Excavating Contractors Industry Blogs

Bobcat Blog

OEM blog with how-to articles, safety tips, and attachment/equipment guidance for compact excavating crews. Medium: OEM blog with guides, customer stories, and project spotlights.

https://blog.bobcat.com Readership: 120,000

Compact Equipment

Trade site focused on compact earthmoving gear (mini excavators, skid steers, CTLs), jobsite tips, and attachment reviews. Medium: Magazine website and blog with reviews and field reports.

https://compactequip.com Readership: 150,000

Construction Dive

Business news covering regulations, safety, workforce, and technology that affect excavation and heavy civil contractors. Medium: News site with daily newsletter. Estimated monthly readers based on Similarweb.

https://www.constructiondive.com Readership: 210,600

Construction Equipment

Equipment management, earthmoving fleet maintenance, and new machine coverage for contractors and fleet owners. Medium: Trade magazine website and blog.

https://www.constructionequipment.com Readership: 55,000

Construction Equipment Guide

Regional and national heavy equipment news, auctions, and project updates relevant to sitework/excavation businesses. Medium: News website with classifieds and reports.

https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com Readership: 200,000

ENR (Engineering News-Record)

Industry-wide coverage of infrastructure, heavy civil, and excavation market trends (rankings, bids, major projects). Medium: Magazine website with news, analysis, and rankings.

https://www.enr.com Readership: 1,200,000

Equipment & Contracting

How‑to features, safety practices, and business advice for earthmoving and specialty contractors. Medium: Online magazine and newsletter.

https://www.equipmentandcontracting.com Readership: 90,000

Equipment Journal

Heavy equipment news and jobsite stories for contractors and dealers, including earthmoving, aggregates, and attachments. Medium: Magazine website and blog.

https://www.equipmentjournal.com Readership: 100,000

Equipment World

Earthmoving equipment launches, field tests, and excavation business operations coverage for contractors. Medium: Magazine website with news and how‑tos.

https://www.equipmentworld.com Readership: 118,000

Heavy Equipment Guide

Coverage of excavators, dozers, loaders, and attachments with Canadian and North American perspective. Medium: Magazine website and product news.

https://www.heavyequipmentguide.ca Readership: 140,000

International Construction

Global construction and earthmoving coverage from KHL; includes OEM and project news useful to excavation firms. Medium: Magazine website; approx. monthly page views per KHL.

https://www.international-construction.com Readership: 24,159

IronPros

Independent product research platform for heavy equipment and construction tech; helpful for excavator spec comparisons and procurement. Medium: Reviews/insights platform with editorial blog.

https://www.ironpros.com Readership: 80,000

Pit & Quarry

Aggregates industry resource covering blasting, loading, hauling, and crushing—key adjacent topics for excavation and site prep. Medium: Magazine website with operations and safety content.

https://www.pitandquarry.com Readership: 180,000

Pro Contractor Rentals

News and practical guidance for rental-centric contractors on earthmoving and trenching fleets. Medium: Trade site and newsletter.

https://www.procontractorrentals.com Readership: 70,000

The Construction Index

UK‑based civil engineering and earthworks news, contracts, and plant updates watched by global excavation firms. Medium: News website and data hub.

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk Readership: 300,000

The Dirt by BuildWitt

Editorial hub from BuildWitt focused on the Dirt World—excavation culture, best practices, workforce and safety. Medium: Blog and multimedia features.

https://www.buildwitt.com/learn Readership: 90,000

Trenchless Technology

HDD, tunneling, and pipeline installation/rehab news for utility and underground contractors seeking trenchless alternatives to open‑cut. Medium: Magazine website and technical blog.

https://trenchlesstechnology.com Readership: 100,000

Underground Infrastructure

Pipelines and underground utility construction news (formerly Underground Construction) relevant to excavation and trenching operations. Medium: Magazine website and analysis.

https://undergroundinfrastructure.com Readership: 80,000

Utility Contractor

Official NUCA magazine with excavation, trenching, safety, and business content for utility contractors. Medium: Association magazine website.

https://utilitycontractormagazine.com Readership: 60,000

World Highways

Global roads/highways and earthmoving plant coverage with equipment updates, safety, and siteworks content. Medium: Magazine website and blog.

https://www.worldhighways.com Readership: 150,000