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 ...

Maximizing the productivity and cost effectiveness of construction equipment is the foremost objective of maintenance managers. To reduce unscheduled downtime and cost, they use a sophisticated ...

20-year-veteran equipment operator Gary James was skeptical of construction-equipment training simulators, but some time at their controls quickly opened his eyes to the ways the technology can ...

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 ...

It can be hard to find operators to work solar power installations in remote locations, prompting some contractors to explore autonomous earthmoving equipment. With a tight labor market and ...

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 ...

To experienced equipment operators, compact machines may drum up images of cramped operator environments, minimal comfort features and rudimentary controls. However, manufacturers have been rapidly ...

Rosey Grab is making a good living as an equipment operator on Minnesota construction sites, a job mostly associated with male workers. But as she’s quick to point out, the equipment doesn’t know or ...

As the nation's power demands have increased over the past few decades, the nature of the hazards posed by overhead transmission and distribution lines has become increasingly complex. And for ...