<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Underground Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uncovering Underground Safety Stories]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:01:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.underground-truth.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Field Lesson: The HDD Crossing That Wasn't Daylighted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A real 2016 fiber bore in Canton, Illinois ended in a fatal gas explosion. 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Vac Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original Underground Truth field photos covering conduit reels, water-truck and drill support, and vacuum-truck jobsite work.]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/post/ugt-field-support-conduit-water-vac-roll</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f434662cc0da001db6449</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:33:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>undergroundtruth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UGT HDD Equipment — Field Photo Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Underground Truth field photos featuring HDD drill equipment, controls, drill tooling, and Ditch Witch equipment from the field.]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/post/ugt-hdd-equipment-field-photo-roll-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f43380184b89c47f62a02</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:32:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>undergroundtruth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UGT Episode 1 — World Beneath Your Feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Underground Truth visual roll introducing the underground infrastructure most people never see and the crews who build it.]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/post/ugt-episode-1-world-beneath-your-feet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7eb34d802eb373a3b5a77d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:18:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/29116b_51a0b366cdaa44ae88048a77c300a533~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_240,h_135,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>undergroundtruth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utility Locates — Field Safety Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[UGT field-safety roll on utility locating, verification, and why good locates matter before underground work begins.]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/post/utility-locates-field-safety-roll</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7eb342802eb373a3b5a75c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/29116b_faf491ab21684afaaea34e82852c5843~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_240,h_135,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>undergroundtruth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UGT Comments — Talk Shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leave a comment, ask a question, share a field lesson, or tell Underground Truth what you are seeing on telecom, HDD, locating, utility, and OSP jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.underground-truth.com/post/ugt-comments-talk-shop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7eae559eafd9eb8e5b9f14</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:57:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>undergroundtruth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HDD / Utility Strike Incidents 1–10 — Real Photo Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten real HDD and underground utility incidents covering gas-line strikes, explosions, drilling conflicts, and a back-reamer fatality. 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