Lift Maintenance

A career as a heavy equipment operator can be interesting. After all, you are often in control of a real beast, a piece of machinery that can move a lot of dirt in a single action, perhaps even topple smaller buildings. Like all careers, heavy equipment operators do have more mundane aspects of their job. [...]

As we commence a new year, there is a lot of confidence growing within the construction industry. Demand is still growing for heavy equipment operators, crane operators and truck drivers – and we’re in the midst of winter. As spring then summer arrive, that demand will grow even stronger, especially if construction confidence is rewarded [...]

To be employed as a rigger or a signal person, you need to meet OSHA crane mandated qualifications. Riggers and signal persons have demanding jobs that come with a lot of responsibility. While a crane operator may be controlling the load, it is the rigger/signal person who is directing the crane operator – the two [...]

One of the trends that reappears on a regular basis in our heavy equipment job listings is the requirement for a commercial drivers license (or CDL). Employers are now trying to employ workers who bring several different skills to the workplace. It does make sense, if an employee has more than one skill, then an [...]

Economic Activity Advances in Thirty States in September
11/18/11 – The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia regional economic activity indexes advanced in 30 states in September from August. On a three-month moving average basis, 33 states showed improvement. Thirteen states declined in September, with the only notable concentration being in the South Atlantic division where activity for five of the eight states declined (Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia). Also included in this division is Maryland whose index was unchanged from August. This was the only division posting a decline, falling 0.9%. The West North Central division had the greatest monthly advance among the nine divisions with a 3.5% increase at an annual rate and was one of only two divisions (along with the West South Central) in which no state posted a decline in activity (South Dakota was flat).