The International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) tears up the field at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., each fall. Contractors can see the latest and greatest from manufacturers in the HDD and utility fields, and even see equipment at work. Some of the outdoor displays even encourage contractors to hop in the driver seats of dozers, earth movers and other heavy equipment to tear up ground themselves. National Driller attended this year’s event, held Oct. 3-5.
Manufacturers like Ditch Witch, Vermeer and American Augers have a huge footprint in the HDD industry and at the show. Each brought a wide range of equipment to demo. All three were also represented on a panel discussion, “Horizontal Directional Drilling – Present and Future Market Segments.” The panel featured Kenny Clever, vice president of sales and marketing for American Augers; Tod Michael, product manager for trenchless products at Vermeer; and Seth Matthesen, senior HDD product manager at Ditch Witch. Afterward, we caught up with Matthesen to see what thoughts he could share with National Driller readers.