Cat Seeks Competitors for its New Global Operator Challenge

Are you ready to take on the world? Caterpillar is once again seeking to crown the world’s best operator of construction equipment.

The invitation is now open for operators from more than 40 countries to participate in Caterpillar’s 2022-2023 Global Operator Challenge. Over three rounds, the challenge tests the skills and precision of equipment operators as they prove their excellence in operating Cat machinery and their ability to master any piece of equipment safely and efficiently.

Two years ago, more than 10,000 operators from 30 countries competed in the first-ever Global Operator Challenge in 2019-2020. Jaus Neigum, owner of Industrial Backhoe Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, took home the title "best in the world" at the finals held at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020.

“I’ve been operating Cat machines for more than 15 years,” Neigum said. “Having the opportunity to demonstrate my skills and compete against peers from around the world was one of the most rewarding experiences in my career.”

As an operator of heavy equipment, he said Cat’s Global Operator Challenge is not a contest to miss.

Canadian Jaus Neigum took home the title CaterpillarCat equips the machines with its latest machine-control and payload technologies. Operators using these technologies to complete the tasks they are assigned is part of the competition. The technologies include Cat Payload, Grade and Command, Cat Grade Assist, rearview cameras, return to dig and return to carry.