If you’re looking for dump truck drivers or dump truck driver jobs, there are plenty of them to go around. So where can you go to get hired to drive a dump truck? Here are five employers you should be able to find in your town.

1. Construction Companies – Every construction company needs at least one qualified dump truck driver. When they excavate a location for a building, there will be an inevitable need for someone to take the excavated dirt and move it to a new area on the work site or off the work site altogether.
2. Municipalities – Local city and county governments often need dump truck drivers for a variety of tasks. They haul dirt, rocks, asphalt, and a number of other materials from one location to another all day long.
3. Paving/Seal Coating Companies – Paving companies not only work for cities and counties, but they work for commercial construction companies and private homeowners. They’ll often carry the material that is used to build parking lots and pave driveways. Seal coating companies patch driveways and parking lots. You’ll always be employed in this profession.
4. Quarries – Dump truck drivers at quarries carry rocks, limestone, dirt, sediment, and a handful of other materials. Substances are often delivered to a dump site to be carried off as refuse, but you’ll often find yourself doing other types of interesting work, too.
5. Truck Rental Companies – Many truck rental companies will not only rent the truck but the driver, too. If you want a more interesting job where you’ll be hauling different materials every day, try a truck rental company.

Interested in being a dump truck driver? Get your training today.

Employers all over the country are looking for qualified and certified heavy equipment operators. But there is only one way to become a certified heavy equipment operator. You’ll need to enroll in a heavy equipment operator training class, get your certification, then you can apply to jobs all over the country just like these:

• LAFAYETTE, IN Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• REEDSBURG, WI Hiring heavy equipment operators.

If you want to see more heavy equipment job leads like these, you can join the Total Resources Network or enroll in the Associated Training Services Heavy Equipment School and you’ll get a free membership. Not only does the ATS job board include heavy equipment operator jobs all over the U.S., but it also includes Class-A CDL truck driving jobs, mobile crane operator jobs, rigger, and signalperson jobs, and foreman jobs. you’ll see all the best heavy equipment jobs all over the country, and you can apply for any of them for which you are qualified.

If you do not already have your heavy equipment certification, there’s an upcoming class scheduled and you can get enrolled today.

ATS has the best training school with the best heavy equipment training instructors. Our instructors are certified and have been working with heavy equipment for years. You’ll learn how to operate each piece of equipment safely, how to perform inspections and basic maintenance, how to identify soils, and even how to layout a work site. Start your career in heavy equipment today. Enroll in the ATS heavy equipment training school.

Heavy equipment operators are essential to modern life. They perform tasks that most of us aren’t willing to do and that most of us aren’t qualified to do. Here are six essential things heavy equipment operators do every day.

1. Build roads – From the time that President Eisenhower started building the Interstate highway system–and even before that–America’s roads have been constructed by men (and women) who power the heavy equipment that make it possible.
2. Dig basements – If you live in the northern part of the United States, you likely have a basement. Someone has to dig it out, for a basement is nothing more than a hole in the ground filled with concrete walls. Heavy equipment operators dig those holes.
3. Dig trenches – Before water and sewer lines can be laid, there has to trench to lay them in. Heavy equipment operators dig those trenches. If you like drinking water and appreciate where your waste goes, thank a heavy equipment operator.
4. Grade parking lots – Have you ever watched a heavy equipment operator smooth out a piece of land? They were likely grading a parking lot. This is one of the many important tasks heavy equipment operators perform every day, and that includes driveways.
5. Haul dirt, rocks, and other materials – Dump trucks carry dirt that heavy equipment operators pull out of a trench, basement hole, or piece of land being excavated.
6. Lift things – Crane operators can lift a man to work on a highway, lift heavy objects like timber and box crates full of cargo, and perform other tasks that involve using heavy equipment to reach new heights.

If you want to become a heavy equipment operator, learn about the ATS heavy equipment school. Enroll Now!

Heavy equipment jobs are a dime a dozen. You just have to know where to look. And, frankly, they’re all over the place. From New York City to San Diego, California, you’ll find heavy equipment jobs of all sorts. From Miami, Florida to Seattle Washington, there are heavy equipment jobs just waiting for you to take over. Even in Alaska and Hawaii, you’ll find heavy equipment jobs. This week, we’re going to share a couple of those with you from the Associated Training Services heavy equipment job board.

• PASADENA, TX. Hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• INDEPENDENCE, MO. Hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.

Okay, so we’re talking about Class-A CDL truck-driving jobs. That isn’t exactly heavy equipment, but you’ll see the truck driving jobs on heavy equipment work sites. In fact, a lot of construction companies employ dump truck drivers to haul dirt their excavators and bulldozers push around. And truck drivers are some of the highest-paid heavy equipment operators. We thought you should know that.

