A backhoe operator in middle Tennessee was saved on Tuesday after a pit of rocks and dirt he was digging collapsed and buried him alive for almost half a day, officials said. Firefighters responded ...

Caterpillar Inc. first kicked off its Global Operator Challenge in 2019, hosting more than 10,000 entrants from 30 countries before selecting nine of the most talented equipment operators to compete ...

Brian Hayden of Maine won Cat's Global Operator Challenge, while Tom March of the UK won best global Cat dealer technician at ConExpo. Details here ...

A backhoe operator had a right to be on train tracks periodically on the weekend an Amtrak train slammed into it, killing the operator and a supervisor, federal crash investigators said Monday. The ...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A competition in Delaware County all came down to precision and patience. Operators from Aqua Pennsylvania competed in three different courses during the company ...

Independent backhoe operator David Bertholot says he has helped more than 30 people get out of their driveways following historic snowfall in Sudbury of more than 40 centimetres on Sunday and Monday.

The operator of a backhoe got an unexpected swim Wednesday morning.Pottawattamie County sheriff's investigators said two men were working with the backhoe around 9:30 a.m., when it somehow tipped and ...

Did you play with toy tractors and cranes when you were a kid? Construction equipment operators get to work with the real things and earn more money as they master each piece of equipment. But this ...