Wheel loaders are a powerful and versatile piece of heavy equipment that can be found on most construction sites. A giant mobile shovel, a wheel loader is used to scoop material into trucks or to transport it around a job site. Wheel loaders can lift almost anything including rubble, gravel, soil, debris and dirt.

The term “wheel loader” refers to the transportation method of the machine and the job it does best. A wheel loader kind of looks like a bulldozer but has wheels instead of a continual track system. Where the bulldozer has a flat blade for pushing material around, a loader sports a bucket to scoop, move and dump material.

Because of the wheels a loader has better maneuverability on roads and does not damage finished asphalt or concrete. Loaders do not dig like a backhoe loader but operate only with the single attachment at the front of the machine.