Heavy equipment safety has become an important issue in the workplace. Operators who have been in the industry for decades still do a walk around to inspect their equipment before starting a day's work. The operator who just jumps in…
GPS is no longer 'new' technology - it's been around for a long time with construction making use of the technology in heavy equipment like motor graders to increase productivity. The benefit to construction is through efficiencies, the motor grader…
Heavy equipment can be divided into two distinct fields; machinery that can multi-task and machinery that is designed to do a specific task. Bulldozers, backhoes and loaders can all multi-task. Graders fit into the role of dedicated machinery and so…
As heavy equipment technology develops, the types of equipment available to operate grows. In the beginning there was the humble dozer, and that was just a tractor with a blade attached. Over time we have developed graders, backhoes, excavators, I…
You can see mobile cranes traveling the highways all the time and some of them really do look like toys - just bigger than ones we had as children. A casual inspection would leave one with the feeling that anyone…
A tractor is something that is used on a farm so why do they call a truck a tractor? There is a lot of terminology surrounding trucking that many finding either confusing or which simply draw blank stares. Here are…
We unfortunately live in a society where, despite standards and accreditation procedures, there are some heavy equipment training schools that just don't make the grade. Gaining a qualification is not exactly cheap - in fact, if you come across a…
If you are an employer and you are not quite getting the best out of your workforce, you may want to consider engaging a custom training organization. There are few businesses that have the resources or skills required to intensively…
If you have read any of our previous posts you will know that a bulldozer is a piece of heavy equipment that is designed to use muscle to scrape the surface and push dirt around. You could say they were…
If you're really serious about starting a career as a heavy equipment operator - don't go it alone, use a job placement service. They know the industry, they know the good employers (and the bad), and they know who is…