Graders To The Rescue In Homer Alaska
It may be March and spring may be in the air but try telling that to the residents of Homer in Alaska. They had to call on every grader in…
Bulldozer Training – What Skills Will I Learn?
Bulldozers are fairly straightforward units of heavy equipment and an operator can be effective with fairly basic skill levels. However, being a competent operator goes beyond knowing which levers to…
Don’t Underestimate Loaders – They Do The Work Of 20 Men
I think there are times when we underestimate the value of simple machinery like loaders. On the face of it, they have a limited range of tasks and most of…
From Lounge Lizard To Backhoe Operator In Just Three Weeks
Are you sitting at home wondering where your next job is going to come from? Have you considered undertaking a few weeks training to learn new skills? If you haven't…
Excavators Can Be Found In Unusual Places
One of the more commonly seen yet unusual uses of an excavator is on the back of a barge helping to dredge the floor of a river. They are more…
Snare One Of Those Vacancies Through Our Job Placement Service
Some people consider a job placement service to be just that, a service that finds a job, any old job, and sends you off to it. These days, no one…
Have You Considered A Career As A Backhoe Contractor
Backhoe contractors are amongst the busiest workers in the earth moving industry. In fact, backhoes are often in such demand that heavy equipment hire yards have waiting lists for available…
Dancing Excavators And Other Tricks
Yes, you read correctly. Dancing excavators. I write this post, not so much to highlight the fact that excavators can dance, but to highlight the precision of the excavator operators.…
Loaders Helping To Prepare For Spring
Loaders are already working away, preparing the way to spring and summer work. Spring is not that far away although you wouldn't know it given some of the weather conditions…
Surviving As A Successful Grader Operator
As we improve the technology of modern heavy earthmoving equipment the skills of operators are becoming more refined. This is especially true of grader operators who have laser and GPS…