PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities in Columbia County say a man operating some heavy machinery died when it touched electrical lines. The sheriff's office says 40-year-old William McKibben was ...

Crews have a new tool to help them if a fire breaks out in the Bosque.On Thursday, heavy equipment operators were trained to fight fires. Authorities said heavy equipment operators are crucial in ...

In Toledo, Ohio, the Department of Public Service and the Department of Public Utilities together employ more than 75 heavy equipment operators to run the municipality’s equipment fleet. From motor ...

In 2011, only 13% of construction business owners reported cost and availability of labor as a significant problem. Fast forward to 2020 and the share increased to 85%. That means in any given month, ...

Today’s construction machines do more than dig and lift — they watch, warn, and help protect crews in real time.

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 ...

EDWARDS, Ill. (WMBD) — Heavy machine operators across the Midwest are competing in the Global Operator Challenge. The challenge is held at the Caterpillar Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center.

SAN BERNARDINO >> Bulldozers. Excavators. Backhoes. This wasn’t your typical classroom. The hum of the behemoth earth-moving vehicles enveloped the students here. As dust kicked up from the work, a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Leaders with the union representing heavy equipment operators are among the biggest advocates of getting an infrastructure deal done in Washington D.C. “Growth comes to the economy ...