TRAINING PROGRAMS

Heavy Equipment Operation Programs

Heavy Equipment Operation

The Heavy Equipment Operation programs are comprehensive, industry developed, and nationally recognized. Students are taught heavy equipment operation by hands-on training with all pieces of heavy equipment and in a classroom setting.

Bulldozer, Dozer, Crawler Heavy Equipment Operating Training Courses

These programs are designed to give a person the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to operate the following heavy equipment:

backhoes
wheel loaders
scrapers
excavators
bulldozers
road graders
rock trucks
skid steers
all-terrain forklifts

Interested individuals should contact their local school to verify which types of equipment are offered at that campus. In addition to operating heavy equipment, students are also taught:

grade reading
laser levels
soils
safety
site layouts
heavy equipment maintenance

These are the skills and knowledge employers are looking for and these are the subjects that are key to our graduates securing a job as a heavy equipment operator. Associated Training Services (ATS) understands which subjects and what types of equipment are most important to the employers hiring ATS graduates.

Commercial Diver License (CDL) Training

A Class-A (Tractor Trailer) Commercial Driver Licensing (CDL) program or component is also offered in combination with the heavy equipment training at some ATS schools. The CDL is required to haul your equipment on a flatbed/lowboy trailer and to drive dump trucks on public roads. ATS schools also teach off-road dump trucks which do not require a CDL. Many construction industry employers value equipment operators with a CDL. The CDL component trains you to test and receive a Class-A CDL license. More on CDL Truck Driving.