When talking to those who dream of a heavy equipment career, it can be hard work trying to get them to think realistically. As with most careers, you can't expect to start at the top - after all, if you…
If you like variety in your career then backhoes are the answer when it comes to careers in heavy equipment. Loaders, while doing a range of jobs, really rely on the one instrument, a shovel. Excavators, while having a range…
For many, a backhoe is weird look vehicle that has a bucket at one end and a scoop at the other. The bucket digs trenches like an excavator does while the scoop acts in pretty much the same manner as…
Undertaking a heavy equipment training program at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Schools gives you one advantage - you receive training across a range of equipment. When it comes to working as a backhoe operator, you need to combine the skills…
When it comes to running a business, particularly a heavy equipment business, there is no such thing as 'spare time'. If equipment is not earning money, it is most likely costing money and no business can afford that. This is…
Sometimes we downplay the role of excavators and their work digging trenches. After all, digging trenches doesn't really sound interesting. Mining, demolition and other jobs can sound far more interesting; however, there is no denying the important role that excavators…
Demolition sites are one place that backhoes really do earn their keep. Being one of the most versatile pieces of heavy equipment in use today, they can do everything from pulling down walls to breaking up concrete and then finish…
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 the area to help clear out several feet of snow…
Across the nation right now you will find hundreds of backhoe operators hard at work digging out foundations for new buildings and new homes. Backhoes are one of the key tools used by builders to prepare the way for their…
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…