Road graders have long been a bastion of male dominance. While women have found their way into truck driving and bulldozer operations, they haven't shown much interest in graders. That, however, seems to be changing quite quickly. In fact, women…
Self employment is a popular path for many people involved in the heavy equipment industry and the machinery of choice are backhoes. There is a good reason for this, of course. Backhoes are versatile and can be used in a…
Loaders are not all the same although in most cases, the operating principles are the same. All loaders perform similar actions - they have a scoop style bucket at the front and it is used to scoop up material, move…
Step into the cab of a modern grader and you will wonder if it is a piece of heavy equipment, or a well designed office. Compare modern graders from those of twenty years ago. The outside working components have only…
In an age where everyone is becoming environmentally conscious, moves are afoot to reclaim land and return it to its former natural glory. While bulldozers may have been a part of the original stripping of the land, they are now…
If I was asked which careers offered the best long term opportunities I would have to point to the transport sector. No matter how tough times are, we still eat and we still consume and that requires transport. The alternative…
We live in a world where there seems to be an ever increasing rate of government interference in the work place. While taxes and the like often make the news, other areas such as workplace safety rarely do until there…
Bulldozer training - you can actually find bulldozer training facilities all over the place. Some training schools are better than others, but then that's true of every industry across the nation. If you are looking to enter the heavy equipment…
One of the things you will notice about graders is that they tend to work on their own. This can be a little misleading because graders are really just one part of a large team - a very integral part…
Excavators are used in a wide variety of industries and the job prospects for each industry is varied. Although the majority of operators tend to work in construction, there are other industries that also rely on competent operators. Some of…