A Kennebec Valley Community College program is hoping to address a shortage of operators of heavy machinery in Maine.

Nine students in the Heavy Equipment Operator Training Program at Kennebec Valley Community College worked on advanced ...

When Ava Millett enrolled in the Conservation/Natural Resource Management program at the Hewes Educational Center, she knew she wanted to work outdoors and do something hands-on. What she didn’t ...

Construction workers are at high risk of soft-tissue injuries and musculoskeletal disorders. They can hurt themselves when handling heavy equipment and materials, leading to missed work or long-term ...

As a Heavy Equipment Operator at Solid Waste, you will be instrumental in operating various heavy machinery essential to our ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army Reserve’s 80th Training Command Total Army Service School (80TTC) located at Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL), and the Garrison’s Directorate of Public Works have once again partnered on ...

The global mining and construction machinery industry continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological innovation and the ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) allows people to enjoy better oversight of their connected products and those using them. Focusing on IoT in heavy equipment could enable site managers, safety specialists ...

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 ...