Team Rubicon Expands Operator Training

Last autumn, KeithConstruction equipmentThe company has requested its distributors to assist in supporting a new initiative by Team Rubicon:TrainingMore volunteers operate heavy equipment for the humanitarian organisation led by its veterans, which serves global communities before, during and after disasters and crises. According to the company, authorised dealers have responded.

Earlier this year, the pilot scheme was launched inIndianaFranklin's RPM Machinery and Lawrence Equipment in Roanoke, Virginia, have commenced operations. These dealerships provide Team Rubicon volunteers with training machinery, indoor classrooms, and outdoor operational space on a monthly basis.

Dustin Cole, Executive Vice President of Lawrence Equipment Company, stated in a declaration: “When we heard there was a need to assist in training more heavy equipment operators, we raised our hands.” “We are highly active within the local community and wish to ensure Virginia is prepared for disasters, while also helping to train volunteers for deployment wherever they are required across the United States and Canada.”

Volunteers from the Rubicon team (known as the “grey-shirted army”) register for monthly training sessions to learn how to operate compact tracked vehicles.Loader和excavator。

William Porter, Director of Operations Support at Team Rubicon, stated in a release: “One of the most critical tasks following a disaster is delivering urgently needed resources to the affected area.” “Our grey-clad volunteers, including sawyers and heavy equipment operators, assisted in clearing trees and debris from roads, enabling emergency responders and survivors to re-enter communities."

Porter stated: “Having more highly trained heavy equipment operators enhances the Rubicon team's capacity to deliver vital community support, enabling survivors to embark on their road to recovery.”

“One of RPM's core values is doing the right thing,” stated Fred Rohlman, President of RPM Machinery, in a press release. “Supporting the Rubicon team by helping their grey-shirted personnel operate machinery safely and efficiently is the right thing to do. When Case shared this opportunity, we signed up immediately.”

The Rubicon team has deployed this training across all phases of disaster cycles throughout the United States, encompassing wildfire mitigation, hurricane response, and long-term storm recovery.

Case and Team Rubicon plan to expand the number of dealers participating in the heavy equipment operator training programme in 2024.