Komatsu hosts day-in-the-life construction career Fair

Komatsu hosts day-in-the-life construction career Fair
Komatsu America Corp . is a U.S. subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd .It's the world’s second largest manufacturer and supplier of earth-moving equipment, consisting of construction, mining and compact construction equipment. Komatsu America also serves the forklift and forestry markets. Recently they hosted more than 30 students from three Atlanta-area colleges and technical schools at the Komatsu America, Cartersville, GA customer center training site. Students came to learn about construction-related jobs, as well as how to operate select Komatsu machines, including bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders, and dump trucks. Students also strapped on hardhats, climbed inside 20 foot, 200,000 lb. machines, and for an afternoon, received hands-on training and operated state-of-the-art construction equipment
As guests of Komatsu America and local distributors Tractor & Equipment, Co.; Linder Industrial Machinery Company ; Brandeis Machinery; and Power Equipment Co ., students from Chattahoochee Technical College , Reinhardt University and Kennesaw State University learned about a day in the work life of construction and mining employees, as well as current and future job opportunities.