If you have a son or daughter that has ambitions of being a heavy equipment operator then perhaps the perfect Christmas present is a training program offered by ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools. Enrollment is quick and easy and can…
Heavy equipment is one field where the quality of the instruction is determined by the quality of the instructor. There are some academic fields where a student with a terrible instructor can still achieve great results, simply by reading texts…
The construction industry is not everyone's preferred area of work, however, the work itself is steady and readily available for heavy equipment operators. The work is varied; one day you may be clearing rubble from a housing development, the next…
If your and owner operator of heavy equipment then you know it's a seven day a week job. You may not be out on a site but you will probably be working on your equipment doing all the mundane routine…
In today's modern world of electronics, two way radios and other communication devices, the crane operator still relies on hand signals, or, in some countries, an old fashion pea-whistle. Even if you use a two way radio for communication, crane…
Crane operations are not always as easy as one may think. Iy you check out these cranes from a London construction site, you will see what I mean. The certainly get a bit of a wobble going when it gets…
ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools has been renown for turning out well trained students ready to enter the work place. The problem for many students is knowing where to look and who to ask. There are many options open to…
A lot of people don't realize that the military are big users of heavy equipment. They use a wide variety of equipment from the small backhoes to the large bulldozers. They also use the large flatbed trucks to transport the…
A wheel loader is nothing more than a front end loader with wheels rather than tracks. As with all front end loaders, wheel loader can dig and as well load material. Wheel loaders are classified according to their bucket sizes…
Have you ever noticed those signs? They are still popping up around the country and there is one simple reason - we are still building and that means we need more heavy equipment operators. Civil engineering companies always have a…