There are a lot of highly skilled workers who spend their days driving trucks for a living. A commercial drivers license opens up many opportunities and if heavy equipment skills are added the opportunities get even wider. One of the…
If you have ever visited or worked on a construction site you may have noticed one piece of equipment that seems to be everywhere. Chances are, it will be a wheel loader. They certainly are busy bees although others may…
That is the call I am seeing these days - not experienced bulldozer operators - no, they are asking for reliable bulldozer operators. One of the problems many construction crews are now finding is a general approach of apathy when…
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…
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…
You would be surprised at some wages being offered these days. Whilst there has been a period of doom and gloom coming through most media outlets, some employment sectors seem to have become deaf to it all. Construction is one…
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…
Some construction sites that use heavy equipment can be real eye openers if you take the time to look at what is going on and how it affects the community. Often, the construction itself will become a historical item. Take…
Winter can be slow going for many heavy equipment operators. Now it's February and while officially it is the last month of winter, some places it feels like it has just started. The end of winter of course heralds the…
Can you operate a backhoe? If not, why not learn? Associated Training Services is the largest heavy equipment training school online. You can get a certification to operate the biggest, baddest heavy equipment on the planet, including backhoes, dump trucks,…