As a utility contractor, you try to prepare for the worst. But sometimes, spending dozens of hours planning with some of the industry's most experienced engineers and horizontal directional drilling ...

Choosing the right size horizontal directional drill (HDD) for utility work can be a real challenge. Trying to manage multiple customers in multiple locations and varying ground conditions can ...

Horizontal Directional Drilling is a trenchless technique of installing underground pipes and conduits that is gaining in popularity. Besides enabling crossings underneath rivers, roads and structures ...

as the Father of HDD, crossed the Pajaro River in northern California in 1971. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has gained popularity in the power delivery industry for undergrounding ...

In Part 1 we discussed why there is rapid expansion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for undergrounding transmission and distribution line; mainly to prevent storm-related and wildfire outages ...

In its relatively short lifespan, horizontal directional drilling has gone from boom to bust and is now making its way back up again. The used equipment market for drill rigs has followed this cycle.