Stay Healthy On The Job
Most heavy equipment operators are going to be working outside when they are working. For many, this is exactly why they love what they do because they love being outdoors. But it also means that there's a good chance they…
The Past, Present, and Future of Safety
Have you ever visited an antique tractor show? Some of them have exhibit barns full of big equipment from the past, and the future of safety come a long way. You'd think there'd still be blood and entrails on some…
The Shovels Descendant Is The Excavator
Do you know how a lot of the work used to be done in this country? By teams of men with shovels, spending their lives digging tunnels and trenches. Many of the roads and railroad tracks still in use today…
Safety Tips For Bulldozer Operators
Safety while operating a bulldozer is very important because it is such a powerful machine that serious injury and death are real probabilities when something goes wrong. only qualified operators should be on a bulldozerseatbelts should always be usedoperators must…
Want Variety? Be A Backhoe Operator
Backhoes are one of the most versatile pieces of heavy equipment you can learn to operate at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training Schools. On the job, the backhoe does the work of a loader and the work of an excavator…
Simulator vs In-The-Seat Training
Some folks have been playing video games where they "operate" heavy equipment to build their own house or create a town. Others point to actual high-tech simulators built by manufacturers of heavy equipment for training purposes and wonder if it's…
Housing Is Included In ATS Training
Housing is part of the deal when you come to ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School. Here's why: We have found that giving our students a safe, comfortable place to stay helps them do better in the program. Housing is…
Why Do You Need A CDL For Heavy Equipment?
Technically, you do not need a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) to operate heavy equipment, it's true. But if you have your CDL, you are going to be much more valuable to an employer, and it can make the difference between…
Reasons Heavy Equipment Needs Hardfacing
Heavy equipment moves mountains -- and even though the bulldozers, scrapers, and other machines are made of strong metals, they use a network of hardfacing material, a wear-resistant layer of metal ridges, to protect the parts that contact the ground…
Facts About Qualified Riggers
A Qualified Rigger is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to be on the construction site during hoisting activities for assembly and disassembly work, when workers are in the fall zone and hooking, unhooking, or guiding loads…