You know, once you graduate you will need gas money to get to work. Why spend it on getting back and forth to school during training? ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School offers Housing Assistance as part of the financial package we offer. This means you can live at the Water Tower Residence Inn while you are in training and wait to spend money on gas when you are getting a paycheck.

There are both single and double rooms, and each one has air conditioning, color TV with cable, and a small refrigerator. You can keep snacks and drinks available during your study time and be comfortable. When you need to do laundry, there are facilities on site. If you want to hang out in the game room, it’s right there.

You won’t be far from restaurants, grocery stores, and stuff like that. You also aren’t far from ATS so the savings on gas are pretty substantial. We’ve found that students appreciate the location and amenities of the Water Tower Inn and that lifelong friendships can be made after class.

You’ll get to know a lot of people studying for different industries, too. The Water Tower Inn is used by Diesel Truck Driver Training School as well as ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School, and since classes start all year round there’s always someone new to talk to.

Offering housing assistance has proven to be a good way to let students save their money and their energy while they focus on learning the skills that will enhance their future career.

This week’s job listings go all over the country and across all the specialties ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School covers, from crane operators to heavy equipment operators to Class-A CDL truck drivers. Once you have your certifications, you can do a lot with the training and skills you get at ATS.

Where do you want to be working next season?

Fort Worth, TX — hiring crane operators

Black River Falls, WI — hiring crane operators

Salt Lake City, UT — hiring crane operators

Burlington, VT — hiring Class- A CDL truck drivers

Stitzer, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

California — hiring crane operators with NCCCO certifications

Lawrence, MI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Madison, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Ignacio, CO — hiring heavy equipment operators

Williston, ND — hiring Class- A CDL truck drivers

Eagle River, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Kingsley, PA — hiring heavy equipment operators

Grand Junction, CO — hiring heavy equipment operators and Class- A CDL truck drivers

Green Bay, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Colorado Springs, CO — hiring heavy equipment operators

Milwaukee, WI — hiring Class- A CDL truck drivers

Huntington, VA — hiring heavy equipment operators

Brownsville, WI — hiring dump truck drivers

Elwood, IL — hiring heavy equipment operators

Schofield, WI — hiring Class- A CDL truck drivers

Beckley, WV — hiring heavy equipment operators

The job site always has the most recent listings and lots of opportunities to network in your field. Take a look at what’s available and explore the possibilities you have with ATS!

Why have there been so many construction accidents in the past few years? A recent article on Equipment World’s site by Wayne Grayson takes a look at the problem. OSHA official: Further increase in construction deaths likely; triggered by uptick in activity, less-experienced workers is a sobering assessment of safety on the jobsite.

“We recently investigated deaths at job sites in Kansas City, Missouri; Framingham, Massachusetts; Brookhaven, Georgia; Bellevue, Washington and Albuquerque, New Mexico,” said Dean McKenzie, the deputy director of OSHA’s directorate for construction. “And that was just one week.”

While this is appalling, the answer is pretty obvious to OSHA. The agency tries to make sure that employers and employees know the safety regulations and follow them so that accidents don’t happen as regularly. But those employers and employees have to be trained, and they have to respect their training. For example, the company doing the demolition of a three-and-a-half-story building in Connecticut had to be stopped before workers were injured:

“It was a brick building built in the early 1900s that they were trying to rehabilitate. The contractor had taken all the interior floor joists that tie the building together so all he had was a brick box,” McKenzie said. “Compliance officers called our engineering office to get our support on how weak this structure would really be and we shut it down until the job could be done safely.”

Imagine the operator of heavy equipment on that job, hoping that the building wouldn’t collapse on top of the work crew. Maybe he even was the guy who called in OSHA when the contractor wouldn’t listen, who knows? What we do know is that the better trained the operators of heavy equipment are, the safer everybody is. There’s a lot of dangerous stuff that happens in construction, and good training keeps it happening safely.

ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School works hard to make sure that our graduates are fully aware of the safety regulations and know how to operate their machine to do the job without any injuries. We want you to have a long, profitable career as a heavy equipment operator known for your expertise and safe practices.

