Fueled for Success

By Ken Wysocky
Filed Under: Cover Story
September 2010 Issue

 

It’s hard to imagine a more abrupt career change than the sharp U-turn former NASCAR driver Bobby Hillin Jr. took about 10 years ago, when he shifted gears from racecar driving to high-tech digging. But by founding Texas ReExcavation LC — T-Rex for short — in Houston, Texas, Hillin discovered an off-track outlet for his competitive zeal, this time in the world of hydroexcavating and industrial cleaning.

 

CUTS LIKE A KNIFE

Hydroexcavation is appealing, Carmichael notes, because it doesn’t damage things such as pipes and fiber-optic lines, and it allows excavation in places where mechanical digging isn’t viable. Crews often can’t pinpoint the exact location of pipelines, especially in congested urban areas, so a process that uses water to uncover and locate lines greatly minimizes the potential for damage compared to, say, a backhoe.

 

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