If your travel the highways, back roads, or even the streets around your neighborhood, these roads all have one thing in common. They have been created by heavy equipment from what was once uncleared land to the finely finished surface…
Over the last 100 years heavy equipment has slowly evolved from large cumbersome beasts that spent a lot of fuel to move a small amount of dirt to today's machines that are, by comparison, much smaller and yet capable of…
The mining industry, particularly the large open cut mines and quarries are always on the lookout for heavy equipment operators. The work is hard and often involves rotating shifts. There are many mines that operate 24 hours a day seven…
Hazmat training - short for HAZardous MATerials - can be interesting for a heavy equipment operator. Whilst much of it is theory and theoretical principles, some training is required in the field. The theory is just that. What signage is…
The career of a heavy equipment operator is generally an interesting one. No two days are the same even though you may be working on the same job. There is always something happening, always something changing. The job itself is…
The height of summer and fortunately there haven't been too many serious fires as yet. One of the most exciting and most dangerous jobs that a bulldozer operator can experience is as a wildfire fighter. Bulldozer are an important part…
Selecting a career and paying for training can be a big step for many individuals, particularly if you have a few doubts about the career itself, or your abilities to succeed. ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools recognize this situation so…
Most people assume that heavy equipment relies more on grunt than finesse. However, using an excavator often requires more finesse than grunt. Excavators are often require to dig trench to precise measurements, at time with gas or water pipes nearby…
The versatility of heavy equipment is generally determined by its ability to move through adverse terrain. Wheels will enable a machine to do some traveling off road but when things get slippery or steep the only machines that will move…
The real work horse on any construction site has to be the dump truck. They work tirelessly all day every day carting loads of rubbish, building materials and rocks and placing it where it belongs. They may be called dump…