Regular listeners to the What’s My Ride series will know that – until now – we have focused upon operators with – and I say this with the greatest respect - quite a few hours on the clock.

This episode is different.   This episode features Sean Walkley who – at just 19-years old – is just starting his journey in the industry; and he is doing so from behind the loaders of a new and fully-loaded Cat D6T dozer..

This interview was conducted for us by vlogger, podcaster and journalist Peter Haddock of Content with Media.

If you haven’t already listened to his show, you can do so here – His is some of the best content in the business and we’d strongly urge you to give it a listen.

ConExpo 2020 was the show at which electric-powered construction equipment came of age.

It was the show in which prototype machines we had seen in the past became real, living and fully-functional.

And it was the year in which a host of new prototype machines pointed to future developments in the field.

And yet, a nagging doubt remains. If the electricity required by these new machines is drawn from a power station or a generator, then that is self-defeating and largely undermines any claims of emissions-free operation.

So when I was invited to interview a man described as “The Titan of Free Fuel” who – it was claimed – had a solution to this issue, I was intrigued.

As it turns out, the interview you’re about to hear turned out to be one of the most fascinating and insightful of my trip to Las Vegas.

And while it was neither a digger nor a dozer, the Envision ARC that you’re about to hear about was – without question – the most exciting and potentially game-changing product I saw at the show.

So sit back and enjoy this interview with Desmond Wheatley – The Titan of Free Fuel.

You can find out more about Envision’s EV ARC here.

Anyone that is active on social media will know that Hitachi has recently been posting some cryptic messages that seem to hint at a new development in which machine control takes centre stage.

We can exclusively reveal that the new development is a new series of mid-range excavators and that machine operation is very much to the fore.

At the time of recording, we haven't even seen a photo of the new machines; and they're not being shown at ConExpo.

However, product specialist Wilbert Blom gave s the low-down on the new machines ahead of their introduction.

Could apps be used to help operators improve their skills, reduce fuel consumption and increase production levels?   Could they be used to help refresh the skills of experienced operators?

Volvo Construction Equipment's Carina McLane certainly thinks so; and she is using all her skills and insight to bring that concept to fruition.

Our latest guest on the What’s My Ride show is arguably the most famous machine operator in the UK. Which is ironic because these days he spends more time behind a computer keyboard than he does behind the leers of a digger.

Nick Drew is the name and the face behind the Digger Man Blog; and he has made a successful leap from digger driver to respected industry blogger and journalist.

This time next week, the eyes of the construction equipment world will turn towards Las Vegas and the latest ConExpo exhibition.

The exhibition will be the largest gathering of construction equipment in the world this year, and the organisers are expecting upwards of 140,000 visitors to the show.

However, to get you – and us – in the ConExpo spirit, we spoke exclusively to show director Dana Wuesthoff to get a flavour of what the show has in store.

In this enlightened age, a woman working in construction is not exactly newsworthy. But when Pamela Evans climbed behind the levers of an excavator some 20 years ago, she was a pioneer.

In this latest episode of What’s My Ride, Pamela shares her experiences and her thoughts on why more young women should consider a career as a plant operator.

Our guest on the latest episode of Wha's My Ride is Paul McHale.  Pal's skills as a high reach demolition excavator operator have taken him - literally - around the world, taking in New Zealand, the Falkland Islands, Norway and Antarctica.

So sit back and enjoy some global travel in the company of Paul McHale on What's My Ride, exclusive to Diggers and Dozers.

In the first-ever episode of What's My Ride, we speak to Nigel Williams, a CPCS blue card plant operator who is currently spending his working day behind the levers of a Kobelco SK180 excavator.

Nigel shares his journey into the construction sector, the machine he likes the best, the machine he liked the least, and why he loves his current ride.

So sit back and enjoy this conversation with a man at the sharp end of the construction sector.

Set aside your preconceptions about Chinese-built equipment.   Like the Japanese and Korean machines that have gone before them, the latest Chinese machines look markedly different from their first-generation predecessors.

Diggers and Dozers' editor Mark Anthony takes a closer look at the Sunward Excavator range, the first of a new breed of Chinese machines.