One of the biggest challenges that construction companies face today is the shortage of skilled workers. “They are unable to find qualified operators that they can put in a piece of equipment [and be ...

“We’re seeing a growing preference for smaller equipment, as well as more and more mini excavators working near utility lines,” said Trin Ruiz, SPM at CM Labs, in a statement. “We wanted to develop a ...

The silver lot at Conexpo is loud, busy, and full of awesome yellow iron. I know this because the Construction Equipment crew spent serious time exploring the massive John Deere booth this week — the ...

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 ...

You hear this classroom before you see it. That familiar “beep-beep-beep” of something big and dangerous backing up emanates from the four simulated excavators 13 Jordan Vocational High School Student ...

CM Labs Simulations, a vendor for simulation-based training in the utilities and construction industries, announced the launch of the Intellia Mini Excavator Simulator Training Pack. This new training ...

EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A crew is hard at work loading up dump trucks on a virtual jobsite as part of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont’s newest piece of machinery -- a heavy ...

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 ...

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 ...