The Trenchless Technology Podcast

Trenchless Technology Editor Sharon Bueno sits down with Braxton Smith, Product Manager at Subsite to explore how contractors develop and use bore plans for HDD projects, including the information, technology, documentation, and collaboration needed before and during drilling. It also examines how effective bore planning can reduce risk, improve onsite efficiency, control costs, and increase project profitability. This podcast is part of Trenchless Technology's HDD Tech content hub developed in partnership with Ditch Witch. This focused educational portal is designed with contractors in mind. HDD Tech delivers technical insights, expert analysis and multimedia content. The goal: To help horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors optimize operational efficiency and navigate jobsite technologies. Check it out here: https://trenchlesstechnology.com/category/hdd-tech-hub/  View the video version of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9HVhIkYtUlE 

This episode focuses on the importance of using telematics as part of project of evaluation process. Ditch Witch HDD Product Manager Seth Matthesen shares his insight on how the project evaluation can impact a contractor’s bottom line and help the contractor pull together information to formulate a strong bid, based on information culled from their rig’s telematic data. This podcast is part of Trenchless Technology's HDD Tech content hub developed in partnership with Ditch Witch. This focused educational portal is designed with contractors in mind. HDD Tech delivers technical insights, expert analysis and multimedia content. The goal: To help horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors optimize operational efficiency and navigate jobsite technologies. Check it out here: https://trenchlesstechnology.com/category/hdd-tech-hub/  View the video version of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-4c-sl1THnY 

In this first episode of the HDD Tech Podcast, Trenchless Technology editor Sharon Bueno sits down with Chapman Hancock, Sr. Manager, Product Management for Ditch Witch, to demystify telematics and share how the technology can help set your project up for success. This podcast is part of Trenchless Technology's HDD Tech content hub developed in partnership with Ditch Witch. This focused educational portal is designed with contractors in mind. HDD Tech delivers technical insights, expert analysis and multimedia content. The goal: To help horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors optimize operational efficiency and navigate jobsite technologies. Check it out here: https://trenchlesstechnology.com/category/hdd-tech-hub/  You can also view the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/ihtTpL3pyj0 

Back in 1998, Benjamin Media Inc. (BMI) created the HDD Rodeo and it quickly became the spotlight event for the Horizontal Directional Drilling market for several years. Flash-forward to 2024 and the HDD Rodeo is back and better than ever! BMI president Rob Krzys shares all the details for this highly anticipated HDD return!

In the January issue of Trenchless Technology, industry experts weighed in on what's ahead for the trenchless industry in 2023. One of those experts — NASTT executive director Matthew Izzard — joins the Podcast for a more in-depth view the state of the trenchless industry. We also look ahead to the 2023 NASTT No-Dig Show and what attendees can expect. 

In this episode, we learn about Westlake Pipe & Fittings and what they bring to the table for the trenchless technology market. Keith Moggach shares his expertise on the company, as well as the benefits of using the Certa-Lok line of PVC pipe on your trenchless applications. This episode is sponsored by Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake company.

Meet our 2022 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year Derek Potvin. Derek is the second Canadian to receive this prestigious award and he shares his thoughts on that and much more. He also offers his perspective on today's trenchless market.

In construction circles, especially horizontal directional drilling circles, undergrounding power transmission and distribution lines is getting a ton of attention. In this episode, Mike Beehler with the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative explains it all for you and what the future looks likes for this hot topic. 

The entrepreneurial spirit in the LaValley family runs deep. In this episode, LaValley Industries founder and CEO Jason LaValley shares how that family trait helped him to launch his game-changing pipe handling tool and his company, using his life-savings in the process. 

Engineering has historically been a male dominated profession. As women continue to make gains in those numbers and leadership professions, the future is bright for the next generation of female engineers. We talk with two outstanding engineers — Woodard & Curran's Jennifer Glynn, P.E., and Granite Inliner's Denise McClanahan — for their perspective on this career path for women, as well as looking back at their journeys.