This week, USA took another big step in growing our team and bolstering the strength of our service; Dustin Richardson worked his first day as Utility Service Agency’s newest territory manager on Monday, June 1st. He will be responsible for managing projects related to Duke Energy distribution. You can read more about Dustin and his areas of responsibility below in his official welcome letter from USA’s president Jim Cooke.

Utility Service Agency is pleased to announce that we are now the manufacturer representative for Federal Pacific and Sisttemex!

This past Thursday, May 28th, the Tarheel Electric Membership Association hosted their annual tradeshow out of their warehouse in Raleigh, NC. As part of a professional development initiative, in addition to our outside sales team who regularly attend the show, USA sent our entire inside sales team to partake in the day’s activities as well. Our team was delighted to see many faces new and old, and the event was a great opportunity for everyone to learn and grow together. We’ve collected our favorite photos from throughout the day; take a moment to browse through and enjoy as you like!

In the past two weeks, USA was fortunate enough to welcome two new hires: Product Line Managers Eric Brown and Kim Davis.

A yearly tradition for the folks at USA is attending Duke Energy Carolinas Transmission Line Safety Day, a multi-faceted event that has linemen and other Duke personnel moving from station to station, testing their skills and learning new ones throughout the day.

We are pleased to announce that Shane Ashby joined the Utility Service Agency on Monday, April 13th as a Territory Manager for the Western North Carolina Region.

This past weekend, our Florida territory managers and our marketing manager were delighted to attend the 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition. Here’s a handful of our best photos from the event.

USA will be attending the 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition from March 13-14. From 6pm-8pm on Friday 3/13, we'll be at tables 45, 46, and 47 of the Vendor Expo, representing several of our manufacturers. On Saturday 3/14, we'll be joined by our manufacturers in observing the competition from 7:30am to 2pm.

Are you interested in attending a tour and conference catered to roadway and utility lighting? You're in luck! Our very own Mike Pridmore is here with a special video announcement: Current Lighting Solutions is hosting their annual conference on February 25th and 26th this year. The conference will include speaking and instructional events, as well as a tour of both Current's East Flat Rock, NC facility and their headquarters in Greenville, SC.

We've got a special holiday message to share with everyone! It has been a long year with plenty of challenges and blessings for us all. Now comes the time to celebrate that which we hold dear and take stock of how fortunate we as a company have been…

“We are pleased to announce that Chad Weisbrodt is joining Utility Service Agency on October 21st. Chad will be a Product Line Manager for American Polywater, Ampjack, Cleaveland Price, and Jennings Anodes…”

What a year! We had the absolute pleasure of attending the Utility Expo in Lousiville, Kentucky again this year, and we're excited to share some of the highlights with all of our friends and customers at home.

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest Territory Manager at USA, Jonathan Hines

The countdown is on—The Utility Expo is almost here, and our partners at FulcrumAir are preparing an exciting lineup of presentations you won’t want to miss. Taking place October 7–9 in Louisville, KY, this year’s event promises to showcase some of the most innovative technologies shaping the utility industry.

Our Florida territory managers Ryan Keitel, Jonathan Singleton, and Kat Hicks had the opportunity to pay a visit to the graduating class 2502 at their graduation ceremony and lineman's rodeo today. While they were there they met and took photos with a number of great linemen, including the winners of Buckingham MFG's raffle

We are pleased to announce that Kat Hicks joined Utility Service Agency on June 30th. Kat is our new Territory Manager for Northern Florida.

On July 6, 1978, Dave and Pinky Cooke founded Utility Service Agency with little more than determination, industry knowledge, and a deep respect for the linemen and utility professionals who power America…

We are pleased to announce that Luke Kemp has joined Utility Service Agency on June 2nd. Luke will be a Product Line Manager for Buckingham, Meiden, and Krenz.

In this episode of Two Minute Tuesdays:

If you've worked with layout arms before, you know the challenge of reusing the same layout arm on multiple crossarms. Crossarm size can be a challenge, weight varies, and the insulators you're using matter. Thankfully, Hastings has developed a new Fiber Glass Extension Arm, commonly known as a layout arm, that can suite your needs for almost any crossarm application. Watch the video to learn more about this high quality lineman tool!

In this episode of Two Minute Tuesdays:

USA President Jim Cooke joins Plant Director Edgar Castro on the ground Resilient Structures' Houston, TX facility to break down just what the "soft assembly" process is and how RS makes use of it for their modular utility pole facility.