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

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 ...

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 hands-on training course helps prepare workers for jobs in the construction industry. Shohei Ohtani is about to open the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each year, Elbert School District 200 Superintendent Kelli Thompson enjoys handing diplomas to the newest crop of high school graduates. But last month she took particular joy in congratulating two ...