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February 2008 Utility Contractor - Table of Contents

COVER STORY - Another Side of Terry Dillon - The 2008 NUCA President Reflects on the Past and Looks Toward the Future
The blink of an eye takes between 300 and 400 milliseconds. It was in those fractions of a moment that Terry Dillon’s life changed as another car darted into rival traffic and slammed head-on into Terry and his wife, Tina in their car. The police chased the drunk driver through two counties before Terry inadvertently ended the car chase; it was estimated that the drunk driver was running over 120 mph. Terry was driving 70 mph. more >>
By Jason Morgan

Feature Story -Buying the Behemoth - Knowing Your Business Needs Makes Large Excavator Financing a Snap
When your project demands an excavator to dig deep, you don’t want to leave your business in a financial hole during the purchase. It pays to shop around for financing. With the price of large excavators near $1.2 million, and the medium range models at $150,000 and more, financing is critical; most people don’t have a million bucks in the bank.
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By Sharon Harper
Feature Story - Unseen Utility Alternatives -Small Diameter Trenchless Tunneling Equipment Offers Contractors Evasive Applications
Trenchless technologies can be effective methods of eliminating construction’s social and surface restoration costs. The trenchless approach often presents cost savings given that pipe installation can take place below existing utility lines to avoid disruption or
relocation. In many crowded and urban settings, contractors often find that trenchless applications like pipe jacking and microtunneling are the most economic choices when pipe is installed at least 25 ft below the ground. more >>
By Laura Anderson
 

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