Volvo - Thu October 10, 2019
Construction Connectivity: The Best is Yet to Come
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) may have helped Volvo Group reach a major milestone with 1 million connected assets, but it is already asking "what's next?" Catrin Nilsson, Manager, Connected Solutions Platform at Volvo CE, explains why this is a pivotal time in the company's connectivity journey....
Volvo - Mon October 07, 2019
Volvo CE Helps Hit Pioneering Connectivity Milestone
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) celebrates, as part of Volvo Group, reaching 1 million connected customer assets — in turn helping customers boost uptime, safety and productivity with smart site solutions....
Volvo - Mon October 07, 2019
Volvo Group Passes Milestone of One Million Connected Customer Assets
The Volvo Group has delivered more than one million connected customer assets, in terms of delivered trucks, buses and construction equipment. The large amount of data collected is used to improve productivity by increasing vehicle and machine uptime, reducing emissions and noise, as well as improving traffic and site safety....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 26, 2019
Major Traffic Conduit Gets $97M Worth of Attention
In Bucks County, Pa., construction continues on the four-year, $97-million U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Bensalem Township. The goal is to improve safety and reduce congestion for commuters and local traffic traveling between Bucks County and Philadelphia....
CEG - Thu September 26, 2019
Tyler Equipment Hosts Gold Rush Excavator in Conn.
Tyler Equipment hosted an open house event Sept. 11, 2019, at its Berlin, Conn., location. Attendees were invited to see Volvo's new special edition Discovery Gold Rush EC 200E excavator. Volvo's new special edition Gold Rush EC 200E excavator is touring the country in celebration of Discovery's Gold Rush television series 10th anniversary....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2019
Construction at Portsmouth International Airport Will Double Its Size
The Portsmouth International Airport is currently served by only one airline and has embarked on a construction project to improve the facility and entice additional airlines to sign on. "We've had airlines come in and kick the tires and we've gotten good feedback, but other airports are further along," said Michael Mates, engineering project manager of Pease Development Authority, which oversees operations at the Pease Tradeport, where the airport is located....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue September 24, 2019
Teenaged Business Owner Looks to Successful Future
Fourteen-year-old Lance Matheson isn't your typical teenager. He runs his own demolition company, Sage Demolition and Land Clearing, near Salt Lake City, with help from his family. As baby boomers retire and skilled trades struggle to come back from the recession of the late 2000s, Matheson is setting an example for his peers of how rewarding it can be to get into the construction industry....
Jared Haughton – SPECIAL TO CEG - Thu September 19, 2019
How to Inspect Used Construction Equipment Components and Avoid Costly Surprises
Used machines are smart ways to complement or round out your fleet — and if you know what to look for (and ask about), you can feel more confident that the equipment you purchased will be with you out in the field and not in the shop....
Jared Haughton – SPECIAL TO CEG - Tue September 17, 2019
Increasing Used Equipment Resale Values — The Checklist
Resale values fluctuate for construction equipment, but not just because of the brand, hours on the machine, time of year or economic conditions. What you put into your used machine before you sell it matters too....
Volvo - Mon September 09, 2019
Volvo CE Opens Certified Used Center at Hoffman Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues to take the guesswork out of buying used machines with the opening of a new Volvo Certified Used Center in New Jersey. The company has partnered with Hoffman Equipment to establish a Volvo Certified Used Center in Deptford, N.J., that will serve the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions....
