ASSOCIATED TRAINING SERVICES

Associated Training Services (ATS) is the bona fide leader in heavy equipment operator training. Students receive top-notch training on a wide variety of heavy equipment from the industry's most knowledgeable and experienced operators.

Anyone interested in joining the growing ranks of heavy equipment operators must be trained. ATS puts its students through a rigorous training environment focusing on fundamental operating skills, equipment-specific knowledge, best safety practices, and certifications. Whether you want to become a mobile crane operator, a general heavy equipment operator, or a CDL truck driver, ATS can train you to meet industry requirements.

ATS has been training heavy equipment operators since 1963, Your rewarding career in heavy equipment begins right here at Associated Training Services.

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates of ATS receive free career assistance. Our career services department will help you find job leads in your local community. These job opportunities are the best and highest paid opportunities for heavy equipment operators, crane operators, and truck drivers. Throughout the United States, we have thousands of employers ready to hire our graduates as soon as they can show proof of certification. All industries are represented including road construction, bridge building, construction site development, utility companies, energy, city and county road maintenance, residential and commercial construction, sand and gravel, forestry, mining, agriculture, and more. Job placement assistance is just one step away.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAINING

At ATS you will be trained on a variety of equipment to include bulldozers, backhoes, scrapers, excavators, wheel loaders, motor graders, all-terrain fork lifts, articulated off-road dump trucks, and much more. You'll get two levels of heavy equipment operator training on the most common types of heavy equipment used on work sites today. Our heavy equipment curriculum includes instruction on grade reading, grade stakes, laser levels, site plans, site layout management, soil identification, and heavy equipment safety.

CRANE OPERATION TRAINING

ATS offers the most comprehensive crane operator training with two distinct levels. You'll be instructed on the proper use of lattice boom cranes, swing cab, articulated boom mobile cranes, and boom trucks. We'll teach how to safely operate each type of crane with the end goal of getting you certified through the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). Learn more about our crane operator training right now.

CLASS-A CDL TRAINING

If you want to be employed as a heavy equipment operator or crane operator, then the best thing you can do is to get your class-A CDL. The truck driver license will make you the most qualified heavy equipment operator on the work site. It allows you to haul heavy equipment as well as drive on public roads. You'll learn the basic skills of operating heavy equipment on the road including driving commercial vehicles and in-depth training in driver safety. Get your Class-A CDL truck driver training and take your heavy equipment career to a new level.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

ATS firmly believes that money should not be an obstacle to career training. That's why we offer several ways to finance your tuition. With the proper financial assistance you can enroll in any program ATS offers. Fill out our online financial aid application and start your heavy equipment operator training today.