Are you an experienced truck driver? Are you looking for job leads? Are you interested in or have you ever considered a career as a truck driver? Becoming a truck driver or heavy equipment operator can open up exciting new job opportunities that span across the country. In fact, the following companies are looking for new and experienced truck drivers and crane operators who currently hold a Class A CDL license:

• FENNIMORE, WI Hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• MADISON, WI Hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.
• SPARTANBURG, SC Hiring mobile crane operators.
• GAITHERSBURG, MD Hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers.

There are more job opportunities than the ones listed above. Truck driving and heavy equipment job opportunities are all over the country. Companies in the transportation industry are always looking for new and experienced drivers to transport goods both on a local level and over the road/long distance. You can join a local fleet or even check into working for the federal government.

If you are thinking about a job in truck driving or becoming a heavy equipment operator, the ATS Heavy Equipment School is a great place to start. We offer instructive classes as well as in-the-seat training for various machinery. You can also find more information about jobs in your area or across the U.S. through the Total Resources Network job board—which is accessible to all students and graduates of the ATS Heavy Equipment School.

ATS Heavy Equipment School is nationally recognized by companies that specialize in earth moving, construction, and excavation. Please contact ATS Heavy Equipment School for more information and begin your exciting new career today!

The monkey chased the weasel all around the mulberry bush, but all around the nation, there are heavy equipment jobs. Here are a few to look at this week:

• SIREN, WI Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• GILBERT, AZ Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• SACATON, AZ Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• FLORENCE, AZ Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• BOISE, ID Hiring mobile crane operators.
• DEFOREST, WI Hiring boom truck operators $20 TO $27 per hour.
• MADISON, WI HIRING CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• BLYTHEVILLE, AR Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• SALT LAKE CITY, UT Hiring mobile crane operators.
• MILTON, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• DANVERS, MA Hiring mobile crane operators.
• TOMAH, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• CHATTANOOGA, TN Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• BAY SHORE, VA Hiring heavy equipment operators.
• NEENAH, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• GREEN BAY, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• JANESVILLE, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• AMHERST, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• WILLISTON, VT Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.
• BROWNSVILLE, WI Hiring project managers.
• CENTENNIAL, CO Hiring mobile crane operators.
• GREENVILLE, WI Hiring CLASS-A CDL truck drivers.

Of course, to qualify for any of these jobs, you need the proper heavy equipment training. To become a CDL truck driver, you need a commercial drivers license. To operate a mobile crane, you’ll need to be trained in the safe operations of the equipment. There’s a school that will train you in all the necessary job operations for each one of these jobs, and you can attend that school no matter where you live.

The demand is all over the world. People are building, constructing, and tearing things down. Dirt is being moved, high rises constructed, and governments funding capital projects. Businesses too. Wouldn’t you like to be a part of that? Well, you can be, with a little training.

Here are 8 pieces of heavy equipment that are always in high demand, and the ATS Heavy Equipment Operator School can teach you how to operate them while assisting you with getting your career off the ground.

1. Backhoe – Learn to excavate with the world’s best-known piece of heavy equipment.
2. Scraper – Governments, farms, and industrial companies all over the world use scrapers to even out landscapes.
3. Bulldozers – Bulldozers are big for a reason. You’d be big too if your job was to push dirt around.
4. Graders – A single blade used to flatten a piece of ground or a road for smoother traveling.
5. Loaders – There are all sorts of loaders — skid steer, front end, wheel loaders. You can learn to operate them all in one single course.
6. Excavators – Excavators are the world’s largest diggers. You can dig anything with one of these monsters.
7. Dump trucks – Dig it, pick it up, and drop it in the back of a dump truck, then haul it off somewhere and get rid of it.
8. Forklifts – All-terrain forklifts are useful pieces of equipment to have on any work site. With two prongs, you can lift thousands of pounds and carry it hundreds of feet.

Are you ready? Enroll in the ATS Heavy Equipment Operators Course today and start your career on the right foot.

ATS Heavy Equipment School is big on three things, our Motto:

• Quality
• Integrity
• Pride

We find that our friends in the military respond well to these values, which we have turned into a useful motto. But it’s more than just a motto. It’s actually a way of life. It’s our way of viewing ourselves and the world around us.

