Publisher's Synopsis
The Haul Truck Operator Survival Guide is a rare glimpse into the Alberta oil sands mining operations with instructions, protocols, and tips for safely operating the world's biggest mobile mighty machines: Ultra-class; Caterpillar 797B; Komatsu 930E & Liebherr T282 haul trucks. Get the inside scoop from a former college haul truck program Instructor and some fifty different experienced operators, working for some of the biggest names in the oil sands mining environment: Names like Suncor Energy, Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Shell. With The Haul Truck Operator Survival Guide you get access to places not even cameras are permitted. Imagine the awe, fear, excitement, and adrenalin as you stand humbly before a 320+ ton; 30' wide; 48' tall (with box raised); 5.5 million dollar behemoth; with tires over 14' tall and costing in excess of $66,000.00 each, all to test your operating skills in some of Canada's most unforgiving terrain under extreme environmental conditions. This is one rodeo you want to miss! Want even more? Join us at www.haultruckoperatorprep.ca, Canada's first online haul truck operator preparatory school with 11 different learning modules including comprehensive presentations, animations, videos and interactive quizzes that give you the real sense of what it means to be a haul truck operator.
