There’s no argument that fleet assets, operators, and managers play a significant part in private and commercial construction operations. Obviously, the construction industry relies heavily on a ...

Caterpillar launched its third Global Operator Challenge, inviting thousands of machine operators from over 40 countries to put their skills to the test on a wide range of construction equipment and ...

Documentation of qualifications can be secured through one of four means: 1) certification by an accredited testing organization; 2) qualification by an audited employer program; 3) qualification by ...

Did you play with toy tractors and cranes when you were a kid? Construction equipment operators get to work with the real things and earn more money as they master each piece of equipment. But this ...

Early construction machines were often dangerous if you were not extremely cautious. “I like pointing out to visitors at our museum that we have a prototype crawler tractor built in 1913,” says Tom ...

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 ...

Once at the construction site, it didn't take Carlo Ballard long to figure out what was what. New on the job, he dripped sweat as he carried out backbreaking tasks in the Gulf Coast's summer sauna.