Quality

Our commitment is to our students. We want to provide the highest quality professional training possible. Whether you want to learn how to operate a crane, learn every piece of heavy equipment available, or acquire a truck driver’s license, we strive to provide the highest quality training possible. To achieve that goal we hire the highest quality instructors and use the highest quality training materials and equipment.

Integrity

There is more to integrity than simply telling the truth. We at Associated Training Services strive to be honest in business and in our personal lives. We believe integrity involves keeping your actions consistent with your words. People will notice what you do more than what you say, and we want to be known for our high commitment to moral principles. Therefore, we maintain a high level of integrity.

Pride

Pride is taking ownership of your achievements. From the top executives to our newest instructors, we take pride in our work and in the training we provide our students. We know that every student that graduates from our school is a reflection of our values and training philosophy. We’ve got many years of affecting the trucking and heavy equipment industries positively by training people to be the best at what they do.

Learn more about Heavy Equipment School’s commitment to Quality, Integrity, and Pride.

Construction sites are full of heavy equipment, each with its own set of tools and purposes. A scraper is a good machine to have around for moving dirt, sand, gravel, ice, and other natural and unnatural materials out of the way when you need to clear an area. Want to learn how to operate a scraper?

When a backhoe or bulldozer won’t do, call in the scraper!

The issue for construction site managers is having someone on the work site who is qualified to operate a scraper. You need at least one person who is dedicated to the scraper and qualified to operate it under any conditions. When you have such a person on your construction crew, you’ll feel a lot more at ease no matter what challenges you may face.

When you take heavy equipment training from a committed company like Associated Training Services, you’ll be fully qualified to operate a scraper and plenty of other heavy equipment.

Of course, there are different types of scrapers. There are self-propelled scrapers, wheel tractor-scrapers, trailed scrapers, and more. The more of these machines you know how to operate, the more secure your job will be on the construction site.

Learn To Operate A Scraper

Why not enroll today in Associated Training Services’ heavy equipment school and learn how to operate a scraper the right way.

If you are wondering whether you should seek training from a heavy equipment training school, let me make it easier for you to decide. Here are seven reasons why I believe you should seek training from a heavy equipment training school today.

1. You can apply online – It’s never been easier to initiate the career training you need to move ahead professionally. You can apply online with no commitment and no out of pocket expenses right now. There is no obligation just for applying.
2. A new class every month – You don’t have to wait long to start your training. A new class starts every two to four weeks.
3. Get your national certification – You can be nationally certified to operate a crane or any heavy equipment. It doesn’t matter which state you get your training in, you’ll be able to work anywhere in the U.S.
4. Get help finding a job – Associated Training Services (ATS) will help you land your first job through our Career Services Department.
5. Financial assistance – You don’t have to delay or put off your training due to your financial circumstances. You can get financial aid to start and complete your heavy equipment training. Military personnel can use their veterans benefits. With loans and grants, you can get your training and start your career in just a few weeks.
6. Train on more equipment – ATS will train you on more equipment than any other training school. You’ll be trained to operate a backhoe, bulldozer, scraper, crane, grader, loader, forklift, rock truck, excavator, and much more.
7. OSHA-compliant – All ATS training is OSHA-compliant.

There is no reason not to start your heavy equipment training. Start your training today.

When considering any career change, it’s important to look at the bigger picture, and this includes employers. If you’re looking to enter the field of heavy equipment operations, one key element is job vacancy – what, exactly, is an employer looking for? It may sound very simplistic, and it is in terms of social skills – for example, reliability. However, you need to look a little closer.

If you look back over the job vacancies that have been posted on these pages each Saturday, and on our jobs website, there is one characteristic that should stand out – employers are looking for heavy equipment operators. They are not looking for bulldozer operators or road grader operators – they are asking for multi-skilled operators. Sometimes they will list the range of equipment that an operator could be required to operate, however, it stills boils down to a requirement for a multi-skilled operator.

