Fri June 17, 2016
Volvo Launches New High Performance Wheel Loader Buckets
Specifically designed to fit Volvo L110-L350 wheel loaders, the Volvo Sand bucket, Volvo Rehandling Flat Floor bucket, and Volvo Rehandling bucket enable operators to reduce cycle times through more efficient material handling and increased material capacity — reducing fuel consumption by up to 10 percent, depending on application....
Tue June 14, 2016
Volvo Construction Equipment Golden Hauler Tour Comes to Alta Equipment Company's New Detroit Facility
Alta Equipment Company will be hosting a grand opening of its new Detroit facility on Friday, June 17. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city council members and local political figures in attendance....
Tue June 14, 2016
Volvo CE Commemorates 50 Years of Hauler Innovation in Style
The 50th anniversary of Volvo Construction Equipment's leadership in articulated haulers is being marked by a special week-long celebration held in Braås, Sweden. Volvo CE's Braås facility is the company's core factory for hauler design and manufacture and between 13th to 18th June, guests will be invited to take a look behind the scenes at the home of the world's favourite haulers....
Tue May 10, 2016
Volvo Marks Golden Anniversary With Special Hauler
In 1966, Volvo met the needs of the industry for an all-terrain hauler when it released its articulated hauler. To mark the 50th anniversary of this achievement, a special edition gold hauler, a Volvo A40G, has been touring North America....
Fri April 29, 2016
Clearing the Way Ahead
A California-based demolition company, FERMA, is preparing Silicon Valley for a wave of new development due to a fleet of specially-modified Volvo high-reach excavators. As the sun slowly rises to the east of Sunnyvale, Calif., the still, dry air ignites with an escalating heat that is matched only by the city's reputation for being a hotbed of high-tech giants such as Apple, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft....
Tue April 26, 2016
N.C. Area Contractors, Students Attend ASC Event
ASC Construction Equipment USA Inc. held an event at its Raleigh, N.C., facility on April 6. Area contractors attended as did students from Wilkes County Community College who are in diesel engine classes....
Fri April 22, 2016
Volvo Penta Okays Hydro-Treated Vegetable Oil
In an ongoing effort to reduce the environmental impact of its products, Volvo Penta has approved the use of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) – neat or blended with conventional diesel – in all of its diesel engines....
Thu April 21, 2016
Students Find Opportunity to Fill Crippling Construction Skills Gap
Volvo kicked off its first in a series of educational workshops for technical students this month. Leveraging its 50th anniversary of the invention of the articulated hauler, Volvo Construction Equipment is touring North America in a golden hauler, making stops at dealerships along the way to connect students who have expressed an interest in the trades with the many opportunities available in the construction industry....
Mon April 18, 2016
First Volvo A60H haulers Sold at Bauma
Following months of discussion and speculation in the press, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) finally launched the industry's largest ever 6x6-configuration articulated hauler to great fanfare at the Bauma exhibition in Munich last week....
Thu March 24, 2016
Volvo Issues Safety Recall on VNL, VNM, and VNX Models
Volvo Trucks North America recently learned of four cases in which the steering failed on vehicles equipped with a greaseable two-piece steering shaft manufactured by Willi Elbe. Based on their inquiry into these incidents, they are proactively contacting all of the owners of the affected vehicles and directing them to take the vehicles out of service as soon as possible....
