COVER STORY: Mud Mix Masters - Blending the right balance of HDD rig, mud system and locating for utility jobs

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Surgically Eliminating - Subsurface Surprises

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COVER STORY: The Knights of Contracting - Leaders in Utility Contracting Convene for a NUCA Round Table

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): The 10 Question Test - Avoiding Cheap Immitations and Finding the Right Insurance Broker for You

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COVER STORY: Another Side of Terry Dillon - The 2008 NUCA President Reflects on the Past and Looks Toward the Future

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Buying the Behemoth - Knowing Your Business Needs Makes Large Excavator Financing a Snap

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COVER STORY: The Hawaiian Odyssey - Sights, sounds and executive experiences of the Utility Construction EXPO '08

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Stopping the Smooth Criminal - Implementing Theft Prevention and Equipment Recovery Systems to Protect Your Investment

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COVER STORY: The First Half Action by the 110th Congress Called for Tough Offense and Defense

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): The Final Countdown to EXPO ‘08 - Grab Your Hawaiian Shirts, NUCA Is Heading to Kauai

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COVER STORY: Lost and Found - Underground Damage Prevention Initiatives Moving Forward

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Mitigating Damages - Electronic Locaters Provide an Important Tool in Preventing Utility Strikes

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COVER STORY: Truck Overload - A Crash Course in Dump Truck Selection

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Keep on Trackin' - High Tech Solutions to Maximize Production for Every Truck in Your Fleet

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COVER STORY: Passing on a Legacy As Millions in the Construction Workforce Face Retirement, Many Wonder Who Will Take Their Place

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): The Writing on the Sidewalls - Today’s Trench Shoring & Shielding Systems Offer Contractors Solutions to Make Any Project More Productive

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COVER STORY: Hitting the Skids - Climbing Inside Some of the Hardest Working Machines in Construction

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): All the Small Things - The Latest Creations in the Compact Marketplace Compiled by UC Staff

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COVER STORY: A Pipe Professional- For U.S. Concrete Pipe’s Brian Hunsicker, Supplying a Good Product Is Just the First Step

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): On the Safe Side - NUCA’s 2006 William H. Feather Safety Award Winners

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COVER STORY: DeKalb Pipeline’s James King - A Closer Look at the New President of NUCA

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Groundwater Pressure - Finding the Right Pump to Match Your Dewatering Needs

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COVER STORY: Caesars Palace to Host EXPO ’07 - NUCA’s Utility Construction EXPO Comes to Las Vegas

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Practice Makes Perfect - An Evaluation of Best Practices Between Utility Contractors and Utility Owners

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COVER STORY: Equipment Lockdown - Keys to Understanding Theft Prevention

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Vegas Baby, Vegas! - Utility Construction EXPO ’07 Raises the Stakes

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COVER STORY: A New Year of Innovation

FEATURE ARTICLE(S): Out with the Old, In with the New

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