One of the benefits of selecting heavy equipment operations as a career is that age is not a factor. It seems that gender isn't either. As children start college, or indeed head off to start a career of their own,…
The impression that many of us have of heavy equipment is that of the big yellow beast belching out plumes of black oily smoke and roaring like any elephant. The modern machines are a far cry from this - in…
Heavy equipment like bulldozers, excavators and even graders are incredible machines when it comes to power. Take the bulldozer as an example. For their size, they can move an incredible amount of earth. To sit in the operators seat and…
Heavy equipment safety is of the utmost importance in 21st century with businesses, contractors and operators facing heavy fines if they operate heavy equipment in an unsafe manner. This means that modern training procedures focus on getting tasks done using…
There are times when a heavy equipment operator cannot work during daylight hours, they are forced to work at night due to a variety of reasons. One of the prime reasons is simply access. Virginia is a prime example. The…
The history of the bulldozer is rather simplistic and like most inventions, came from a need. They say that 'necessity is the mother of invention' and that is true of the bulldozer. In early days, the bulldozer was no more…
There are several government initiatives that provide financial aid to pay for some or all of a heavy equipment training program that leads to employment. However, for many workers facing redundancy, they should be checking with their employers to see…
The way the work situation is at present, no one really wants to quit their job to take up heavy equipment training with out the guarantee of a job at the end of the training. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees…
There is so much talk about a recession and tough times, businesses failing and the resultant job losses, you would think there was no hope for the future. There are two areas that should be looked at under these circumstances…
Mention the word training, even heavy equipment training, and most middle aged people switch off. According to them, they are too old to learn new tricks and training is for the next generation. There may be a few rare situations…