The history of the bulldozer is rather simplistic and like most inventions, came from a need. They say that 'necessity is the mother of invention' and that is true of the bulldozer. In early days, the bulldozer was no more…
There are several government initiatives that provide financial aid to pay for some or all of a heavy equipment training program that leads to employment. However, for many workers facing redundancy, they should be checking with their employers to see…
The way the work situation is at present, no one really wants to quit their job to take up heavy equipment training with out the guarantee of a job at the end of the training. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees…
There is so much talk about a recession and tough times, businesses failing and the resultant job losses, you would think there was no hope for the future. There are two areas that should be looked at under these circumstances…
Mention the word training, even heavy equipment training, and most middle aged people switch off. According to them, they are too old to learn new tricks and training is for the next generation. There may be a few rare situations…
I don't know about you, I just love the open road. I could spend all day just driving - I guess like all things, the more you do it the more mundane it becomes - however I still think that…
Heavy equipment operators who are in the know are preparing themselves for a very busy summer. Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment program was announced, most states began finding areas that required significant funding. South Dakota is a prime example…
Excavator or excavators are one of the pieces of heavy equipment that you may hear talk about but rarely actually see - unless you are specifically looking for them. They don't do a lot of driving around like a bulldozer…
Some construction sites that use heavy equipment can be real eye openers if you take the time to look at what is going on and how it affects the community. Often, the construction itself will become a historical item. Take…
A story from late last year caught my attention as it gave another example of some of the interesting jobs that crane operators get. The story related to a polar bear that had decided to camp out at the bottom…