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terrylamar
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: Heavy Equipment Operator Schools |
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I am thinking about attending a Heavy Equipment Operator School to give me the required experience to work as a delivery driver for a rental company or construction company. Seems like they all want you to be able to operate the equipment you are hauling.
I have requested information from a couple of national organizations about their member schools. I have all the basic information except cost. They are sending an information package, so I will have that info soon. I'm sure they will be calling me also.
I'm wondering if this might be a good way to make supplemental income also. Seems like the pay might be higher than a truck driver gets.
Does anyone have any experience with any of these types of schools or jobs? |
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JCB
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I guy I work with did it that way and makes $23 an hour now. Although he paid I think $9000 for the school. |
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terrylamar
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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RODIMUS wrote: I guy I work with did it that way and makes $23 an hour now. Although he paid I think $9000 for the school.
Do you know what school? I am researching this online and I am finding it is pretty much like doing research on a CDL school. There are many schools, some good some bad, a variety of prices and even forums. |
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JCB
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe it was in Eugene OR. The down side is that even thought they had a CDL part of their school most trucking company don't see there CDL training as creditable so he would have to go through an OTR company type training to do that. But as for around town type equipment deliveries you should be fine. |
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terrylamar
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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RODIMUS wrote: I believe it was in Eugene OR. The down side is that even thought they had a CDL part of their school most trucking company don't see there CDL training as creditable so he would have to go through an OTR company type training to do that. But as for around town type equipment deliveries you should be fine.
I have had my CDL for over a year and have been employed by TMC until a little less than a week ago. I have the driving part of it covered. I just need the Heavy Equipment Operator certification. I really don't want to be a Heavy Equipment Operator, though some of the pay rates are looking pretty good. |
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GTR SILVER
Joined: 15 Sep 2006
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Location: new jersey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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here are two....good luck.. 8) 8)
http://www.heavyequipmenttraining.com/dump_truck.htm
http://www.operator-school.com/index.php?se=g&gclid=COq-vqjo048CFQGdPAodBzpl9Q |
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Murphys Law CJ7
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| http://www.earthmoverschool.com/ |
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Murphys Law CJ7
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| http://www.earthmoverschool.com/ |
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the Chef
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: |
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http://www.nahets.com/
I talked to them before I started my CDL training. They have schools all over the United States. Keeping that option on the back burrner also if this driving thing doesn't work out, or i wnat to spend more time with my kids. |
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coalregion
Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Location: NE PA
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| I'm headed to one here in PA starting next Wednesday, on Feb 6th. Give me a shout if you want to know anything and Ill gladly answer anybody's questions as I go along. I'm doing the Heavy equipment training, and will almost definitely also go the CDL route while I'm there, as the school's course is PTDI certified and from what I hear it's a good one. |
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driver1989
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
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Location: WI.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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| You still have to travel interstate to work 9 months of the year. The chances of working near your home is slim , but you might get lucky . Running equipment is easy , just tell them you can run anything . |
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Mackman
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Location: Concordville PA
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| you dont need no Heavy Equipment Operator school. I work for a Excavating company. They will train you on how to run the equipment good enought to get it on and off the trailer. Im telling you save your money. Just my 2cents. I told the boss man i wanted to learn how to operate and here and there he lets me run the equipment to get some seat time. I am kidda getting good now. So the better i get the more he puts me on it. 3 weeks ago a ran a pan and a d-8 dozer all day. |
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line_transporter
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| It would be interesting to learn how to drive an excavator or a bulldozer or grader.. I remember I used to watch them work when I was a kid, and I was always mystified by them. Going to school to learn how to work those equipment is a whole other thing |
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