News & Events | Underground Utility Locators

Public Locating Vs Private Utility Locating

Feb 21, 2023

Services

What is a Public Utility Locator? A public utility locator is a professional who specializes in identifying the location of underground utilities owned by public utilities. These utilities may include gas, water,...

A PARTNER FOR EV INFRASTRUCTURE RISK MITIGATION & FEDERAL FUNDING...

Oct 07, 2022

Services

Engineering firms and contractors qualified to receive Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding will benefit from partnering with Blood Hound to mitigate risk and...

Blood Hound Helps You Meet New ASCE Standards for Investigating...

Sep 08, 2022

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued the Standard Guideline for Investigating and Documenting Existing Utilities, ASCE/UESI/CI 38-22 and its companion, Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging...

UTILITY MAPPING – A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR REFERENCING LOCATING MARKS

Jul 28, 2022

Services

Maintaining utility locating marks on a jobsite can be a challenge. Paint marks on soil can wash away in severe weather, and flags can be moved or blown away by strong winds. Blood Hound's utility mapping service*...

NEVER DIG BASED ON AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

May 11, 2022

Safety

Assuming that as-built drawings are accurate is very risky. The utility layout is often changed by the contractors installing them to route around obstacles or accommodate last-minute change orders. An offset of...

BLOOD HOUND ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY MILESTONES ON JOURNEY TO ZERO!

Apr 01, 2022

Safety

Blood Hound is committed to the safety of our employees, customers, and communities. We protect our customers' crews and our communities from safety hazards resulting from excavation by locating privately owned...