This week’s job listings are mostly for Class-A CDL truck drivers and mobile crane operators. Both of these positions are not something the average person off the street can do. Class-A CDL truck drivers have passed written exams and driving tests in order to get the Class-A Commercial Drivers License. In the same way, mobile crane operators have gone through strict training and testing to be certified by national standards. The NCCCO (National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators) consists of both written and practical exams and you can get that training and test for the NCCCO in the Certified Crane Operator Programs at ATS.

This week you have job openings in all these locations:

HORICON, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

MADISON, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

GREEN BAY, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

LACROSSE, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

CAMPBELLSPORT, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

BATON ROUGE, LA — hiring mobile crane operators

DECATUR, AL — hiring mobile crane operators

AMHERST, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

JACKSONVILLE, FL — hiring mobile crane operators

CHERRI, IL — hiring mobile crane operators

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — hiring mobile crane operators

MAPLE GROVE, MN — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers and heavy equipment operators

FRANKFORT, IL — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Employment Assistance is a lifetime benefit of being trained at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School. You’ll get the training you need and the leads to find the job you need, too.

Work places have become quite tricky when it comes to following OSHA guidelines. In many jobs, your primary role may be very easily defined, however, it’s your secondary tasks that could cause confusion – and problems if you’re not very careful. Truck driving is one job where problems could arise.

Truck drivers that deliver pallet loads of building bricks to construction sites are often required to use a small crane boom that is attached to the truck. Rather than being a truck driver, they are now crane operators, and as such they require all the crane operator training and certifications that full-time crane operator receive. Small cranes, even those attached to the back of delivery trucks, require skills that go above and beyond those of a truck driver.

Small crane operators still need to assess the load, stabilize their vehicle, and ensure the load is moved safely and in accordance with crane operator guidelines – hence the requirement for certification as a crane operator. The upside for truck drivers who are certified to operate a crane is that they have a secondary occupation they can fall back on if times are tough in the trucking industry – not that there’s any likelihood of that in the foreseeable future.

If you have a commercial drivers license and you want to extend your skills base, consider crane operator training. If there is always a demand for truck drivers who are multi-skilled, another example being truck drivers who can also drive heavy equipment on and off flat bed trailers. You can learn these skills in less than a month and they will provide a lifetime of employment opportunities.

Mobile crane operators have one of the most varied and interesting careers. Fixed rig crane operators tend to spend their days doing the same thing – the only time the job becomes really interesting is when the crane needs to be moved and then it’s back to the same role. Mobile crane operators are moving their crane constantly, and every job is very different to the last.

If you’re looking for a job that offers challenges, then mobile crane operators have that by the bag load. Every job brings new challenges. Fixing their crane so that it is stable can be tough enough. Then there are variable conditions such as weather and buildings, power lines and other obstacles. Fixed cranes are, as the name suggests, fixed in the one spot for extended periods. The weather can still be a challenging variable, however, the environment is fairly stable.

Even training to be a mobile crane operator has its challenges. You obviously need to learn how to operate a crane, and you will also need to learn how to drive a crane – and that will require a commercial drivers license. You will also need to pass the requirements to become certified as a crane operator – a requirement under state and federal regulations.

The best way to face those training challenges is by selecting a good quality crane operator training school.

Whilst some consider a career operating cranes as boring, mobile crane operators would certainly argue otherwise. Being mobile, they spend time on the road traveling from job to job, and for the very large cranes, that can be hundreds of miles. Not only do mobile crane operators travel around a lot, they are also doing very different work all the time.

Every job has its boring aspect. Raising and lowering pipes into a trench is not exactly a test of ones skills. However, tomorrow, you could be helping to pull a car out of a river, and that may well test you out. If you can think of a task where a crane could be required to offer assistance, then you almost guarantee a mobile crane is the tool of choice.

One of the most interesting jobs that has caught our eyes in recent years is the case of the grossly overweight woman who needed to be transported to a hospital. There was no way an ambulance stretcher could get her down a staircase, and there was no way she could walk down, so a crane was called in to help workers first, make the window opening much larger, and secondly, to help lower her to the ground.

Mobile crane operators do have interesting careers. They are well paid, and there is always plenty of demand for well trained operators. Crane operator training can be completed in as little as three weeks, and once you have passed your crane operator certification assessments, you are ready to start your first job. If you’re interested in a career as a crane operator, then contact us at Associated Training Schools – it’s the first step to a great career as a mobile crane operator.

If you have a commercial drivers license but you’ve become a little jaded with truck driving, why don’t you consider adding a mobile crane operators certification to your repertoire. Mobile crane operators combine truck driver skills and crane operator skills to become in demand operators that can be called upon to do a wide range of tasks.

Mobile cranes fill a void between the need for a fixed long term crane, and small lifting machines like excavators and fork lift trucks. Mobile cranes can lift very heavy objects yet have the mobility to move from job to job at a moment’s notice. Fixed cranes can take weeks to dismantle and reassemble in another location while excavators and fork lifts often don’t have the lifting capacity required for large objects.

You can find mobile cranes working in a wide range of jobs. In construction sites, they may well be called in to help raise and/or lower a fixed cranes components. Mobile cranes are also used to raise or lower large objects like air conditioning units and other machinery. You could also find mobile cranes at the scene of road accidents, particularly where large trucks and tankers have overturned.

Having your commercial drivers license is a good start for a career as a mobile crane operator. Don’t worry if you don’t have one; that can soon be arranged. Receiving quality crane operator training is essential for a number of reasons. The first is that quality training is the only way to give your self the best chance of successfully completing the requirements for certification as mobile crane operator. This is a requirement in most states now. The second reason is just as important – training organizations have reputations so you want to ensure you receive your training through a well recognized training company.

If you think a career as a mobile crane operator is a good fit for you then contact us at ATS Crane Operator Training Schools to learn more about our next crane operator training program.

Crane operators can lead a boring life sometimes. You sit through your crane operator training, find a job on a construction site, then spend day after day lifting the same old stuff. Compare that to a mobile crane operator and things are completely different. In fact, the working life of a mobile crane operator can be quite an adventure – you just never know what tomorrow may bring.

Of course, the biggest difference between a mobile crane operator and a fixed construction crane is that a mobile crane is on the road. Every day brings a new job, a new location, new people and something entirely different to lift. In fact, much of your time is spent on the road, grounding the crane or packing up ready to move on.

Mobile crane operators do just about everything. They help with the laying of pipes; help to right overturned vehicles, especially big trucks; they even help to lift plant and equipment into homes and buildings. Mobile cranes have been called upon to lift giant wheels from earth-moving equipment when a change is needed out on site.

Operators of mobile cranes are multi-skilled requiring the skills and licensing of a truck driver whilst on the road, and the skills and certification of a crane operator while on the job. Operators also need to be able to make quick assessments of the job at hand to determine how best to perform the lift given the environment they are in.

You can undertake a fully accredited mobile crane operator training program through ATS Crane Operator Schools and following completion of the three week course, undertake the certification process through us as well. There’s nothing boring about a mobile crane operator’s job – in fact, every day brings something new. If this is the career for you, contact us for more information on the latest training schedules.