Trenching / Boring / Cable Plows News and New Products
Tue November 12, 2019
Next Generation Ditch Witch RT80 Trencher Released for Urban Utility Jobs
Underground construction in urban areas can be a constricting and uniquely challenging experience — especially without a versatile and maneuverable machine. Providing a solution to these challenges for contractors and operators inspired improvements of an already proven Ditch Witch ride-on trencher, the RT80....
Wed October 16, 2019
National Trench Safety Announces Newest Operation in St. Louis, Mo.
National Trench Safety LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, along with trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the opening of a new branch operation in St....
Mon September 30, 2019
Energy sources are a crucial issue for all governments and a topic discussed amongst most business sectors, as well as individuals. For more than 20 years, MB Crusher has been working alongside companies involved in excavation and trenching all over the world....
Wed August 21, 2019
$153M Dugway Storage Tunnel Nears Completion
One of the key elements of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's (NEORSD) Project Clean Lake is the $153 million, 14,000-foot-long (2.8 mi.) Dugway Storage Tunnel, which is being constructed by the Salini Impregilo/Lane Construction JV (Salini Impregilo S.p.A....
Mon August 19, 2019
Crews Prep for Virginia's New $756M Tunnel
Although boring won't begin until early next year, construction crews in Cape Charles, Va., are making significant progress on the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel (PTST) project. At a cost of $756 million, a new two-lane tunnel will be built under Thimble Shoal Channel....
Tue July 30, 2019
Toro Adds TRX-250 and TRX-300 to Walk-Behind Trencher Lineup
Toro has enhanced its TRX walk-behind trencher linewith two new models . The new TRX-250 and TRX-300 feature Intelli-Trench technology, an innovation that optimizes the machine's hydraulic flow for the digging conditions....
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....
Thu June 13, 2019
Efficiency Production Unveils Octagon-Configured Aluminum Modular Build-A-Box Trench Shield
Efficiency Production, "America's Trench Box Builder," unveils the newest innovation to its Build-A-Box modular aluminum trench shielding system: a lightweight, aluminum Octagon Box. The Octagon Box is comprised of standard Build-A-Box aluminum panels, pinned in 135-degree angle vertical posts....
Thu June 13, 2019
Efficiency Production Unveils Octagon-Configured Aluminum Modular Build-A-Box Trench Shield
Efficiency Production, "America's Trench Box Builder," unveils the newest innovation to its Build-A-Box modular aluminum trench shielding system: a lightweight, aluminum Octagon Box. The Octagon Box is comprised of standard Build-A-Box aluminum panels, pinned in 135-degree angle vertical posts....
Thu June 13, 2019
Efficiency Production Unveils Octagon-Configured Aluminum Modular Build-A-Box Trench Shield
Efficiency Production, "America's Trench Box Builder," unveils the newest innovation to its Build-A-Box modular aluminum trench shielding system: a lightweight, aluminum Octagon Box. The Octagon Box is comprised of standard Build-A-Box aluminum panels, pinned in 135-degree angle vertical posts....
