(sometimes referred to as earth movers), are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing civil engineering and construction tasks.

Backhoe loader, also called a Loader backhoe, and commonly shortened to Backhoe, is an engineering vehicle, which consists of a tractor, fitted with a shovel/bucket on the front and a small backhoe on the back. Due to its (relatively) small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects (such as building a small house, fixing city roads etc).