Operating a crane is a piece of cake these days compared to a couple of hundred years ago. The modern crane looks nothing like those earlier devices. Today's cranes can comfortably sit in the field of heavy equipment, back then…
Heavy equipment is used in a wide variety of situations. From the mine to the forest, our ports and roads, and construction of everything from a home to a high rise building. The requirement for heavy equipment operators seems to…
A dumper is often a diesel powered vehicle used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites. Older dumpers steer by turning their back wheels. They had no electric or hydraulic parts and thus has not much that…
The modern heavy equipment cab is almost luxury compared to those of ten and twenty years ago. One question I heard was why? Why have they made modern cabs so comfortable? Older heavy equipment was heavy in all aspects. Even…
As the name suggests, all terrain fork vehicles can operate across a range of terrains and can often be found around mines and on some large construction sites. Their role in the heavy equipment world is to load and unload…
The backhoe loader a vehicle which consists of a tractor, front shovelbucket and small backhoe in the rear. Due to its small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects such as building…
ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools have gone out of their way to provide individuals considering a career in the heavy equipment industry with all the information required to make a decision - and it is all at your fingertips. To…
When I talk about compact heavy equipment, I am not necessarily talking about small, today I am referring to the compactor. This equipment ranges in size from the pair of size 12's up to to huge heavy machines. I don't…
Cranes are not just cranes, yet when it comes to their operations, cranes are just cranes. Cranes are classed as heavy equipment but of all the heavy equipment, cranes have the highest number of equipment types. There are around a…
There are a lot of individuals who are wanting to undertake heavy equipment training but get confused by the number of training schools around. To help determine which training provider is right for you, there are several questions you can…