Johnson County runs wheel-loader training to prepare newer operators

Oct 1, 2026

Kenneth Oshal of Johnson County Public Works described a hands-on wheel-loader course to teach bucket control, safe salt-loading and obstacle navigation; on-the-job training will follow the exercises.

The full story

At a Johnson County Public Works training session, Kenneth Oshal said, "We're here doing the course for the wheel loader, and this is really good training for some of the new guys that haven't been in this kind of machinery before." He described the session as focused on safety and basic machine handling to prepare less-experienced staff for winter operations.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in