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Welcome to the ITI Blog, your hub for expert insights, industry updates, and real-world stories from the field. Whether you're a crane operator, rigging professional, safety manager, or simply passionate about lifting and hoisting, our content is here to inform, inspire, and support your work.

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Nov 18, 2019 10:18:09 AM2 min read

The Skilled Labor Shortage: Bridging the Gap

The skilled labor shortage in heavy industry is a reality that is beginning to make an ...
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Oct 30, 2019 11:08:40 AM< 1 min read

Crane & Rigging Training Center (Tampa) Holds 1st Master Rigger Course

The week of October 14, 2019, saw Industrial Training International (ITI), proudly host ...
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Oct 22, 2019 10:14:14 AM1 min read

ITI VR Software Release Q4 2019 has Arrived

ITI VR represents the most robust Crane Simulation Library in the world. That lofty claim ...
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Oct 18, 2019 2:30:12 PM1 min read

ITI VR Wins Heavy Lift Award for Use of Technology in Training

On October 15th, approximately 400 individuals from across the globe gathered in Antwerp, ...
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Oct 7, 2019 10:43:46 AM1 min read

OperatorPro Available on Android Devices via Google Play

To track shifts, activities and OSHA-required Operator Evaluations Available today on ...
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Sep 30, 2019 11:18:25 AM1 min read

Crane Operator Logbook Can & Cannot Do

Paperback crane operator logbooks have been around about as long as modern-day cranes (we ...
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Sep 25, 2019 8:01:44 AM< 1 min read

OperatorPro Featured in Lift and Access Magazine

Available now in the Apple App Store and Google Play, OperatorPro allows crane and ...
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Sep 23, 2019 8:43:07 AM2 min read

3 Reasons OperatorPro is the Logbook Solution

Cranes and heavy equipment (excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, graders, etc.) are an ...
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Sep 18, 2019 8:23:44 AM2 min read

Log Shifts, Activities, & OSHA Operator Evaluations

To track shifts, activities and OSHA-required Operator Evaluations WOODLAND, WA - ...
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Sep 17, 2019 6:45:00 AM2 min read

DICA to Show New Cribbing and Pad Products at ICUEE 2019

ITI VR Boom Truck Simulator Demos Also Available in Booth #3642 Sept. 3, 2019 (Guthrie ...
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