Drill safe: Preparation is the key to safe horizontal directional drilling

May 15, 2014

The accident: Crews started working on a gas station renovation in an older residential section of a small town. The plans called for a new water run-off drainage line to be installed from the existing structure to a nearby sewer, but there were no existing prints of the service station’s original utility lines.

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Volvo Ec230 New Generation Electric Excavator

A Closer Look: Volvo's New-Gen 23-Ton EC230 Electric Excavator

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