Sat May 09, 2015
FRD Presents Summit Awards to Top DealerBreaker Attachment Division
Furukawa Rock Drill USA recently presented its 2014 Summit Awards to Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company and ROMCO Equipment for outstanding sales volume, service, support and dedication to marketing and selling FRD USA breaker attachment products....
Mon April 13, 2015
Volvo to Launch Intelligent Compaction System With Real-Time Asphalt Density Calculation
Volvo Construction Equipment will soon introduce the Volvo intelligent compaction (IC) for select Volvo asphalt compactors available in two packages — Volvo IC and Volvo IC with density direct. In addition to offering the pass mapping, temperature mapping and data storage features of the Volvo IC system, Volvo IC with density direct includes real-time density mapping technology....
Tue March 17, 2015
Volvo to Launch Intelligent Compaction System
Volvo Construction Equipment will soon introduce the Volvo Intelligent Compaction (IC) for select Volvo asphalt compactors available in two packages — Volvo IC and Volvo IC with Density Direct. In addition to offering the pass mapping, temperature mapping and data storage features of the Volvo IC system, Volvo IC with Density Direct includes the industry’s first real-time density mapping technology....
Wed March 11, 2015
Volvo Machines Take the Lead on First Private Road Race Course in Mass.
In April 2014, the Palmer Motorsports Park project was shown the green flag and construction soon began on the state’s first private road racing course. The track will be used for driver training, demonstrations, vehicle testing, a range of motorsports and competitions....
Gradall - Mon February 16, 2015
Gradall Introduces Series V Excavators With Volvo Engines
Gradall Industries has announced the introduction of Series V hydraulic excavator models, including the upgrade to Tier 4-Final compliant diesel engines, acquired in an arrangement with Volvo Penta. Tier 4 Final-compliant five- and eight-liter diesel engines meet the highest global standards including the demanding Stage IV (EU) and Tier 4 Final (US) emission reduction requirements....
Volvo - Thu February 05, 2015
Volvo EC480E Sets the Standard for Efficient Excavation
The heavy-duty Volvo EC480E crawler excavator is a productive machine that lowers operating costs through reduced fuel consumption and simple maintenance requirements. Powered by a Tier IV Final/Stage IV-compliant Volvo D13 engine, the EC480E delivers high digging and breakout forces alongside reduced emissions and improved fuel efficiency....
Fri January 23, 2015
Volvo Gives Back to Community
Construction equipment has a reputation for being tough and durable. But at Golden Equipment Company in Albuquerque, N.M., the rental fleet of Volvo construction equipment has a softer side — one that has helped children, the homeless, and wounded warriors through the Colors for Our Community program....
Tue December 09, 2014
Volvo Helps Charlotte Go Racing
Built more than half a century ago on the site of a Civil War-era plantation, the Charlotte Motor Speedway has become the ultimate sanctuary for motorsports entertainment in North America, evolving into “The Greatest Place to See the Race.”The site hosts all major NASCAR events every year, including the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America 500, as well as more than three dozen other events for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts....
Mon December 01, 2014
Volvo CE Achieves I Make America Gold Status, Again
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has once again joined the elite ranks of 14 companies achieving gold-level status for the third year in a row in I Make America’s AEM Advocates program. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) launched the campaign in 2010 to improve American manufacturing policies, create more jobs in the United States and keep the U.S....
Tue December 02, 2014
Wayne Township Landfill Reuses, Recycles Using Volvo Iron
Tiny it may be in terms of people (only 1,666 in 2010 census), but Pennsylvania’s Wayne Township is the industrial center for Clinton County and is one of its 13 such townships. The county is steeped in history — named as it is after General Anthony Wayne, the 18th Century U.S....
