ATS offers a variety of skills-oriented training programs in Heavy Equipment Operation, Crane Operations, Horizontal Directional Drill Operations, Truck Driving, and Rigging.
With news coming out of Australia regarding their serious bushfires and the losses of hundreds, almost a thousand, homes, it reminds us of one of the toughest jobs that bulldozer operators have to do. We have wild fires that burn…
The range of heavy equipment is extensive and when you consider how many different brands and models there are, employers often find it difficult to find the right operators for their equipment. Once you complete your training as bulldozer operator,…
I watched with interest as a single bulldozer worked away at one of the local airports yesterday - up and down it went, pushing the snow of the runaway and onto the sides. It was a never ending task. As…
I watched with interest the other day as a series of heavy equipment machinery came to the rescue of a derailed train. The train lost three of its trucks, each running off the tracks and rolling over. The three trucks…
A lot of people wouldn't consider a ship building yard as a user of heavy equipment or heavy equipment operators. In fact this is far from the truth. Whilst you wont find a ship yard full of heavy equipment operators,…
There is one thing in life we all have, don't want, and get others to deal with. Our waste. We throw it into the bin which gets collected and from that point on, we don't want to know about it.…
The bulldozer is one of the few machines capable of turning a waste land into prime real estate. It doesn't matter how rough the terrain is, whether its littered with tree stumps, small hills or swamp - the bulldozer makes…
The excavator and bulldozer play a tag team role in many mining environments, none more so than the coal mining industry. Here they are the kings of heavy equipment virtually running the whole show. All other heavy equipment rely on…
The mining industry would not survive today if were not for the heavy equipment used. The world's appetite for raw materials is such that no amount of human power could ever hope to satisfy it. There are several different types…
With winter rapdily approaching there are many towns and cities that will be looking to use snow plows of some shape to keep their streets clear of snow. To operate a snow plow you will need training in the use…