effectively to a student training on a Cat Simulators system. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects more than 50,800 new heavy equipment operator positions will be added to the U.S. workforce every year ...

NIC received a $299,951 grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Construction Training Program to develop and deliver heavy equipment training and help place participants in jobs. The ...

I can’t even drive a remote control car well. I constantly crash, then I get frustrated, and I stop. So the idea of operating heavy machinery like excavators and dump trucks via remote control both ...

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 ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

If you've ever watched a construction site for more than five minutes, you've almost certainly seen one. A large yellow excavator, swinging its arm, scooping ...

When Tim Mason first came up with the idea for ‘CrewedUp’ about six months ago, he was doing what many people in the trades ...

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Warkocz, pavements and heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to remove debris from a demolished building at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 9, 2018. (Staff Sgt.

People who work with heavy equipment, or oversee employees who do, know there are inherent risks with the associated tasks. However, understanding the threats and taking the appropriate precautions to ...

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same ...

Moving heavy equipment between commercial projects is one of the most overlooked safety risks in construction logistics.