One area where heavy equipment operators may see a rise in job vacancies is in the field of demolition. There are a lot of projects planned that will require the demolition of old buildings and the clearing of sites before…
When building roads there are always going to be obstacles for motor graders to negotiate. Bridges, tunnels and man holes - yes man holes. I believe the correct terminology now is 'personnel access point'. Image yourself as a motor grader…
Finding a good quality heavy equipment training school can often be difficult. When you consider the cost of training, you need to be sure your hard earned dollars will result in good quality training that the industry recognizes. More importantly,…
The jobs outlook for heavy equipment operators is looking reasonably good for 2009 with billions of dollars being allocated to both major and minor construction projects. The Federal governments economic stimulus package is to pump around $48 billion into transportation…
There are many states that require the certification of crane operators before they can commence work. Most states also require crane operators, particularly mobile crane operators, to have a license. The question is, what is the difference between them and…
Backhoes are not exactly the slowest of creatures but even on the open highway they would struggle to get over 20mph - imagine driving one at 60mph? The military have now taken on a backhoe that can do just that…
I saw this ad for dump truck drivers earlier this week and thought, "the economy cannot be that bad". Check it out: Wanted - Dump Truck Drivers. Requirments: CDL, Clean driving record, prefer experience but willing to employ new drivers…
Not all motor grader operators are equal. This may surprise many who are considering entering the heavy equipment field as motor grader operators. Finished-grade operators are those who have the skill and expertise to finely grade an area to exact…
Winter can be hard on heavy equipment and although we protect our blades and buckets with a technique known as hard surfacing, freezing conditions can be our equipment's worst enemy. Frozen lines can often be replaced in an hour or…
With news coming out of Australia regarding their serious bushfires and the losses of hundreds, almost a thousand, homes, it reminds us of one of the toughest jobs that bulldozer operators have to do. We have wild fires that burn…