New technologies make it easier than ever for construction companies to maximize the productivity and efficiency of their two biggest investments: heavy equipment and operators. That’s more important ...

As waste volumes grow and facilities face increasing regulatory scrutiny, the importance of operator training has never been ...

To help meet the industry’s persistent demand for heavy equipment operators, Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers has gone virtual. Facing a bottleneck in getting apprentices ...

Cat has announced its latest operator challenge. From the company: Caterpillar has launched its third Global Operator Challenge, inviting machine operators to put their agility, resilience and ...

The Youth Workforce Development Foundation has received nearly $8 million in funding through the federal Apprenticeships Build America program to help Elgin-area students and others in Illinois get ...

The U.S. Army Reserve’s 80th Training Command Total Army Service School (80TTC) located at Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL), and the Garrison’s Directorate of Public Works have once again partnered on ...

GEORGETOWN — Georgetown officials hope a new apprenticeship program for heavy equipment operators will help the county recruit and retain vital workers in a competitive job market. The public works ...

You hear this classroom before you see it. That familiar “beep-beep-beep” of something big and dangerous backing up emanates from the four simulated excavators 13 Jordan Vocational High School Student ...

T he risks posed to heavy equipment operators in certain situations can often limit the type of work they can perform. Hazardous materials, unstable subsurfaces and other site conditions can limit ...

Josh Allen began doing chores and working part-time jobs when he was 11 years old so he could contribute to his family’s economic bottom line. Although he enjoyed school, he understood that attending ...

The evolution of heavy and specialized hauling has followed manufacturers “pushing the limits of what can be on the interstates and the highways,” said Erik Thompson, in sales for Daily Express. Items ...

Great Plains College is introducing a new heavy equipment operator program at its Kindersley campus, with the six-week course ...