractors for daylighting buried utilities, minimizing disruption to the impacted area and leaving behind a negligible mess….
Landscapers Turn to Vacuum Excavators for a Variety of Green Industry Tasks
byBy Chapman Hancock, Ditch Witch product marketing manager – vacuum excavation Working on compact jobsites with existing utilities can be difficult. That is why…
Exposing Safety: Vacuum Excavators Aid Pipeline Integrity and Installation
byOver the last decade, vacuum excavators have become an increasingly common piece of equipment on oil and gas pipeline jobsites. Primarily used to expose…
Municipal Contracting: Dedicated Hydro Excavator Usage Is on the Rise
byWhen many people think of traditional hydro excavating, the industries that come to mind are typically oil, gas and utility. However, dedicated hydro excavation…
Supplementing Traditional Irrigation Installation Strategies with Vacuum Excavation
byTrenchers have been the primary open-cut utility and irrigation installation asset since Ed Malzhan invented the DWP Service Line trencher back in 1949. But…
C.P. Systems Quick to See the Benefits of Vacuum Excavation
byWhen Pat Mountain started C.P. Systems in 1982, he was one of the early cathodic protection companies in Canada, so it is no surprise…
SAE Vacuum Excavation and Sewer Cleaning Equipment Standards Published
bySAE has published a second standard for Vacuum Excavators and Sewer Cleaning Equipment with the publication of J3107 to complement the already published J3106 Standard. The members…
Preventing Damage to Underground Infrastructure
byConstructing and repairing underground outside plant infrastructure are complex tasks that involve multiple factors. One of the most critical factors is how to safely…