Did you know that heavy equipment operators don't necessarily get laid off in the winter? That's because it takes heavy equipment to move snow and de-icing materials off the roads. If you are a heavy equipment operator and live in…
July was a big month for construction as firms added 22,000 new jobs, dropping the sector's unemployment to 7.5 percent. That means the folks who invested in high-quality accredited training at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School are ready to…
This week there's a big assortment of jobs being listed, from local truck drivers (one averages $60,000!) and other types of CDL jobs to heavy equipment and crane operators. It's always interesting to see which areas of the country are…
This week's job listings cover some different areas of the country: the heights of the Rocky Mountains and the wide prairies of Oklahoma, and more. One of the great things about being a well-trained heavy equipment operator from a certified…
This week there are a lot of job listings all over the country, and many of them are CDL drivers. Did you know when you come to ATS for training as a heavy equipment operator that it only takes two…
Some "employment assistance" places don't really help you all that much. You could have access to a list of job openings but not given help writing a resume, for instance. One place held a resume-writing workshop where the instructor told…
Becoming a heavy equipment operator is a childhood dream come true for some, and a new discovery for others. Learning how to safely and skillfully guide large machinery to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks is pretty amazing when you think about it.…
Soft skills are things like writing resumes, filling out applications, interview skills, and stuff like that. Soft skills probably won't be needed once you get hired to operate heavy equipment, although many jobs will require being able to navigate software…