In this video, territory managers Patrick Gailey and Dustin Richardson take a look at three products from Youngstown: the Primary Leather Protector, designed to fit perfectly over Class 1 through 4 rubber insulating gloves; the Secondary Leather Protector, engineered for electrical lineworkers who wear Class 0 and 00 rubber insulating gloves; and the new Secondary Expertex Hybrid Protector, representing the new generation of hand protection with its Hi-Viz FR Nomex on top and 0.6mm sheep grain leather on bottom–designed to be worn over Class 0 and 00 insulating gloves. Watch the video to find out which one works best for you.

Crews assembling lattice towers need to be able to quickly identify loose parts and their corresponding places within the finished structure. Poorly labeled and packaged parts are a surefire recipe for confusion, missing pieces, and all sorts of other troubles. With Sisttemex, you never need to worry about identifying your lattice tower pieces in the field; all packaged parts are clearly labeled on the bag exterior, and include relevant drawings and quantity takeoffs. To seal the deal, their parts packages are extra durable and double bagged to ensure that nothing gets lost in transit. Watch the video to learn more!

In early 2026, Utility Service Agency and Federal Pacific Switchgear joined forces for the first time. As part of the onboarding process, our team had the opportunity to tour their Bristol, Virginia based factory. This experience allowed us to learn much more about their switchgear products, their production capabilities, and much more; in fact, too much for one video! Instead, here's a small handful of interesting tidbits that we observed while touring their facility.

When your Rescue Randy starts to go limbless and wear out, ToughBuck will still be in one piece for a long time to come. If you need a training dummy that can withstand the test of time and gravity, ToughBuck has got you covered.

In this video, Utility Service Agency highlights how Sisttemex engraves a unique piece mark into every lattice tower component before hot-dip galvanizing.

Utility Service Agency Territory Manager Jonathan Singleton walks through the Buckingham Manufacturing Non-Tethered Confined Space Rescue Kit (105Q2-30) and demonstrates how the system is used to retrieve a worker in distress from a confined space.

Territory manager Kat Hicks takes a break from the day's events at the FMEA Lineman's Rodeo to talk about the Last Check device from Hastings. This simple gadget with a magnetic backside will help make sure that you and your crew never have to worry about bringing a bad transformer or capacitor to an install.

This utility had inline disconnect switches located in an area with difficult terrain, making access with a bucket truck complicated. They decided to upgrade their infrastructure with Cleaveland/Price's Autoline, allow for remote operation and eliminating the need for a service vehicle. USA's President Jim Cooke explains the situation and gives details on the Autoline in this video.

How does Cleaveland/Price ensure that they have the easiest hookstick disconnect switches to operate in the world? What keeps these switches from breaking down or sticking over time? The answer is baked into their design: no cast parts, high strength and high conductivity live parts, and—most importantly—1/32" line edge, silver to silver, high pressure contacts.

We stopped by the FMEA Rodeo (aka Florida Lineman Competition) to watch the Hurtman Rescue event. In the process, we interviewed one of the judges—Alvin Moore, Training Coordinator with Gainesville Regional Utilities—of the Journeyman Hurtman Rescue to learn more about the competition itself, including rules, regulations, and how teams of linemen prepare for the challenge.

On March 13th and 14th 2026, the 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition (aka FMEA Rodeo) took place in Tallahassee, Florida. USA was there for both days to shake hands, talk shop, and capture all of the best moments we could on video.

Installing twin spacers just got a whole lot safer and easier. Forget the spacer buggy: FulcrumAir and Preformed Line Products have partnered to deploy the CSR-Twin, the first ever robot capable of autonomously installing twin spacers directly onto conductor spans. Territory managers Mike Pridmore and Chris Rogers bring you the scoop from PLP's booth at the 2025 Utility Expo in Lousiville, Kentucky.

Territory manager Mike Pridmore demonstrates the functionality of toggling on the open and closed position of Cleaveland/Price vertical break switches

Wade Summerlin is here to talk through and demonstrate the alternative process of blowing your winch line clean through the conduit with compressed air from a Duct Dawg, a bird kit, and an air adapter

Mike Pridmore walks through a multiple pole replacement project and explains how hydro-excavation using a vac truck—paired with Polecrete foam backfill—creates a safer, more efficient approach to digging and setting utility poles

Mike Pridmore joins Spence Nikolov of PLP at The Utility Expo 2025 to talk about three options for organizing fiber optic cable dead-ends on utility poles

Filmed at the Hastings booth during Utility Expo 2025, this video highlights several new and upcoming tools and hot stick attachments: the universal blade attachment/skinning knife, the new universal dead blow hammer, a jumper tensioner wrench, and a new switch finer attachment with four point contact

Whether you're newly curious about the assembly process for composite utility poles or in need of a quick, hands-on demonstration of how to assemble and install Resilient Structure's composite poles, we've got your covered with our dedicated demo trailer.