If you’d like to become a heavy equipment operator or a Class-A CDL truck driver, buckle up and sign up. The next class starts on Monday, August 1, 2016. It’s not too late to sign up. We offer employment assistance upon graduation, tuition assistance upon enrollment, and housing assistance once accepted into the class.

If August 1 is too soon, we have other classes starting later. There’s a mobile crane operator school starting later in August and a rigger/signalperson training class starting on the last Monday. For the full schedule of August training dates, consult our training calendar.

A digger derrick is a type of truck that allows you to dig holes, lift heavy materials, and hoist long objects like utility poles. Associated Training Services now has a Digger Derrick Training Class where we teach potential operators how to operate the equipment safely, among other things. Here is a short rundown of some of the things you’ll learn in the Digger Derrick Training Class:

• All the different components of a digger derrick truck
• How to perform an inspection on your digger derrick
• Setting up your digger derrick to operate more efficiently
• Tips for stowing and unstowing the auger
• How to set a utility pole using the digger derrick
• Underground hazards and how to identify them
• Power tools to use with a digger derrick
• Overhead hazards and how to work around them

And much more.

The Principle Use of a Digger Derrick

The primary use for a digger derrick is for digging deep post holes, such as utility poles. The digger derrick is a crane-like truck with a huge boom on it, and its primary tool is the auger. The boom and auger are powered by a heavy and powerful hydraulic system.

The reason companies use a digger derrick is that it can dig holes quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. With the right training, you can be a great digger derrick operator. Due to the specialized nature of this equipment, ATS offers a digger derrick training class where you can learn everything you need to know to operate a digger derrick safely and efficiently.

While there are only two job listings this week, Associated Training Services (ATS) would like to stress the importance of those job listings for potential students of the ATS Heavy Equipment School. For starters, all graduates of the school receive a complimentary lifetime membership in the job board, which allows you to search for heavy equipment jobs at any time during your career, whether employed at that time or not. Secondly, it’s important to see that there are many different types of heavy equipment jobs and they are located in a variety of places.

This week’s heavy equipment job listings include:

• MADISON, WI. Hiring heavy equipment operators with Class-A CDL.
• EAU CLAIRE, WI. Hiring heavy equipment operators with Class-A CDL.

Okay, so both job listings this week are in Wisconsin, and, yes, both are for heavy equipment operators with a Class-A CDL driver’s license. That won’t always be the case. We’ve listed heavy equipment jobs in every state of the union and will continue to list jobs in every state. We’ve also listed a variety of heavy equipment jobs including:

• Mobile crane operators
• Riggers and signalpersons
• Backhoe operators
• Class-A CDL truck drivers
• Heavy equipment operators
• Specialized equipment operators
• And more

If you have the desire to operate any type of heavy equipment and you do not already have the proper certification, you may consider enrolling in the ATS Heavy Equipment Operator School to receive world-class training and certification. Not only do we train people on all of the heavy equipment you’ll see on the construction site, but we also train long-haul truck drivers and other professionals in the industry. We employ only the best instructors, so sign up today.

We may be light on the job listings this week, but it changes from week to week. There’s one thing you can always be sure of: If you’re a graduate of Associated Training Services and our heavy equipment school, then you’ll have a lifetime membership to our job board at Total Resources Network. That means you’ll be able to find a job in the heavy equipment industry at any stage of your career and no matter where you live.

This week, we’ve got jobs in Texas and Wisconsin. And not just light jobs either. From mobile crane operators to Class-A CDL truck drivers, no heavy equipment job is too easy for our job boards. So polish up your resume and let’s go.

• WAUNAKEE, WI hiring heaving equipment operators with Class-A CDL.
• STURTEVANT, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• La BLANCA, TX hiring mobile crane operators.

Where to Get Your World Class, Top-Notch Heavy Equipment Training

Before you search for a job, you have to get trained for a job. Associated Training Services will train you on all the most important equipment on the work site. From mobile cranes to bulldozers and backhoes, if you see it on the construction site, we’ll train you to drive it, haul it, shift it and lift it, and use the equipment safely no matter where you live. When you graduate from heavy equipment school, you’ll be qualified to operate any heavy equipment and do it safely. You’ll also be qualified to apply for and land your first heavy equipment job. So apply right now.

