Grader operators are amongst the best paid when it comes to heavy equipment operators. Their average pay checks are ahead of excavator operators with bulldozer operators coming in third. All three work in positions that demand a high level of…
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 push or pull and when - there are many others…
Loaders come in all shapes and sizes ranging from the little skid steer type loaders up to giant earth moving machines - and I do mean giants. For many of us, the most common type of loader seen is the…
When undertaking a heavy equipment training program it is helpful to have career services provided by the training company. However, there are some career services that are really nothing more than point and shoot offices - they point you at…
One of the benefits of undergoing heavy equipment training for machinery like backhoes is that it doesn't discriminate on age, gender or ethnicity. What determines a good operator is skill. Of course, like all jobs, there are other attributes such…
ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Schools have 10 training locations spread around the nation. Each training school offers heavy equipment training in a variety of equipment. Each training school is different and the range of equipment available at each one may…
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 at present. However, in some areas, the snow is turning…
Excavators come in a variety of sizes these days. From giant lumbering beasts to compact units that can get into some pretty tight places. Not only are they available in a range of sizes, they also have a wide range…
Everywhere you look there is bound to be a unit of heavy equipment hard at work. There are bulldozers clearing land, graders preparing roads, excavators and backhoes digging trenches and loaders moving what ever it is that needs moving. But…
Heavy equipment careers cover a broad spectrum in both machinery types and industries. You could work in construction, mining, forestry, agriculture and/or landscaping - just to name a few. You can find work in almost every corner of the world,…