Sometimes news stories have ramifications that go beyond the initial story. An article in the Equipment Trader Online magazine from early March discusses the proposed move by Caterpillar of their excavator construction arm from Japan to the States. That, of…
A commercial drivers license is like having a license for a lifetime career - so long as you keep renewing it. The next time you are out on the road, check out the truck drivers around you. If you are…
So what do bulldozers and Agatha Christie have in common? Not a lot apart from the town of Luxor in Egypt. Now I know Luxor is a long way from here, but for some, it's not that far. Agatha Christie…
Show me a construction site and I can almost guarantee that the busiest piece of equipment is a loader. They are versatile pieces of equipment capable of moving material like dirt, sand or debris from one place to another, loading…
Crane operators can lead a boring life sometimes. You sit through your crane operator training, find a job on a construction site, then spend day after day lifting the same old stuff. Compare that to a mobile crane operator and…
Demolition sites are one place that backhoes really do earn their keep. Being one of the most versatile pieces of heavy equipment in use today, they can do everything from pulling down walls to breaking up concrete and then finish…
Have you heard the joke about the heavy equipment operator that refused to do any safety training? No? Neither have I! In fact, it really isn't a joking matter. Heavy equipment safety is serious, deadly serious you might say, since,…
If you are looking for a career that is non stop then consider a career as a dump truck driver. One thing I can guarantee is that you will be kept busy. These days, heavy equipment like excavators and loaders…
It may be March and spring may be in the air but try telling that to the residents of Homer in Alaska. They had to call on every grader in the area to help clear out several feet of snow…
Now there is a question that will raise the eyebrows of many old time operators - can robotics and new heavy equipment technology take over from operators? I think, first and foremost, before getting too heavily into any arguments, no…