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State Law Changes

182.0175 has been amended by Act 425.

Gov. Doyle Announces Diggers Hotline Week:

May 14-20, 2007: statewide Diggers Hotline Week

Harlan Schultz: 1933-2006

Former Diggers Hotline Vice President Harlan Schultz has passed away.

Diggers Hotline Week:

Gov. Doyle Declared May 15-21 as Diggers Hotline Week in Wisconsin.

Appointment Ticket Relocates:

Diggers Hotline has clarified the policy for relocating appointment tickets.

Minimum Information:

Diggers Hotline is required to obtain a minimum amount of information for locate requests.

Diggers Hotline Week:

July 25-31, 2004 was Diggers Hotline Week. Read more here.

For Members:

A new Member Info section is online.

For Members:

An explanation of header codes and ticket type codes is here.

Lo Monte Joins Staff

Luanne Lo Monte is the new Manager of Call Center Operations at Diggers Hotline. Get more info here.

Updating the Maps

Mapping department continues to work on updating base maps and making changes to member polygons. Click here to read more.

A Look at Legal Holidays

July 4 falls on a Sunday this year, but for legal purposes will be observed on Monday, July 5. Click here for an explanation

Bennet G. Zweifel Named VP

Zweifel takes over as Vice President of Operations at Diggers Hotline. Read more here.

TelDig System Goes Online

Diggers Hotline Cuts to TelDig System!

Diggers Hotline in Spanish

Excavator's Guide to Diggers Hotline now online in Spanish

Guida de la linea directa para excavadores en el internet

Vice President of Operations Passes Away

Jeffrey D. Martens loses battle with cancer

Diggers Hotline Members Update

February 2004 Members Update> Adobe Reader required.

Diggers Hotline Number Available Nationwide

Call Center Number Goes National

TelDig, Diggers Hotline Form Partnership

Quebec-based developer will work with Diggers Hotline to create new online system. Click here for more info.

Diggers Hotline: 101

Getting back to the basics. Click here for more info.

New Policy For Appointment Tickets

The Diggers Hotline Board of Directors has voted to institute a change in the policy for relocates of appointment tickets. Click here for more info.

May 18-24, 2003: Diggers Hotline Week!

Governor Doyle signs proclamation. Click here to read more.

New Milestone!

Diggers Hotline has surpassed 1,000 members. Click here to read more.

Take Responsibility for your Work

Are you incorrectly relying on someone else to make the call? Click here for more.

Download a Diggers Hotline Logo

Here is a high-resolution black and white logo.

Diggers Hotline -- Host to the 2000 GLOCS Convention

Diggers Hotline was proud to act as the host for the 2000 Great Lakes One Call Systems Convention on Sept. 13 and 14. Representatives from one-call centers in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ontario attended the event.

Walking a Fine Line

Being able to satisfy both facility owning members and professional excavators can definitely involve walking a fine line.

Directional Boring - Friend or Foe?

Directional boring usage has increased dramatically, but are all the excavators using this equipment doing so safely and cautiously? This article will show the dangers of not using boring safely.

Protecting the Integrity of the System

Diggers Hotline has formed a Policy Adherence Committee to insure the policies set by Diggers Hotline are not being unnecessarily abused.

The Benefits of Positive Response

For many companies, positive response has become and undue cost. This article shows the usefulness of positive response and what it means to excavators.

Governor Thompson Proclaims Diggers Hotline Week

For the 13th year, the Governor proclaimed Diggers Hotline Week across the state.

Private Facility...Public Problem

Excavators need to make themselves aware of private facilities and the threats they can pose to safe excavation.

Taking Advantage of a Good Situation

This article looks into the abuse of the emergency locate and crew-on-site relocate, and the ramifications of these abuses.

Legal Holidays and Start Dates and Times

Wisconsin Statute 182.0175 defines working days as Monday through Friday, excluding Legal Holidays. What are the Legal Holidays and how do they affect start dates and times.