Serious Labs, a leader in virtual reality (VR) solutions for training and operations of heavy equipment, announced that for the first time, an internationally accredited course in commercial heavy ...

As the costs of virtual reality (VR) hardware and software have decreased in recent years, the technology’s use within various industries has grown. The heavy equipment industry, for instance, sees ...

EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A crew is hard at work loading up dump trucks on a virtual jobsite as part of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont’s newest piece of machinery -- a heavy ...

The new simulation training system from CM Labs Simulations has launched Intellia, which provides operators the ability to train on heavy equipment and to support "operator workforce development" it ...

To help meet the industry’s persistent demand for heavy equipment operators, Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers has gone virtual. Facing a bottleneck in getting apprentices ...

Working as a team in a virtual construction environment, the goal is to have learners gain experience loading trucks, moving materials, cleaning up spoil piles, and accomplishing other tasks together, ...

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One thing heavier than the backhoes and bulldozers used by students in Flagler Technical Institute’s heavy equipment operator program may be the demand for their skills. As part of an effort to inform ...

ElectriCom LLC, a utility infrastructure company specializing in electric, telecommunications, fiber optic and storm response, was looking for a new way to increase operator practice time without ...

Every equipment operator, regardless of skill level and experience, comes to the table with different strengths and weaknesses. Across the board, however, employers and training organizations are ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB In a dimly-lit, narrow trailer in Wilsonville, a handful of women sit in large moving chairs, with their hands on gear shifts and their feet on pedals. They’re operating ...