Traveling to multiple job sites means line locators are on the road constantly. Car accidents aren’t entirely avoidable, but it is possible to reduce the risk by: Making sure line locators have a good ...

Planning to dig a hole? To plant a tree, set a fence post, make a water garden, build a deck? Wait! There might be something down there. “Roots aren’t the only thing in the soil of your yard,” said ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

Leica Geosystems has released the Leica Ultra underground service locating system for site engineers and underground utility specialists who need to trace buried utility lines accurately for safe ...

The Vision locator product line includes the LX for utility contractors, the FLX2 with fault finding capabilities for power companies and secondary power contractors and the premium GX2, designed with ...

“So what brings you to Atlanta?” the man at the Alamo rental-car desk asked my friend Sam. We responded perhaps more eagerly than necessary. “You know those markings you’ll see on the sidewalk that ...

One of my favorite DIY jobs was replacing a fence with my dad during the summer. It was hard work digging several feet for ...

Len Bundra of Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority demonstrates the HoloLens in the field. Imagine walking through a neighborhood wearing a mixed reality headset. Look up, and you can pinpoint the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - 811 is the number you should call before you dig so a utility locator can mark underground lines and prevent damage. On December 9, those utility heroes will battle it out in ...

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA — Who needs balloons when you can have flags? Who needs superheroes when you can have a utility line locator crew? A boy with special needs received a very special birthday ...

Accurate location of underground utilities is of critical importance to the construction industry. Contractors rely on underground utility locators to accurately locate and mark underground utilities ...

According to Common Ground Alliance’s Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) report, more than 233,810 utility damage events were reported in 2022. The primary causes of these events were digs that ...