The Real Cost of Training

2 Day Training Program for 10 People

Lost Production: $20,000

backhoe/front-end loader- cost of heavy equipment training- total equipment training

Lost Wages: $6,400

lost wages- the cost of heavy equipment training- total equipment training

Customized Training Materials: $531

training materials for on-site heavy equipment training- total equipment training

Trainer Travel: $2,000

trainer travel

TET

TET
Customized On-Site
Training: $2,900

TOTAL: $31,831

2 Day Training Program for 10 People

Lost Production: $20,000

backhoe/front-end loader

Lost Wages: $6,400

lost wages

Generic Training Materials: $531

training materials

Trainer Travel: $2,000

trainer travel

Heavy Equipment Operator helmet

Generic
Basic
Training: $2,500

Total: $31,431

The total expense difference is less than 1.5% for superior, customized training vs. discount training.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAINING COMPANY COMPARISON

Most Major Competitors Total Equipment Training Logo
Advanced Rigger
AWP
Basic Rigger
Bobcat
Boom Bucket Truck
Bulldozer
Forklift
Front End Loader/Backhoe
Material Handler
Mobile Crane Inspector
Mobile Crane Operator
Overhead Crane Operator
Signal Person
Crane Inspection
NCCCO Mobile Crane
NCCCO Signal Person
NCCCO Rigger 1


Barb Fullman- CEO of Total Equipment Training
About the Author

As the owner of Total Equipment Training, Barb Fullman has been an active contributor to the heavy equipment training industry for over 23 years. Barb, a Penn State University graduate, is recognized as the highest ranking women-owned heavy equipment training business in the US. As a leading authority and provider of heavy equipment training, training manuals and tests based on OSHA Standards and Regulations, Total Equipment Trainings’ client list is composed of most of the Fortune 1000 companies focusing on energy, construction, heavy highway, and manufacturing.

Barb’s motto is “Stay safe, stay up to date”. She is committed to up-to-date & technically correct training, whether it is via in-person or through our library of online heavy equipment resources. With over 50 OSHA qualifying training topics to choose from with TET, the most popular heavy equipment training subjects are mobile cranes, NCCCO, all “dirt equipment”, rigging, crane inspections, and train-the-trainer.