From The Seat Of The Cab Nigel Williams

A question from a listener made me think!

New comers to the industry are choosing the 360° excavator and wondering why they can't get work as a fresh out the box red carded op with no experience, but who told them it was the entry level machine? Why didn't anyone stop them from wasting money on a card that is as far away from the bare minimum as you could get.

Do the trainers and test centres have a moral and ethical duty to engage them in actual careers advice?

I really don't understand the logic behind people thinking that a 360 excavator is any kind of entry level machine in the construction industry?

Autonomous dump trucks, disaster, or inevitable progression.

It's a tough old game in construction, a bit of feast or famine.

Am I wrong? Are protected NCBs the reason premiums are spiking? Is it unreasonable to charge others for the misfortunes of a few who have paid a little extra to protect their NCBs?

Was the developer right or the contractor?

Let me know!