December 2008 Utility Contractor - Table of Contents |
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COVER STORY - Tomorrow’s
Equipment…Today! - UC Opens the Vault to 2008’s Most Innovative Equipment
While taking our newest excavator for a spin in the small town of Peninsula, nestled in the northeast Ohio Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the Utility Contractor staff unearthed a hidden, underground vault. As the giant, circular door rolled back and the stale air cleared, the UC editors realized what they had found — a treasure chest of future jobsite predictions from the 1950s and an equipment schematic to match. more >>
By Jason Morgan |
Feature Story - Gains and Losses - The 2008 Legislative Overview - As the 110th Congress Adjourns, NUCA Reviews the Past and Gears Up for the Future
The 110th Congress adjourned in November following a brief lame duck session that was originally intended to consider a new economic stimulus package but fell victim to the latest industry bailout — this time for the “Big Three” automakers. Nonetheless, the 110th saw considerable debate and real progress on some issues, including NUCA’s efforts to make increased investment in water infrastructure a higher priority on Capitol Hill. more >>
By Eben Wyman |
Feature Story - Grade School - The New-school Machine for the Old-school Operator
Even in elementary school, future contractors saw that the big picture was filled with small details. The daunting start of shoebox dioramas, Styrofoam solar systems and exploding volcanoes led to an arduous end of fine finishing work that gave that feeling of accomplishment. The beginning of every new project is exciting and a little nerve-racking; as adults on the jobsite, the contractors get that same rush after winning a bid. While our parents aren’t around to get us started and help us finish, the motor grader sees us through the beginning and the end of the project. more >>
By Jason Morgan |
Feature Story - Nothing Dull About Boring - Auger Boring Helps a Tennessee Company Complete a Major Highway Reconstruction Project
“Where tradition meets tomorrow” is the motto of Fayetteville, located in mid-southern Tennessee. It’s also an apt motto for Mid South Utility Contractor, which was contracted to relocate all of the water, sewer and gas lines along a 6-mile stretch of U.S. 64 that passed through Fayetteville. The utility contractor was part of a major, two-year highway reconstruction project in the community of nearly 7,000. And while Mid South Utility Contractor has been auger boring in the area for years, it took a specifically-designed boring machine to cut through the area’s rock with precision. more >>
By Greg Ehm |
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