Heavy equipment training is not the same everywhere. As with any business, you have good operators and poor operators and many that fall somewhere in between. So what is validating and how do you do it? The term validating in…
I recently wrote on how to Become An Excavator Operator And Learn To Control A Real Monster - today I could almost eat my words. Over the last ten days or so I have watched with interest an excavator, admittedly…
There is a lot more to driving a dump truck than often meets the eye. One thing is for sure - a dump truck driver is not your average truck driver. Granted, a dump truck driver does need to know…
When people think of heavy equipment, their initial reaction is to think of bulldozers, graders, excavators, and perhaps backhoes. There is actually a much wider range of machinery that is used in construction or mining that is classified as heavy…
Training on loaders used to be so boring. It often relied on you simply spending hours on end moving a pile of earth from A to B and when you were finished, moving it back again. These days, training on…
Take on training to become an excavator operator and you have the potential to get into the control cab of one of the best machines around. Heavy equipment that is used in mining and construction come in many different configurations…
No one can really promise you a job once you have completed your heavy equipment training, however, a job placement service can open doors to prospective employers that may otherwise have been closed. Having said that, not all job placement…
Crane operators are always in demand and the more experience you can gain the more in demand your skills will become. Over the last decade there has been a distinct change in the careers of crane operators with most states…
Truck driving is one field of employment that is constantly in demand. Although air, rail and sea often transport products, almost everything still requires transporting by truck - even if it is only a short distance from the air, rail…
One of the most highly skilled heavy equipment operators is that of a backhoe operator. Where motor graders are often found finishing a job, backhoe operators work from start to finish and often require high levels of precision. If you…