Transportation Maintenance EquipmentDeveloped for Lesson 1: Maintaining Public Works Vehicles and Equipment

Transportation Maintenance • People who work in transportation maintenance focus on

making sure that vehicles, ships, planes, and loading equipment are in good working order to move freight. They fuel these carriers and do preventive maintenance on all equipment. They also work to make sure infrastructure such as roads and bridges are maintained properly.

Equipment Categories• Based on the New York State Department of Transportation,

equipment used by workers in the transportation maintenance field is broken into 3 categories. Each of the categories requires a different set of skills and/or certifications to operate and maintain.

• https://www.dot.ny.gov/programs/trns-maint-train/eval-guides

Category I Equipment• Brush Chipper• Catch Basin Cleaner• Mower

Category I Equipment Continued• Patch Roller• Forklift• Sewer Cleaner

Category II Equipment• Heavy Dump Truck• Log Loader• Post Pounder

Category II Equipment Continued• Aerial Lift Device• Maintainer• Backhoe

Category II Equipment Continued• Widener• Track Loader• Front End Loader

Category II Equipment Continued• Skid Steer Loader• Pavement Marking Machine• Large Roller

Category II Equipment Continued• Stump Grinder• Street Sweeper• Shop Welding/Cutting

Category III Equipment• Tractor Trailer• Crane• Hydraulic Excavator

Category III Equipment Continued• Grader• Bulldozer• Thermoplastic Striping Machine

Category III Equipment Continued• Paver• Herbicide Truck• Snow blower