Ever wondered what it is like to sit in the operators seat in some of those heavy equipment machines? Perhaps you can stop wondering and experience the feeling yourself. ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools are having an open house and has been aptly named:

In-The-Seat Day

October 25th 2008

The following schools will be involved: Southern California, Northern California, Colorado, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and New Hampshire.

The open house will include FREE food, drinks, and a FREE gift (hats or t-shirts). Te first 100 attendees will also be eligible for a share of $100,000 in scholarships. See the website for conditions.

This is a perfect opportunity to get into the seat of a heavy equipment machine and see how comfortable you are behind the controls.

There are a lot of heavy equipment training providers in the market place at present so you may be wondering why you should choose us over one of the others. At the end of the day, training is not about the little bit of paper you receive when it is all over. For that paper to mean anything, your skills and your ability to successfully use them in the workplace is what counts most.

ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools pride themselves on the way they do business. They have a core set of values which they stick by. These values include:

LONGEVITY: Being able to stick it out over a great many years training in heavy equipment

QUALITY: Quality speaks for itself. You are going to be the best judge so they wont let you down.

INTEGRITY: Doing what we say we are going to do.

PRIDE: We take pride in our business. We also take pride in our heavy equipment students.

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF: Only qualified, experienced and well trained staff – you deserve the best

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: At the end of the day you will judge us on how we have delivered our service to you.

Heavy equipment is competitive. There are many jobs calling for well trained staff. I role is to help employers find staff that meet their needs so we adapt our training according to current requirements. Check our free brochure and DVD on the heavy equipment industry.

Heavy equipment is used in a wide variety of situations. From the mine to the forest, our ports and roads, and construction of everything from a home to a high rise building. The requirement for heavy equipment operators seems to ebb and flow. However, there always seems to be vacancies for skilled operators.

Our free job placement service can help you find employment operating a wide range of heavy equipment related to the training you undertook. This heavy equipment includes:

• Wheel loaders
• Backhoes
• Excavators
• Scrapers
• Bulldozers
• Road Graders
• Swing & Fixed cab mobile cranes
• Equipment Transporting
• Dump Trucks

Job placement assistance is a priority with us. All our graduates are eligible to receive job placement assistance at no extra cost. There is a demand throughout the country for heavy equipment operators.

As a graduate, you are able to access our job placement database by calling the School or on the internet. The job placement department assists in locating potential employers in your community.

To put these services into affect, you must have graduated from ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools. Contact us for no obligation information and DVD.

The modern heavy equipment cab is almost luxury compared to those of ten and twenty years ago. One question I heard was why? Why have they made modern cabs so comfortable?

Older heavy equipment was heavy in all aspects. Even the steering was heavy. It often took a lot of strength to turn the steering wheel, pull on the levers and push down on the pedals. Add to that the heat and dust and the poor supply of fresh air and the role of a heavy equipment operator was quite taxing. Most operators finished the day mentally and physically exhausted.

It was a known fact that most accidents occurred in the later part of a working shift. This was because workers were tired, less vigilant and their reflexes much slower. Some reports put heavy equipment operators on the same level of those who were intoxicated.

Over time, different areas of the operators cab were refined. One of the first was the introduction powered steering. This took a lot of strain of the operator particularly when hydraulics where also improved to make the movement of levers and pedals much easier. The physical strain on the body was immediately reduced.

Add to this the inclusion of comfortable seats, climate (and dust) control and wide wrap around windows and suddenly the heavy equipment operator’s life became easier. We call them luxury cabs, those who operated the old machinery call them safety cabs.

Learn to operate heavy equipment yourself through ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools.

The backhoe loader a vehicle which consists of a tractor, front shovelbucket and small backhoe in the rear. Due to its small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects such as building a house, fixing roads and general maintenance. They are versatile work horses of the construction industry.

Backhoe-loaders are very common and can be used for a wide variety of tasks including construction, small demolitions, light transportation of building materials, powering building equipment, digging holes/excavating, breaking asphalt, and paving roads.

The backhoe bucket can often be replaced with other tools such as a breaker for smashing concrete and rock. Some loader buckets have a retractable bottom, enabling it to empty its load more quickly and efficiently.

Operating a backhoe loader still requires training including how to operate and the general safety issues associated with heavy equipment.

ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools can provide training for a wide variety construction equipment. Check out he training available today for a career in heavy equipment operations.

