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.

The first step of a project isn’t turning dirt; it’s preparation. While often hidden, site prep, including the grade, is ...

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 ...

A new training simulator was unveiled yesterday in Toledo with the goal of improving skill levels of all heavy equipment operators in the city. The brand new state of the art technology is a first for ...

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.

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Georgetown County is facing one of its biggest problems head-on. They started a program designed to train heavy machinery operators, and it could be headed to schools ...

The Youth Workforce Development Foundation has received nearly $8 million in funding through the federal Apprenticeships Build America program to help Elgin-area students and others in Illinois get ...

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 ...