ATS Experienced Instructors
When you are attending a training school, you want to have access to the most experienced instructors. When you are trained by an individual who has extensive on-the-job training and who is experienced in all aspects of the field. These…
Equipment Operators for the Oil Industry
Heavy equipment operators are always needed, but those who can operate cranes and other heavy equipment for the oil industry are in great demand. While many heavy equipment operators work a 40-hour week, those who work in the gas and…
Heavy Equipment or Cranes Used on Railroads
If you are interested in operating heavy equipment, you might want to train to get a job working with the railroads. A railroad crane, which is sometimes called a crane car or wrecker, is a kind of crane that is…
Bringing Home Troops from Syria
The United States has had military troops in Syria since 2014. The American-led intervention of the Civil War in Syria includes troops from the United Kingdom, Jordan, Turkey, France, Australia, Canada, and other nations. These troops joined to support the…
Grade Reading and Site Layouts
Many people think heavy equipment operators do one thing – and that is operate heavy equipment. But a heavy equipment operator must do much more. In order to do his or her job properly, he or she must be able…
OSHA’s Crane Requirement
As you should be aware, OSHA’s new crane requirement rule became effective on November 10, 2018. Part of that rule involves the requirement for the employer to train and evaluate its crane operators in addition to those operators being certified. To…
$10 Billion Wisconsin Project on Hold?
Wisconsin project, Foxconn, plans for a $10 billion plant in Wisconsin may or may not be a go, according to conflicting reports. Some recent reports indicate that the officials in charge of Foxconn might be abandoning the plans for the…