Keeping excavator operating costs down depends not only on managers doing the blocking and tackling such as routine maintenance, but also on taking advantage of ever-evolving technologies such as ...

ElectriCom LLC, a utility infrastructure company specializing in electric, telecommunications, fiber optic and storm response, was looking for a new way to increase operator practice time without ...

Two operator-related safety incidents prompted managers at ElectriCom, a utility infrastructure company operating in the midwestern and southern United States, to rethink the company’s approach to ...

Every equipment operator, regardless of skill level and experience, comes to the table with different strengths and weaknesses. Across the board, however, employers and training organizations are ...

As the costs of virtual reality (VR) hardware and software have decreased in recent years, the technology’s use within various industries has grown. The heavy equipment industry, for instance, sees ...

WILKESBORO — Wilkes Community College is pleased to announce the launch of a Heavy Equipment Operator Training Program, designed to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge needed to ...

There's a new venue for learning how to operate heavy equipment. Dig This Las Vegas, billed as the "world’s first heavy equipment playground," is opening its Dig This Academy, an entry-level heavy ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville is answering a call directly from the local construction industry. The college’s heavy equipment operator training ...

Not enough people are stepping up to the excavator, dozer or backhoe, and that’s a big problem when the economy is fueling a need for heavy equipment operators. “We’ve seen an alarming decline in the ...