Ask any contractor and they’ll likely tell you that finding and training qualified employees is one of the biggest challenges facing any trade industry today.
Part of the problem is that technological advancements equal more training and higher thresholds for entry, but in the case of horizontal directional drilling, technology may also be part of the solution.
As HDD expands and more crews are needed, training becomes complicated. Manufacturers are trying to do their part in easing that pain with the help of simulators.
“The beauty of the simulator is it’s the same platform as our real equipment,” says Dan Vroom,
