Mon February 19, 2018
Volvo Adds New Size Class with ECR355E Short Swing Crawler Excavator
The Volvo ECR355E short swing radius excavator brings an entirely new size class to the Volvo excavator lineup — offering power and production in a short swing design capable of working in more confined spaces....
Wed February 14, 2018
AED Holds Annual Summit, CONDEX in Vegas
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) held its annual Summit and CONDEX Jan. 15 to 19 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The event drew more than 1,600 attendees and featured 138 exhibitors in CONDEX and 60 suite holders....
Tue February 13, 2018
Tech Key to Driving Down Contracting Costs
Managing equipment data and machine control systems lies at the heart of providing safe, productive equipment at the lowest possible cost, according to Hubbard Construction's John Sharp. With some 1,500 pieces of equipment — nearly 400 of them heavy equipment — Florida-based highway specialist contractor Hubbard Construction Company has adopted an 8-point selection process in a bid to boost machine productivity....
Mon February 05, 2018
Fixing Construction's Productivity Problem
Even the smallest construction projects are multi-disciplined events that involve hundreds of individual actions. When scaled up to mega project size, managing the sequencing of man, machine and material so that the right things are done at the right time and place is a logistical headache that the industry has been grappling with for generations....
Wed January 31, 2018
Volvo Construction Equipment See Sales Up 28% in Q4
Volvo Construction Equipment put in a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, helping its parent company, the Volvo Group, achieve the highest sales and operating income in its history. Improved competitiveness coupled with growing demand — especially in Asia — helped Volvo CE deliver strong improvements in sales, operating income and order intake. In Q4 2017, net sales increased by 28 percent to SEK 16,733 M (13,110)....
Mon January 29, 2018
Volvo Trucks Introduces New LED Headlights for VHD Series as Standard Equipment
Volvo Trucks North America debuted new LED headlights for Volvo VHD series vocational trucks at World of Concrete 2018. The new LED headlights will be offered as standard equipment on the VHD 300 daycab and VHD 400 regional sleeper models to help reduce eye strain, increase visibility and improve safety on roads and job sites....
Cindy Riley - Thu January 25, 2018
Three-Leg Directional Interchange Provides Access to Volvo Manufacturing Facility
Construction crews in Berkeley County, S.C., are building a new three-leg directional interchange along I-26 that will provide direct access to the South Carolina Volvo cars manufacturing facility. The $44 million interchange is located along I-26 at mile marker 189, roughly two miles east of SC 27/Ridgeville Road and approximately 5 mi....
Tue January 23, 2018
Volvo CE's Fully-Electric Compact Excavator Prototype Wins Intermat Innovation Award
Volvo Construction Equipment's 100 percent electric compact excavator prototype — known as the EX2 — has won the prestigious Equipment & Machinery Award in the Earthmoving & Demolition category of the Intermat Innovation Awards....
Thu January 18, 2018
Volvo Debuts Renewed Road Product Line at World of Asphalt 2018
Volvo Construction Equipment will bring a significantly revamped road product lineup to World of Asphalt 2018, anchored by a trio of new compactors equipped with the latest intelligent machine control technology....
Damian Joseph - Mon January 15, 2018
Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate
Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems....
