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DECEMBER 2011 Contents<br />

16<br />

12<br />

16<br />

Inside Washington<br />

Special Report<br />

By Eben Wyman<br />

<strong>December</strong> 2011 | www.utilitycontractoronline.com<br />

NUCA enjoys significant wins in the first session<br />

of 112th Congress and looks ahead to important<br />

challenges.<br />

The Next Evolution<br />

in Innovation<br />

By Keith Gribbins<br />

Discover 10 utility construction machines and<br />

technologies changing the equipment industry.<br />

A Well Balanced Backhoe<br />

22 DEPARTMENTS<br />

24<br />

26<br />

Loader<br />

By Norman Blair<br />

24<br />

Enhance productivity and promote safety with<br />

these optional backhoe loader technologies.<br />

Eight Ways to Protect Your<br />

Construction Company<br />

By Paul Tonella and Benjamin Greenberg<br />

Ensure your business decisions and company<br />

structure correspond with proper legal<br />

compliance.<br />

Then There Was Light<br />

By Todd Razor<br />

<strong>Utility</strong> contractors need not fear the dim<br />

prospect of being left in the dark.<br />

8 Groundbreaking News<br />

40 Calendar<br />

41 The Pipeline<br />

42 Advertisers’ Index<br />

NUCA<br />

DEPARTMENTS<br />

6 Chairman’s Message<br />

28 Safety Management<br />

30 NUCA News<br />

32 Convention Preview<br />

4 <strong>Utility</strong> <strong>Contractor</strong> | <strong>December</strong> 2011

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