Drilling is one of the only construction industries that openly accepts jobsite injuries as part of the job. Our safety culture needs improvement.

When deciding whether to add rigs and other large equipment to a fleet, contractors need to consider how much they can afford to pay, how to best structure the terms to leave some cash flow intact, whether to lease or buy, and a host of other questions.

With costs of materials, labor and fuel going up, it seems that a good look at what we charge might be a smart idea.

Not many industries “do” family better than the drilling industry.

For many out there, 85 is an age that equals wisdom, experience and change. Frontz Drilling Inc., of Wooster, Ohio, knows what that feels like.

At trade shows and in contractors’ offices, veterans talk a lot about the skills gap and the greying of the industry. Demo events, like one The Driller attended recently in Flint, Mich., can help.

We gather knowledge as we go through life. But do we do enough to see our knowledge passed along to others?

This month’s topic is reconditioning softener mineral, or regeneration as it is commonly referred as.

My next columns will be about water conditioning. I am going to start with the most common contaminant issue that we have here in southeast Michigan: hardness.