Can a backhoe be used to place eggs in a bowl? That’s one of the challenges at the Weber County Fair, wherein the second year of the backhoe rodeo contestants try their hand at a lot of things you wouldn’t ordinarily expect a backhoe operator to tackle.

“In front of supporters numbering in the low hundreds at the fair’s 2nd annual Backhoe Rodeo, 28 competitors nimbly manipulated various tractors to gently ease three eggs into a small bowl, three bowling pins into narrow canisters and one each of a basketball, soccer and tennis ball into a garbage can. The machines may not be as fickle as a discontented bull — but mastering them takes years, said Dean Maw, manager of Maw Equipment and the sponsor co-hosting the event with Weber County.” — Ben Lockhart, Standard-Examiner Staff

“It takes a lot of getting used to a lot of seat time,” said Nathan Skeen, from North Ogden, who has been riding the machinery for 15 years. “Everybody can kind of run one everybody can get on and kind of play with it, but it takes a know-how to know where to move the dirt or kind of what to do with it to get the job done.”

According to the article, Justin Anderson, from rural Weber County west of Ogden, took home the first prize of $300 and an embroidered jacket. Second place gets $200, and third place gets $100. Not everybody can maneuver this piece of heavy equipment to get such detailed jobs done, but it sure is impressive to watch them do it.

Backhoes are one of the most versatile pieces of heavy equipment, and those who have been trained to operate them continue to develop skills worthy of a rodeo just by being on the job, in the seat, doing what they are paid to do. If you are interested in operating a backhoe as a skilled professional, ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School is a good place to start.

Heavy Equipment School has a good list of available jobs this week. We hope you find something you can sink your teeth into. Take a look at these:

• Paw Paw, MI hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Marshfield, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Green Bay, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Prior Lake, MN hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Superior, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Lowell, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Covington, LA hiring mobile crane operators.
• Greenville, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• La Crosse, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Wausau, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• AMHERST, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• OSHKOSH, WI hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• SAN ANTONIO, TX hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• OMAHA, NE hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• San Antonio, TX hiring mobile crane operators.
• Coldwater, MI hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Mt Vernon, IA hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• Royersford, PA hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Riverdale, IL hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Ignacio, CO hiring mobile crane operators.
• Marshall, MO hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Wyocena, WI hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Columbia, SC hiring heavy equipment operators.
• Evans City, PA hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.

Do you see a trend here? All across the country truck driving jobs are opening up. Now is the time to get your truck driver training and set your career on the right path.

Working with an agency to find a training program that qualifies for funding doesn’t have to be frustrating. Even if your counselor has never heard of Associated Training Services, we have worked with so many agencies and agency counseling services that we are pretty sure we can answer all the labor market questions yours can come up with.

We can provide information about heavy equipment operator job descriptions, the outlook for employment in a particular industry, what the wages normally will be and the earning potential for that occupation. Other occupational details like working conditions and more are often part of an agency’s list of questions when they contact us. We can provide all these things:

• history of ATS (Associated Training Services)
• training program descriptions
• career service assistance details
• Eligible Training Provider statuses
• anything else they need to know

Which Agenc Does ATS Work With?

Agencies ATS has worked with and will continue to work with include:

Agency List

• Government employment offices
• Departments of workforce development
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
• Dislocated worker retraining programs
• Trade Readjustment Act (TAA)
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
• State Departments of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Veterans Administration
• Other agencies that help people find employment

In addition to working with these agencies, because ATS is an Eligible Training Provider there is funding available. Many of the agencies who contact us are doing so because they want to make sure that the training they recommend will be eligible for the funding programs they work with.

If you are working with an agency, ATS will be able to help by providing all the information that is needed to get you started on a good career in heavy equipment.

The National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) are the credentialing organizations that gives Associated Training Services (ATS) advantage over other trade schools.

These credentialing standards are recognized and accepted by many industry employers. They are also accepted by government agencies and educational institutions so are eligible for financial assistance. Students who hold NCCER or NCCCO credentials are appreciated and sought after.

