Formerly known as ICUEE, this event features a dedicated 30-plus acre outdoor demo lot where earthmoving contractors can operate excavators, backhoes, and trenchers in raw dirt. It is heavily focused on underground infrastructure, utility excavation, and pipeline prep.
Why fleet owners attend
The Utility Expo (formerly ICUEE) gives contractors a large outdoor demo area to try equipment used on utility and infrastructure jobs. It is a hands-on show rather than a walk-through one.
What to look at
- Excavators, backhoes and vacuum excavators you can operate
- Trenchers, directional drills and cable-placing equipment
- Fleet trucks and service bodies for field maintenance
- Safety and locating technology for utility work
Make the trip pay off
Shows are expensive in time away from the jobsite. A little preparation turns a walk around the floor into decisions you can act on:
- Bring your fleet list. Know the age, hours and service history of the machines you might replace, so you can compare real numbers instead of brochure numbers.
- Ask about data access. For any new machine, ask how its hours, fuel, idle time and fault codes reach you — and whether that works in a mixed fleet.
- Look at maintenance, not just performance. Check service intervals, filter access and the daily walk-around. They drive your real cost of ownership.
- Talk to your dealer. Parts availability and service response matter as much as the machine itself.
goAardvark brings hours, maintenance, inspections and location for every brand in your fleet into one view — useful context before and after any equipment show. Use our maintenance schedules, utilization definitions and dealer locator to prepare.
Know where your fleet stands before the day slips.
Book a demo to see how goAardvark fits your heavy-civil operation.