For Construction Pros

Dozer Technology Fills Operator Skills Gap

Novice operators can impact the cost to operate your dozers and related undercarriage expense, but modern electronics help protect your investment while dramatically increasing productivity. “The ...
For Construction Pros

A Dozer Operator's Perspective on Grade Control

Jace Nix has been operating dozers his entire adult life. Now, as Vice President of his family-owned company, GT NIX Construction in Mountain View, Wyoming, he is the one to make decisions about dozer ...
Seattle Times

Bulldozer drivers fighting fires get ‘a rush’ but also risk

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from ...
Capital Public Radio

Hundreds Pay Tribute To Cal Fire Bulldozer Operator Who Died Fighting The Ferguson Fire Near Yosemite

A capacity crowd filled The House Modesto church on Monday to pay tribute to Braden Varney, the Cal Fire heavy equipment operator who died fighting the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite as it burned close ...
Time

He Almost Died Doing One of the Riskiest Jobs in Firefighting. Inside the Lives of California's Wildfire Bulldozer Operators

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Capital Public Radio

Bulldozer Drivers Fighting Fires Get 'A Rush' But Also Risk

(AP) — Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady dirt and ...