The National Center for Construction Education & Research

NCCER is affiliated with the University of Florida and has the mission of “fostering a productive, safe, and sustainable workforce.” This standardized curricula is what ATS uses to teach our students. All ATS instructors have completed the NCCER Instructor Certification Training Program and we employ two NCCER Master Trainers who have gone on to advanced levels.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

NCCCO was formed for the purpose of developing standards for crane operators in performance and safety procedures. These standards greatly increase the effectiveness of crane operation and reduce the risk of accidents. These standards include stimulating training, improving performance records, and recognizing professionals within the crane operation industry.

ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School Advantage

Because ATS utilizes these nationally recognized credentials, our graduates consistently are known as highly qualified entrants in their chosen field. Associated Training Services is proud to be a part of the legacy and promise that NCCCO and NCCER certifications bring to the skilled trade industries. A certification from either of these national credentialing organizations is an achievement to be proud of.

There are just two job listings this week and they are entirely different kinds of jobs in completely different environments. The crane operator in Virginia Beach will be working in a relatively urban area along the Atlantic Ocean. This job might entail a lot of things because crane operators do a wide variety of lifting jobs for many industries. On the other hand, the Grand Junction job is in the middle of the country past the Continental Divide on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains. The city is well-developed but the landscape is nothing like the beach. Heavy equipment in this location can mean a lot of things, including operating a snow plow to keep the roads open.

Virginia Beach, VA — hiring crane operators

Grand Junction, CO — hiring heavy equipment operators

Once you have your certifications and training from ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School, there are many types of opportunities available in many parts of the country. If you are looking to locate in a different state for any reason, as a graduate of ATS, you can get on the job site at Total Resources Network and look for jobs in that location. If your resume and information are loaded on the site it’s pretty easy to apply. This site is one of the best ways to connect with potential employers and network with others in your industry, no matter where they are located. It’s one of the benefits of being an ATS grad.

According to OSHA, “Excavating is recognized as one of the most dangerous job in construction operations.” This is because excavators dig holes and trenches that can easily collapse if proper safety procedures are ignored or the soil is not analyzed correctly. An excavator operator has a very important job, one that requires a lot of knowledge and skill.

It may not look like the traditional excavator has changed much, but there are a lot of things happening in this part of the heavy equipment world. Many machines are being built as hybrids to save fuel, and each company tries to build the latest operating abilities into their product. But however fancy the excavator is, it’s only as good as the operator who runs it.

Excavator Operators Change Their Foundation

Since every excavator is changing the very ground it operates on, that operator needs to be able to assess changing conditions and respond in the best way possible. Whether it is digging a trench for a new community sewer system, clearing ground for a new high rise, mining, logging, disaster clean up, or something else, and excavator is one of the machines you will see being used. In each case, there are swiftly changing conditions and an operator who must know what to do.

Because an excavator operator does such a dangerous job, it’s very important to be trained properly. At ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School there is the experience of decades combined with the ability to adapt to the industry standards of the future. We are the recognized leaders in training heavy equipment operators for all the industries who rely on this important skilled trade.

You get the knowledge that gives perspective on a situation along with the experience that provides the skills that will continually develop on the job to make even the most dangerous jobs ones that can be done safely and professionally.

Every rigger/signalperson has to be certified. That’s a federal regulation from OSHA and most insurance companies have been insisting on it too. It just makes sense that this vital job be one that is held by a person who has been trained and passed the certification meeting the National Comission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).

This NCCCO certification goes past the federal standards and is recognized as the best in the crane and lifting industires. If you want to be the best rigger/signalperson on the job site, you need to have this certification.

How To Get Your NCCCO Certification

ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School offers OSHA Rigger/Signalperson Training that results in getting your NCCCO Certification. This has a lot of advantages:

• OSHA Recognized
• Industry Recognized
• Portable – goes with person
• Opens additional job opportunities
• Short term – one week
• Additional credential

We Can Come To You

Employers can also take advantage of our Qualification program to train their employees at the ATS school in Wisconsin or bring ATS instructors on any site in the US. Rigger and signalperson information is taught and there are both written and practical exams. At the end of the time, credentials document the trainees’ completion of the program and are valid for three years.

Whether you come to ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School for the full NCCCO training or your employer has our instructors come to your job site and train you, that training will be the best we offer. Both the knowledge and the basic skills will be yours along with that precious certification that shows you are qualified to be the best rigger/signalperson on the job site.