On this Thanksgiving Day, Associated Training Services expresses gratitude to the diligent men and women who contribute to the growth of America. We appreciate the opportunity to train and certify individuals who play a crucial role in keeping our nation strong. As you celebrate this holiday, take a moment to express gratitude to the significant people in your life and those who make your aspirations achievable. Kick off your boots, savor your meal, and have a joyful Thanksgiving! Wishing everyone a safe, serene, and happy holiday!
A special thank you from Associated Training Services and the Diesel Driving School goes out to our hard-working and committed employees. You are the backbone of the nation’s premier heavy equipment operator, mobile crane operator, and CDL school. Without your dedication, none of our achievements would be possible. Happy Thanksgiving to all our employees and their families – may your holiday be filled with joy and warmth.
Everyone at Associated Training Services would like to thank you for a wonderful year and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to another fantastic year.
ATS Offerings
Heavy Equipment Training
We offer two levels of heavy equipment operator training which include the operation of backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders, scrapers, all-terrain forklifts, motor graders, and articulated off-road dump trucks. These are the types of equipment most common in the industries which hire heavy equipment operators. These programs also include subject matter such as grade reading, grade stakes, laser levels, site plans, site layout, soils, and safety.
Crane Operator Training
We offer three levels of mobile crane operator training. These programs are designed to teach a person how to safely operate these cranes and to help the student get their certification through the Nation Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) ™.
LEVEL ONE
Small Hydraulic Cranes
Large Hydraulic Cranes
LEVEL TWO
LEVEL TWO
Lattice Boom Cranes
Articulated Boom Cranes
LEVEL THREE
Tower Cranes
Digger Derricks
Truck Driver Training
A Class-A CDL helps ATS graduates secure employment as heavy equipment or crane operator. This license allows a person to haul their heavy equipment to a job site or drive a mobile crane on public roadways. These truck driving programs teach a person the basic skills and knowledge needed to drive a Class-A commercial vehicle and to get their Class-A CDL license. Students entering these programs must have their Class-A learners permit from their state of residence prior to attending.
Rigging/Signalperson Training
The ATS Rigging/Signalperson training is designed to give the student the skills and knowledge needed to pass the written and practical exams for certification through the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) ™. This program is an excellent add-on to either the mobile crane or heavy equipment training programs.
Directional Drilling Program
We offer a two-week Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) program to introduce the student to the following. This program is designed to give an individual the fundamental skills and knowledge to operate a Horizontal Directional Drill and perform the other functions involved in HDD operations.
Do you have a young fan who is interested in construction and heavy equipment on your Christmas list? There is an excellent selection of construction toys available for children of all ages. For those who like to build, there are construction sets, such as K’nex, Legos, and other building sets.
Some of the newer interesting toys include the Mattel Matchbox Downton Demolition Playset, which includes a crane and wrecking ball to knock down the three-story building. It has two Matchbox construction vehicles, and the crane features a claw to grip and move materials for demolition and rebuilding.
The Dickie Toys Construction Playset includes four construction vehicles and street sign accessories. ENGINO STEM Mechanics sets allow you to see the technical mechanics of how things work. One set focuses on how cams and crank mechanisms are crucial to many real machines in the world. Tonka has multiple playsets available, and they remain popular as they have for several decades.
There are also dress-up sets for youngsters. These include plastic hard hats and neon-colored safety vests. There is a Play-Doh Construction Set that features a crane, and toddlers can enjoy the PlaySkool cement mixer truck.
There are also radio-controlled construction vehicles, including trucks, bulldozers, and cranes. While there are some easy-to-maneuver radio-controlled vehicles for young children, some of these are more advanced and technical, made for teens and adults, and available only at hobby shops. These make great gifts for hobbyists, so there is a construction toy for those of any age on your list.
With the wide variety of construction toys available, there are also toys to fit all budgets and all price ranges, ranging from $10 to $1,000s for the hobbyist radio-controlled vehicles from the hobby shops. These toys are available at department stores, discount retailers, wholesale clubs, hobby shops, toy stores, and hardware stores.
If you have a construction worker on your Christmas list, you may be left wondering would be a gift they will appreciate and, also get plenty of use out of. Here are a few of the top gift ideas for someone who works in construction.
Dual-port car chargers – Spending a lot of time traveling from one job site to another, and working outdoors, they need to keep their smartphones and tablets charged. A dual-port car charger helps keep two devices ready to go.
Portable rechargeable work lights – Cordless rechargeable work lights can provide up to 5 hours of light and will easily attach to different surfaces.
All-weather pens or pencils – Construction workers often must write down details and in bad weather, that can be challenging. All-weather mechanical pencils and pens perform in extreme temperatures and provide waterproof writing.
Bluetooth speakers – While these are common in homes, they are great gifts for job sites and in heavy machinery. Bluetooth speakers let you play your music without taking along CDs. Just plug in your phone or other device and listen.
Tool totes – Tool bags with shoulder straps are available with a variety of pockets, so a variety of tools can easily be stored.
Rugged electronic cases – Help them protect their laptops, tablets, or phones with a rugged case that helps protect them from being dropped, scratched, and exposed to dirt and dust.
Lunch box – Get a heavy-duty construction site lunch box and not the old standard. As an example, the Stanley Heritage Cooler Thermos combo is leak-proof and comes with a locking handle to hold the thermos in its spot. It has a limited lifetime warranty.
Heated gear – Nowadays there are many heated items besides just foot warmers and hand warmers. There are gloves, socks, hoodies, boots, and jackets available that are heated.
These are just a few gift ideas for the construction worker on your shopping list this holiday season.
The end of the year brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. Associated Training Services – ATS, would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday to all families and friends. May your holidays and New Year be filled with joy.
Since this is Thanksgiving, we here at Associated Training Services would like to take a moment and thank all the hard-working men and women that keep America growing. We are grateful to be training and certifying those individuals that keep America strong. So, take time this holiday to kick off your boots and thank the important people in your life and the ones that make your dreams possible, and enjoy your meal. We wish everyone a safe, peaceful, and happy Thanksgiving!
Associated Training Services and the Diesel Driving School would like to thank all our hard-working and dedicated employees that make us the nation’s greatest heavy equipment operator, mobile crane operator, and CDL school. Without all your hard work, none of this would be possible. Happy Thanksgiving to all employees and their families hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Knowledge: Where Does Thanksgiving Come From?
Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It originated as a harvest festival. Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789 after Congress requested a proclamation by George Washington. It has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November. Together with Christmas and the New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the broader fall/winter holiday season in the U.S.
