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How To Become a Crane Operator

September 10, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2024. This article has been updated to reflect the most current information and trends. Certified crane operators play a crucial role in construction, infrastructure projects, and various industries, operating cranes to safely lift and move heavy equipment and materials. This comprehensive guide will walk you through…

Keeping Your Heavy Equipment Workforce OSHA Compliant: A Comprehensive Guide

August 8, 2024

Industry News, Safety and Training Tips

Total Equipment Training staff has received a rise in calls regarding OSHA compliance, and for good reason! OSHA is out on the street and actively enforcing regulations, and many companies are seeking to ensure their workers are properly trained and certified. This blog post is designed for busy heavy equipment…

How Much Does Heavy Equipment Operator Training Cost?

July 12, 2024

Heavy Equipment Training, Industry News

Note: This article has been updated for 2024. The cost of heavy equipment operator training will vary on many different factors. A typical training program will cost your organization anywhere between $4,000-$20,000 depending on location, equipment, etc. Total Equipment Training’s expert services are provided at competitive rates, with results that…

What Is a Crane Load Chart?

June 24, 2024

Crane Operator Training, Safety and Training Tips

Note: According to OSHA, every operator must have access to the load chart at all times. This article has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness for May 2026. A crane load chart is an essential tool for operators to calculate a machine’s lifting capabilities. This chart serves as a primary…

Mobile Crane Inspections: A Comprehensive Guide

April 10, 2024

Crane Operator Training

Note: This comprehensive guide aims to provide you with a one-stop resource for all your mobile crane inspection needs. Much of this crane safety content consists has been consolidated from our previous blogs; and Total Equipment Training has incorporated the latest updates regarding crane inspections to ensure accuracy and relevance.…

OSHA Rigging Training Requirements

March 26, 2024

Heavy Equipment Training

This article was originally written over two years ago. Total Equipment Training has reviewed and updated the content to make it more accurate to the current data. Rigger Qualifications and Certifications Rigging is a critical part of construction and heavy industry, ensuring the safe lifting and movement of massive objects.…

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BUCKET TRUCKS FOR YOUR JOB

September 7, 2023

Heavy Equipment Training

Bucket trucks, also called boom trucks, are versatile pieces of mechanical equipment employed in several industries such as agriculture, construction, warehousing, forestry, electric, and utility. As the name implies, their base is a (diesel or gasoline-powered/hybrid) truck, fixed with a boom, with a man-carrying bucket or platform attached to the…

Front-End Loader/Backhoe Safety

July 31, 2023

Heavy Equipment Training

The earliest recorded appearance of a tractor unit equipped with a front loader and a ‘back hoe’ is in 1953 in the United Kingdom by inventor Joseph C. Bamford. That first machine that Joe Bamford built started out as a general-purpose farm tractor. Joe added the two most useful tools…

Job Site Safety Training

May 24, 2023

Safety and Training Tips

The construction, mining and heavy industries bring man and machine together to create amazing structures, modify the environment to suit our needs, and extract valuable resources that push technology and development on global scales. Like any other place of work, these industries are prone to accidents. The difference is the…

FORKLIFT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

April 19, 2023

Heavy Equipment Training, Safety and Training Tips

Forklifts, also known as powered industrial trucks, are among the most commonly used vehicles in both the heavy and construction industries. This is thanks to their variability in size, diversity of application, high mobility and lifting capacity. The primary application of powered industrial trucks is in lifting and moving loads…

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How To Become a Crane Operator

Keeping Your Heavy Equipment Workforce OSHA Compliant: A Comprehensive Guide

How Much Does Heavy Equipment Operator Training Cost?

What Is a Crane Load Chart?

Mobile Crane Inspections: A Comprehensive Guide

OSHA Rigging Training Requirements

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BUCKET TRUCKS FOR YOUR JOB

Front-End Loader/Backhoe Safety

Job Site Safety Training

FORKLIFT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

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