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 ...

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 ...

It seems anywhere you look in a budding city, Caterpillar or CAT has its trucks hard at working hard. From new communities to expanded roadways, the CAT brand has remained integral to the evolution of ...

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 work in construction, you know that working on a construction site can be one of the most dangerous and hazardous jobs out there. On average, there are nearly 150,000 injuries on the job each ...

Construction sites often are a beehive of activity. When working around heavy equipment, one mistake or overlooked safety protocol can lead to an accident that ...

The new simulation training system from CM Labs Simulations has launched Intellia, which provides operators the ability to train on heavy equipment and to support "operator workforce development" it ...

FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - A Kennebec Valley Community College program is hoping to address a shortage of operators of heavy machinery in Maine. It’s the second of two 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 ...

COLOMA - Excavators, telehandlers and loaders lumbered like a line of elephants out the door of their central Wisconsin indoor parking area and into the frigid air of an early December morning. The ...