Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, buildings, and other structures.
There is a misconception surrounding heavy equipment that focuses employment wholly and solely in the construction or mining sectors of business. This is so very far from the truth. I mean, even farmers use a range of heavy equipment each…
Heavy equipment careers are not quite the same as many other careers. Sure, most careers offer a lifetime of employment opportunities. Many also offer advancement opportunities, sometimes to the very top of a business empire. A career in heavy equipment…
California is one of the largest states when it comes to construction and public highways. Believe it or not, current employment levels in the construction industry are down around 4% compared to last year - however, there are still almost…
I am sure you have heard of GPS in cars and trucks. Those little devices that sit on your dash and tell you where to go - in the nicest kind of way of course. At least, they give you…
There are things that you can do so that you can assure yourself of a good working future, but one of the latest prerequisites to a healthy working life is heavy equipment training. There are careers in areas that deal…
When you're sure that getting training on heavy equipment is what you want to do, you'll need to decide which of the machines suits you best. And there's one place that stands above all the others when it comes to…
There are many different ways that you can break into the world of the heavy equipment careers, but one of the more versatile machines that you can get training on are the loaders. These are the machines that come in…
The economy is taking a real beating. That's not news to anyone, but we all know that the Federal Government is doing it's best to kick start things by putting aside money for construction projects that will require a specialized…
When most people think of heavy equipment they think of bulldozers, front end loaders and perhaps backhoes and with it they think construction. However, heavy equipment is used a lot in other areas such as mining, forestry, quarrying, and in…
Heavy equipment operators will be in high demand around the country. This will be particularly true in California which now has a total of 1,971 "shovel-ready" construction projects — in dollar terms that is about $23.2 billion (StimulusWatch.org). Let's forget…