A backhoe is a piece of heavy equipment used to dig trenches and holes. A good backhoe driver has skill, knowledge and a vast understanding of the machine. While much of the learning is done behind ...

Heavy equipment operators work in construction, operating moving vehicles that carry materials, break down and clear away old structures, or help to erect new ones. Generally, mobile heavy equipment ...

Before a backhoe starts up for the day, throughout the workday, all the way until the operator goes home, backhoe safety must be top of mind. Few things in day-to-day construction operations are as ...

The versatility of the backhoe loader (also called a backhoe) has made it a valuable piece of equipment on a jobsite. According to James Gill, product manager, backhoes, with JCB, “One of the major ...

Watch heavy construction equipment demonstrate power, precision, and operator control inside a specially prepared indoor dirt ...

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Warkocz, pavements and heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to remove debris from a demolished building at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 9, 2018. (Staff Sgt.

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 ...