Volvo - Mon February 18, 2019
Volvo CE Names Alta Equipment 2018 Dealer of the Year
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) North America has named Alta Equipment Company (Alta Equipment) the 2018 Dealer of the Year. The Detroit, Mich.-based company demonstrated outstanding performance over the last year, when it intensified its efforts to improve customers' experiences and entered a new market, Illinois, reinforcing Volvo CE's presence in the Midwest....
Volvo - Mon February 18, 2019
A Global Priority: How Can the Circular Economy Make Infrastructure More Sustainable?
With a growing global population, the need for new or renovated infrastructure is becoming ever more prevalent. But how do we go about making sure that this infrastructure is sustainable?On behalf of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Paul Toyne explains how the circular economy, combined with an investment in technological innovation, is our most powerful tool in shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow....
Volvo - Tue February 12, 2019
Volvo CE Expands ActiveCare Direct to Pavers
Originally launched in 2017 for excavators, articulated haulers and wheel loaders, ActiveCare Direct is now available on select Volvo asphalt pavers. Starting February 2019, the P7110B and P7170B will be eligible for a one-year free subscription to ActiveCare Direct with a new machine purchase....
Volvo - Mon January 28, 2019
Volvo CE Opens Parts Distribution Center in Canada
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened a new parts distribution center in Toronto, Canada, to better serve its customers in the country. The new facility is part of the company's strategy to ensure the highest uptime in the industry, as it cuts delivery time and enables dealers to restock both common and business-critical components much faster....
Volvo - Wed January 23, 2019
Volvo Expands Compact Excavator Lineup with ECR18E, EC20E
Volvo Construction Equipment is adding to its E-Series compact excavators in North America with the launch of the ECR18E and the EC20E. The EC20E comes with a range of significant performance gains versus the D‑Series model it replaces, while the ultra short-swing ECR18E is an entirely new addition to the Volvo lineup....
Volvo - Wed January 16, 2019
Volvo CE Goes Electric on Smaller Machines
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will start the launch of an electric range of Volvo branded compact wheel loaders and compact excavators in 2020. In a pioneering commitment to future technology, Volvo CE has announced that by mid-2020 it will begin to launch a range of electric compact excavators (EC15 to EC27) and wheel loaders (L20 to L28), stopping new diesel engine-based development of these models....
Volvo - Thu January 03, 2019
Better Roads: The American Dream
Politicians around the world take great pleasure in disagreeing with each other, but in the United States there is one topic lawmakers on all sides can find common ground — that the country's highways network is in urgent need of repair and improvement....
Volvo - Thu December 20, 2018
Tech School Receives 'Gold Rush' Haul Truck from Volvo CE
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has donated an articulated haul truck to train future equipment operators at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI) in Schnecksville, Pa. The Volvo A35D hauler had been used on Discovery Channel's "Gold Rush" television series and will now serve as a training tool for high school students enrolled in the institute's Heavy Equipment Operations and Preventive Maintenance program....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu December 20, 2018
Hoffman Equipment Ramps Up Volvo Presence in Northeast
When Hoffman Equipment's acquisition of Penn-Jersey Machinery became official on Nov. 19, 2018, it was the culmination of the usual back-and-forth business negotiations — maybe it'll happen … maybe it won't....
Volvo - Tue December 18, 2018
Driving a 60 Ton Hauler? That's Child's Play
Bringing construction to life in the imaginations of children around the world, the 1:16 toy model of Volvo CE's A60H articulated hauler provides children with the "real-world" experience of handling one of the industry's top heavyweight machines....
