Horizontal directional drilling, like any type of drilling, has inherent safety risks that must be mitigated.

We spend a lot of time in this space doling out advice on how contractors can do their jobs better. Now I want to flip the script and hear from readers: What advice do you have for us?

Urban Foundation/Engineering was using two state-of-the-art Bauer BG drilling rigs from Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) to literally conquer an underground boulder field in preparation for a 25-story residential building known as 18 Sixth Avenue.

As drilling professionals, we should encourage consistently safe behaviors from all drill crew members, tool pushers, foremen and even the company owner. One of the most effective ways to do this is to lead by example.

Company calls it their "premier" multipurpose rig.

In Ask Brock episode 36, host Brock Yordy discussed schools out there teaching drilling and related topics.

Company says new drilling rig ideal for anchoring, micropiles.

Contractors who expect and plan for the unexpected — who plan from day one for extended periods of business hardship — are the ones who make it past that critical five-year mark.

Is Facebook a waste of time? In Ask Brock episode 34, host Brock Yordy talks the value of social media.

When I think about drilling at a gas station, the first thing that comes to mind is Murphy’s law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.