Alta - Wed July 25, 2018
Alta Equipment Joins Gordie Howe Bridge Groundbreaking
Alta Equipment Company joined with local, state, national and international officials and business representatives on July 17, to officially break ground on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge at an invite-only ceremony in Detroit....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 20, 2018
VIDEO: Volvo Skid Steers Play Soccer
With the Fifa World Cup capturing the attention of audiences worldwide at the start of the summer, Volvo decided to get in on the action. The equipment company pulled together two teams: Volvo Construction Equipment Team Sweden and Team USA who played against one another in a captivating match of Skid Steer Soccer....
Volvo - Thu July 19, 2018
Allan Myers Uses Volvo CE Advanced Training Simulator
Inspired to give employees the skills to move ahead and confront the demand for an available workforce, contractor Allan Myers is launching a new three-year mission called Stepping Up. A fundamental tool of Stepping Up is the Myers Mobile Training Center, the result of a collaborative effort between Allan Myers, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS)....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Thu July 19, 2018
RIDOT Buys Specialized Trucks for Bridge Maintenance
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) unveiled a new vehicle that will increase the department's ability to maintain its bridges with regular cleanings to remove road salts, sand and other debris....
Volvo - Tue July 10, 2018
Volvo CE Appoints Peter Jordansson to SVP of Purchasing, Supplier Management
Peter Jordansson will join Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) as the new senior vice president of purchasing and supplier management. Effective Oct. 1, he will take up the position on the executive management team (EMT), reporting to Volvo CE President Melker Jernberg....
bauma CONEXPO INDIA - Thu July 05, 2018
Registrations Exceed Expectations for bauma CONEXPO INDIA
The construction machinery market in India is booming. Infrastructure and construction projects are benefiting from long-term support thanks to reforms passed by the Indian government. These are positive signs that are also reflected in the number of companies signing up for the next bauma CONEXPO INDIA....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri June 29, 2018
Wheel Loader Design Involves Nuanced Advances Over Time
It's blisteringly hot outside, dust and dirt is flying all around and noise is hammering your eardrums. Such is the environment at a typical construction site in the warmer months, particularly a big job requiring a lot of earthmoving; highway projects and manufacturing plants are perfect examples....
Volvo - Wed June 27, 2018
Volvo, LEGO Technic Team Up With Children to Create Wheel Loader of the Future
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and LEGO Technic construction toys have joined creative forces with a team of children to design a futuristic, autonomous construction machine. The result: The LEGO Technic Volvo Concept Wheel Loader ZEUX set, scheduled for release in toy stores in August 2018, and the digital prototype for a real-world autonomous machine....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 26, 2018
Crews Gear Up After Delays On Road and Sewer Project
As crews geared up this spring to complete the last piece on a major levee, sewer and road construction project in a small, bucolic river village in southeastern Minnesota, mother nature jumped in with different plans for them....
Mon June 25, 2018
Volvo's Formidable Excavator Six Pack
Was there ever a machine more adaptable, scalable, or shape-shifting than the excavator? Here we look at the versatility behind a selection of Volvo Construction Equipment's mighty machines. 1. The one with a small bum: The ECR18E is a 1.9-ton (1.8 t) class machine that can squeeze into the tightest of spaces, and due to its ultra-short tail design — the shortest radius in the Volvo range — it can work close to obstacles without colliding with them....
