Associated Training Services

Heavy Equipment Training

Heavy Equipment Training

The Associated Training Services (ATS) Heavy Equipment Operator Programs are comprehensive, industry developed, and nationally recognized by employers in the construction, earthmoving, and excavation industries.

ATS students are taught to operate heavy equipment through in-the-seat operation of many types of heavy equipment and through classroom instruction. These heavy equipment training programs are designed to give a person the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to operate the following types of heavy equipment:

Course Offerings:

Level-I

  • Backhoes
  • Wheel Loaders
  • Articulated Haul Trucks
  • Skid Steers
  • All-Terrain Forklifts
  • Heavy Equipment Safety
  • Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Level-II

  • Backhoes
  • Wheel Loaders
  • Scrapers
  • Excavators
  • Bulldozers
  • Road Graders
  • Articulated Haul Trucks
  • Skid Steers
  • All-Terrain Forklifts
  • Heavy Equipment Safety
  • Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Interested individuals should call the school to verify which types of equipment are offered. In addition to operating heavy equipment, students are also taught:

  • Grade Reading
  • Laser Levels
  • Site Layout
  • Interpreting Civil Drawings

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

If you are looking for a steady and rewarding career, you could be one of America's highly respected and well paid heavy equipment operators with the training offered by Associated Training Services.