That doesn’t mean you cannot specialize in one piece of heavy equipment. It does mean that opportunities may be limited if you do specialize. Sometimes, the key to specialization relies in the old-fashioned ‘foot in door’ theory. Get a job with an employer who is looking for multi-skilled heavy equipment operators, then work your way into becoming their main bulldozer operator, or grader operator (or whichever equipment you want to specialize in).

Like all careers, undertaking training that meets the needs of employers is the first step to success. Being willing to meet those needs in the short term will help to further your career. Once you have the experience and reputation, you can then start to dictate the direction of your career. Your first step is to find a heavy equipment operator training program that exposes you to a wide range of heavy equipment. The wider the range, the better your chances of a successful career.

Heavy equipment operation training could be the next step towards your new and successful future. The programs available at the Associated Training Services school are highly known by many hiring companies throughout the country. Companies that often hire the graduates of this program are in construction and other heavy equipment businesses.

Students at ATS learn to operate heavy machinery by literally operating the heavy machinery. With supervision, they are encouraged to get into the driver’s seat and learn from hands-on experience. Students also have a period of classroom training. There is a specific set of skills and a great deal of knowledge that must be learned before one can enter the field as an operator. Some of the machines that students can learn on include backhoes, scrapers, loaders, bulldozers, excavators, forklifts and more.

As an operator of heavy equipment, driving is not the only responsibility. Many students need to realize the other things that need to be learned in order to be a successful operator. Basic maintenance and upkeep of the machine is expected by nearly every employer in this field. ATS knows exactly what employers are looking for in a candidate to hire. Due to this knowledge, we prepare students in the best possible ways in order to set them up for success.

Maybe you have never considered heavy equipment operation as a career field. If you are in need of a position or something new, this industry may be for you. With some simple training, you can be in the driver’s seat of heavy machinery in no time.

Not all heavy equipment training schools offer job assistance. That’s why when you find one that does you should jump at the opportunity to get the training you need to further your career. And in these tough economic times, finding long-term payable work is a task worth putting all of your energy into.

Job assistance programs, of course, are of two natures: First, there’s the kind that simply takes your name and puts you on a list. Then there’s the kind of program where a list just won’t do. The job assistance program administrators actually care about your employment future (as much as they care about your employment history). Those kinds of programs will put out as much energy in helping you find the right job as you will. In many cases, they have their preferred employers and when you sign up for the job assistance program they will notify all the employers on their list to see who has an opening. Then they’ll contact you and give you your list so that you can be proactive in finding employment.

That’s the kind of job assistance you need. Real, proactive assistance. But before you get there, you need real, proactive training in the heavy equipment you’re going to be working on. You might as well pick the best heavy equipment training school with the best job assistance program.

Once you get your qualified as a heavy equipment operator, and once you have several years experience under your belt, you may want to buy your own piece of heavy equipment and work as a sub contractor. That is quite possible but there are many pitfall to such an undertaking.

The first problem you will face is simply getting the work. There are times when you can submit a tender, however generally speaking you will need to apply directly to building contractors for work. The only way to secure any regular contracts is by building contacts. You will need to get your name out there as a reliable heavy equipment contractor – reliable in getting the job done, reliable heavy equipment and reliable in reporting and getting the paper work done.

The second problem you will need to consider is the lack of income during quite times or when your heavy equipment is ‘off the road’ for maintenance or repair. You need to learn to put aside in the ‘good times’ for the ‘bad times’. You also need to have a contingency plan in place in case your heavy equipment breaks down part way through a job. In these circumstances, you may well lose money (if you have to hire a vehicle), however your reputation is just as important and often worth the loss – you just need to be prepared for these events.

The final problem relates to the admin side of things. Most outdoor workers have little knowledge of bookkeeping and related issues. Can you produce invoices and statements when they are due. Can you manage your finances to cover heavy equipment loan payments, insurance, fuel and maintenance? Can you chase up outstanding payments without upsetting contractors (you may need them for future work)?

These are all issues that need to be considered when establishing your own heavy equipment business. And I have only touched on some of the issues. Other issues such as taxation and licensing also need to be considered. Compare all this to simply working your job and collecting a regular pay check. It is up to you and the rewards can be great when you are your own boss – just be sure to check it all through thoroughly.

Why not look into a heavy equipment school today and start on the road to self employment?