At Associated Training Services, we pride ourselves on our Heavy Equipment School. We teach new heavy equipment operators how to handle all the most important equipment on the construction site, and we provide other resources too. We teach soft skills training so you can learn how to hunt for an interview for the best heavy equipment jobs available. That training will give you a leg up in the workforce. On top of that, you’ll get free lifetime access to our job board and see daily lists of heavy equipment jobs available all across the country. Like these:

• STURTEVANT, WI. Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• LA BLANCA, TX. Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• TOLEDO, OH. Hiring mobile crane operators.
• ARITON, AL Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• MONTICELLO, MN. Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• FITCHBURG, WI. Hiring heavy equipment operators with Class-A CDL.

This is just a tiny fraction of heavy equipment jobs available around the country. Every week, Total Resources Network showcases the best heavy equipment jobs from the best employers all over the U.S. You’ll find heavy equipment operator jobs, mobile crane operator jobs, Class-A CDL truck driving jobs, and rigger/signalperson jobs. You pick the ones you want to apply for based on the training we provide you in our school.

You can start your heavy equipment operator career today. Just sign up for our next training class, meet your instructors, and join hands with your personal career counselor, who will walk you through the steps for applying for jobs in the heavy equipment industry and support and encourage you all along the way.

Associated Training Services (ATS) invites the general public to help us celebrate the Grand Opening of our new training facility on Friday, July 15, 2016. The event will kick off at 9 a.m. and go through 3 p.m. 94.1 WJJO disc jockey Randy Hawke will broadcast live from the event, so tune up your radio.

The location of the event will be 7132 Elder Lane in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Attendees will have an opportunity to take home some incredible items if they win our silent auction. Auction items include

• 50th Anniversary die cast Case backhoe
• Gander Mountain Gift card
• 3-month membership to Pinnacle Health and Fitness
• 2 – $50.00 gift card to the Coaches Club
• 2 – Wisconsin State Fair Tickets
• Badger State Knockerball Party.
• ITI Rigging Engineering Books/ The Art of Heavy Transport Book
• Die-cast replica of Grove GMK6300 All Terrain Crane
• ATS Leather Jacket
• 1-week NCCCO prep and testing
• Mazzella Companies Swag Pack
• 2 – 18 holes with GPS cart at the Oaks golf course
• 1 Gehl replica machine, 4 Gehl hats, 4 Gehl club seats for Brewers vs Reds
• 4 some at Bridges Golf course in Madison

And there will be other items for auction as well. More details are on the way.

Meet the New ATS Heavy Equipment Training Facility

ATS recently completed construction of its new 16,000-square-foot training facility 10 miles outside of Madison, Wisconsin. The new facility will house all of the long-running heavy equipment training school classrooms, offices, and training resources under one roof. The facility cost $2 million to build and ATS welcomes the public to come out and see it.

“The largest classroom (of the new training facility) is 3,000 square feet and seats 100 plus,” said Dan Swiggum, the business development officer for ATS. “We’ll use it for orientation and also make it available to associations looking for a place to provide specialized training.”

Classrooms at the new facility are sponsored by heavy equipment manufacturers, which include Case Construction Equipment, Terex Cranes, Manitou, JCB, and Mazzella Companies.

ATS will serve free food and beverages between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

If you are interested in becoming a heavy equipment operator, come join ATS as we show off our new training facility and the most respected career training in the country.

If you want a long-lasting career that pays well, try heavy equipment operations. You can learn to operate virtually any type of heavy equipment in use today on construction sites all around the world. The most popular and rewarding type of heavy equipment can be learned in one course. Here are 7 types of heavy equipment you can learn in one training class at Associated Training Services:

1. Backhoes – A backhoe is used for excavation. It consists of a bucket on the back end of an articulating boom. You’ll often see them on construction sites and are used for digging ditches and trenches. If you want bigger holes, use an excavator.
2. Wheel loaders – Wheel loaders are large pieces of equipment with bigger buckets than backhoes and are used to carry material from one end of the construction site to another. They are close cousins to front-end loaders.
3. Bulldozers – The bulldozer is the workhorse of the construction site. It consists of a large blade and is used for pushing dirt, soil, sand, rock, rubble, and other debris around the worksite. When you just want it out of the way, use a bulldozer.
4. Excavators – When you really need a big hole dug, use an excavator. See how an excavator compares with a backhoe in the video below.

1. Road graders – A road grader has a long blade on it and is used to flatten surfaces, such as gravel roads and construction sites.
2. Dump trucks – When you have a lot of dirt, soil, rock, and other substances to move, use a dump truck.
3. Skid steers – A skid steer, also called a skid steer loader, is a small piece of equipment that allows you to add different attachments to the front for hauling, moving, and lifting things. Watch this fun video of a skid steer in action.