Last Saturday, Heavy Equipment School posted our equipment job listings for the week. Included were several mobile crane operator positions, rigger jobs, and positions requiring a Class-A CDL (commercial driver's license). These are typical heavy equipment jobs. The difference between…
No matter which part of the country you live in, there are heavy equipment jobs waiting for you. Here are a few we've found this week: PITTSBURGH, PA Hiring mobile crane operators. GRANITE FALLS, MN Hiring rigger and signalperson. ATLANTA,…
If there is one thing there isn't in the heavy equipment world, it's a shortage of jobs. In fact, baby boomers are retiring faster than young truck drivers can apply for jobs. You know what means? Driver shortage. That's just…
No new job leads this week. For last week's leads, check out last Saturday's job listings. One thing you may notice about last week's heavy equipment job listings is that there were a few crane operator openings around the nation.…
Crane operators -- qualified, certified, competent crane operators who are fully trained -- are in big demand right now. But the only crane operators who are wanted are those who know what to do to keep everybody safe as the…
Do you remember the car-swallowing sinkhole that opened up inside the National Corvette Museum in February? Early one morning, the ground beneath the Skydome area started caving in. By the end, there was a cavern about 40 feet across and…
Crane operators are some of the most important employees on a construction site. If you are a certified crane operator, you can expect to get some of the best and most sought-after assignments, even ones that are high-paid even by construction…
When it comes to career certifications, having a national certification actually works in favor of truck drivers, crane operators, and other heavy equipment operators. State certifications would do the trick, but if you moved to a new state, then you'd…
If you are considering a career as a new crane operator, then you will be surprised at how many different types of cranes there are, and how many different types of jobs they do. When you look around many workplaces,…
There is a lot to think about for those individuals who are interested in a career as a crane operator. There is of course your crane operator training and then finding that all-important first job. You should also give serious…