Trade
Heavy Equipment
A grounded excavator or an unstaffed crane burns money by the hour, and the right operator is rarely free the day you need one. SKILLS connects trade businesses that need certified operators with those whose operators have downtime — excavator, dozer, loader, backhoe, crane, and grader. Post a Crew Needed or Crew Available, trade Coverage Offers with guardrails, and lock an immutable Work Agreement between verified businesses.
Heavy Equipment work on SKILLS
12 sub-trades you can post needs or availability for — each tagged so postings reach the right crews.
Excavator Operator
Digging, trenching, grading
Dozer Operator
Grading, pushing, clearing
Loader Operator
Loading, material handling
Backhoe Operator
Trenching, small excavation
Crane Operator
Mobile, tower crane operation
Grader Operator
Fine grading, road work
Paver Operator
Asphalt, concrete paving
Roller / Compactor
Soil, asphalt compaction
Forklift / Telehandler
Material handling
Drill Rig Operator
Drilling, boring
Pile Driver Operator
Foundation piling
Concrete Pump Operator
Boom pump operation
Covering heavy equipment gaps
Execution-phase coordination between real heavy equipment businesses — see the full flow.
Post the gap — or your availability
Post a Crew Needed when you're short heavy equipment hands, or Crew Available to put downtime to work.
Trade structured Coverage Offers
Offers carry rate, crew size, and schedule — with anti-lowball guardrails so pricing stays fair.
Lock in an accountable Work Agreement
Accepting an offer creates an immutable, audit-logged snapshot both businesses commit to.
Heavy Equipment on SKILLS
What operators can I find or offer on SKILLS?
You can post for or offer heavy equipment operators across specialties: excavator, dozer, loader, backhoe, crane, and grader operators. Post a Crew Needed when a machine is sitting without a qualified hand, or Crew Available to put an experienced operator's downtime to work — always company-to-company, never anonymous gig labor.
How are operator certifications and insurance verified?
Each business keeps operator certifications, COIs, and licenses in the Compliance Vault, with expiration tracking so nothing lapses unnoticed. Verification tiers run Basic to Trusted to Verified Pro as documents are added, so you can confirm an operator's credentials — like crane certification — before you accept a Coverage Offer and lock in.
How quickly can I get an operator on site?
Post a Crew Needed for the machine and skill you need, and nearby businesses with available operators can send Coverage Offers right away. Counter, accept, or decline in one thread. Accepting creates a Work Agreement — a locked snapshot of rate, schedule, and scope — so the operator who's coming, and on what terms, is settled.
Put your heavy equipment crew to work
Get early access — free for 3 months, then $99/year. Anchored to real trade businesses.