The old farm tractors you see pottering around farms are a far cry from the latest models appearing in the showrooms. Tractors of old had three point linkages that really turned them into advanced towing machines; tow a plow for example.

Tractors now come with the ability to add scoop which means they can operate as small front end loaders. You can also add an arm and bucket which in effect turns them into a backhoe; in fact it is not just the bucket you can add, you can add any of the traditional backhoe attachments.

Most tractors now come with the ability to add a blade, similar to that of a bulldozer. Whilst they may not have the strength of a bulldozer, they can still do a lot of the lighter work, often faster and more efficiently than their larger cousins.

The old fashion tractor doesn’t cut it in the modern world now and the skills developed on these old tractors do not really prepare you for the modern day models. Even the cabs of the modern tractor are different. The come with all the mod cons like air conditioning, electronics, GPS and some even come with laser technology.

Learning to operate modern heavy equipment is not as difficult as it may seem. ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools can provide all the training you require in heavy equipment to make you proficient in the operation of most types of machinery in use to day. Visit their site and request a brochure or free DVD on careers in heavy equipment.

Today’s heavy equipment is built to high standards. Maintenance is an important area and almost new equipment has been designed in such a way that maintenance points are easy to access, thus reducing down times.

Where heavy equipment has really moved ahead is in cabin design. I has gone totally ergonomic. Seats with 5,6 or seven different seating positions, reinforced lumbar support and rotating for easy movement is just the start.

The viewing area in the cabs of most modern heavy equipment is 360 degrees. In other words, you have a reasonably clear view of everything, from the seating position, by just rotating the chair.

Other ergonomic features include dials and guages that are prominent and easily read, hand controls with ergonomic grips, and ventilation and temperature control. The working life of a heavy equipment operator is almost one of luxury – the only thing missing is the room service.

If this is the life for you – consider undergoing a training program through ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools – a new career in heavy equipment awaits you.

If you travel around as much as I do you will often see the signs. “Crane Operator Wanted”; “bulldozer operator wanted”. If I was a few years younger I would be jumping at the chance.

One of the real benefits of undertaking heavy equipment training is the versatility, and freedom, it offers. If your young, free, and want to see the world, or at least the country, then a qualification as a heavy equipment operator could be your pass to freedom.

You can, and many in the industry do, move from one job to another as you move around the country. There are also many overseas countries that recognize the training, if not the training, then the skills developed on the job.

Wherever there is growth, new buildings, new roads, new mines or land being cleared, they will need heavy equipment operators. If you think about it, a bulldozer made in Germany is going to be the same the world over. It is just the local rules and safety issues that need to be learned.

If you want to travel the world then get your start by undertaking the training at ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools.

Many heavy equipment training schools have terms or semesters. To obtain a training place, you need to wait until the next training period begins.

At ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools you have two options, you can start training online immediately, or you can check our training calendar. We start training every Monday rotating the various courses. Essentially, you can start on any Monday (except public holidays).

However, providing dates to start is not the most important issue. My response to this questions is very simple. You can start when you are ready to start learning how to operate heavy equipment.

Training in a new field of endeavor takes real commitment. You need to want to learn in that area – in this case, you need to want to learn how operate heavy equipment.

Learning a new field is not difficult if your heart is in it. Training becomes difficult when you really have no interest in the subject matter an your just going through the motions. If your ready to start a career as a heavy equipment operator, then let us arrange your training.

Heavy Equipment needs to be inspected and serviced on a regular basis. Without these routine inspections and services the equipment fails – and often fails badly.

Inspections are often carried out daily with services carried out on monthly, bi-monthly or a quarterly basis. Many heavy equipment manuals determine service routines based on hours used. As a heavy equipment operator, your task is often to carry out the daily and weekly inspections.

Servicing on the other hand requires skilled mechanics. Changing the oil can be an easy task. Inspecting the oil for signs of wear and tear can help to prevent long term damage own the track.

Having a regular service goes beyond just changing the oil. Brake and hydraulic fittings need to be checked as do safety issues. Where signs of wear and tear are evident, the component can be repaired or replaced quickly and easily. This often prevent more expensive repairs further down the track.

Basic maintenance is included in most of our training programs. You will learn enough to understand the requirements to successfully complete a safety inspection prior to starting a job each day. ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools can provide you with the skills to not only inspect heavy equipment, but also to operate successfully.