Romona Paden – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 27, 2019
Efficiency, Technology, Craftsmanship Mark Phase II of CalTran's I-5 Project
Interstate 5 in northern California's Siskiyou County busily hums, clanks, bangs and whirrs as work crews run big equipment and off-road vehicles in Phase II of a $57 million rehab project that runs from Mount Shasta to Dunsmuir....
Toro - Wed August 21, 2019
Toro Announces New Underground Construction Business Strategy
The Toro Company announced that it is realigning the organizational structure for its underground construction businesses to better serve customers, maximize synergies and streamline costs. The company intends to combine certain aspects of the Ditch Witch, American Augers and Trencor businesses, all of which were part of the Charles Machine Works acquisition announced earlier this year....
Ditch Witch - Thu June 27, 2019
Quanta Services Sets New HDD Operators Up for Success
The rise in underground utility projects is good news for contractors across the country. However, whether it be due to fiber build-out or aging infrastructure replacement, this growth requires underground utility contractors to find and employ more horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon December 03, 2018
RJV Equipment Stands on Product Support, Rentals
Ray Romano, proprietor of RJV Equipment, saw a need in the Nashville and Knoxville areas for a construction equipment dealer that offered superior product support. To meet that need, he founded RJV Equipment in 2010....
Ditch Witch - Mon October 22, 2018
Ditch Witch Introduces HDD Virtual Reality Simulator
More than 50 percent of reported underground utility damages are the result of insufficient excavation practices according to the 2017 DIRT Report. The Ditch Witch organization, a Charles Machine Works Company, has introduced a virtual reality (VR) simulator to better prepare horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators for safe underground construction through cutting-edge training technology....
Ditch Witch - Tue September 25, 2018
Advanced Ditch Witch Fluid Management Systems Increase HDD Productivity
The Ditch Witch organization, a Charles Machine Works Company, has updated its line of fluid management systems to increase productivity and reduce costs on horizontal directional drilling (HDD) job sites....
Ditch Witch - Wed September 05, 2018
Ditch Witch Launches JT20XP Directional Drill Package
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, released a new JT20XP horizontal directional drill (HDD) package featuring a JT20XP drill and XP44 mixing system. This is the only drilling system in its class to utilize all on-board horsepower for thrust and rotation, according to the manufacturer....
Ditch Witch - Tue August 28, 2018
Ditch Witch Organization Partners With MetaFLO Technologies
Dumping liquid spoils from directional drilling is highly regulated, costly and time consuming. To combat these challenges, Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, has partnered with MetaFLO Technologies to be the exclusive provider of SolidState 2 and SolidState 6 solidification reagents....
Ditch Witch - Wed August 08, 2018
Ditch Witch, Schramm Break Ground on New Facility
Schramm Construction Corporation broke ground on the new Ditch Witch Midwest facility on July 25 at 1:00 p.m. Earl Harbaugh, CEO of Ditch Witch Midwest, was joined by Mark Harbaugh, president of Ditch Witch Midwest; Fred Schramm, president of Schramm Construction Corporation; and West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda at the ceremony....
Ditch Witch - Tue July 31, 2018
Ditch Witch Introduces HT275 Heavy-Duty Trencher
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, introduced its largest trencher to date, the HT275, to boost productivity and versatility on a broad range of trenching jobs. The unit was designed to increase year-over-year return on investment (ROI) on water, sewer, gas, power and underdrain installations, pipeline distribution and other heavy-duty trenching tasks....
