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 ...

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 ...

It seems anywhere you look in a budding city, Caterpillar or CAT has its trucks hard at working hard. From new communities to expanded roadways, the CAT brand has remained integral to the evolution of ...

Construction sites often are a beehive of activity. When working around heavy equipment, one mistake or overlooked safety protocol can lead to an accident that ...

An Oculus Rift VR headset and a 4G network in Spain let CNET's Roger Cheng control earth-moving heavy equipment in Sweden. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News Roger Cheng (he/him/his) ...

People who work with heavy equipment, or oversee employees who do, know there are inherent risks with the associated tasks. However, understanding the threats and taking the appropriate precautions to ...

A welder performs critical repair work inside a confined section of heavy conveyor or screening equipment, working beneath ...

The union gets to nurture future members; employers get subsidized training; and the school district fulfills its educational ...

Not enough people are stepping up to the excavator, dozer or backhoe, and that’s a big problem when the economy is fueling a need for heavy equipment operators. “We’ve seen an alarming decline in the ...