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Sun February 17, 2008

Volvo Construction Equipment Acquires Mathews Machinery

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has acquired Mathews Machinery Inc. its dealer for the state of California, in a move that combines the strengths of both companies to increase the effectiveness of the Volvo construction equipment distribution system in the state, according to the companies....

Mon February 11, 2008

Volvo Rents Franchise Owner Returns to Familiar Ground

Gary Tripp’s business life has come full circle. The owner of the Volvo Rents franchise in Lakeland, Fla., has moved back into the building in which he started an independent rental store in the late 1980s....

Mon February 11, 2008

Volvo Rents Hosts Sixth Annual Franchise Convention

More than 400 attendees from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe gathered for Volvo Rents’ sixth annual Volvo Rents Franchise Convention Jan. 17 to 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa in Ft....

Fri February 01, 2008

Vantage Equipment Takes on Volvo Road Machinery Lineup

Vantage Equipment LLC, the authorized Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer in New York, has reached an agreement with Volvo CE to assume the sales and marketing of Volvo road machinery products effective Jan....

Fri January 18, 2008

Chadwick-BaRoss Volvos Used on Extreme Makeover

Chadwick-BaRoss Inc., Maine’s Volvo Heavy Equipment Construction dealer, had two of its customer-owned Volvo EC240 excavators along with a Volvo L90F wheel loader equipped with forks and bucket at work on the site of the recent Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Milbridge, Maine....

Mon December 03, 2007

Volvo Adds Aerodynamic, Safety Features to VN 780

Volvo Trucks North America recently added several new options and features to its trucks to further enhance their productivity, increase uptime and increase fuel economy. Volvo VNs are equipped to meet the requirements of the U.S....

Fri January 12, 2007

Volvo Rents Franchise Adds Rental Center in Colorado

Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents), has opened a Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise in Denver, Colo. Premiere Equipment Rentals, owned by Eric Radewahn and Andy Piotrowski, has opened its first Volvo Rents franchise located at 5401 Dahlia Street, Commerce City (Denver)....

Wed December 12, 2007

First Excavator Rolls Off Volvo CE’s Asheville, N.C., Production Line

The first Volvo excavator to be built at the Volvo Construction Equipment manufacturing facility in Asheville, N.C., rolled off the production line Nov. 9. The rollout event in Asheville was attended by several hundred city, county, state and Congressional officials, private industry executives, company management, dealers, customers and personnel and members of the Swedish embassy from Washington, D.C....

Sat November 17, 2007

Volvo Rents Tabs EBE to Open New Center in Branson

Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents), has announced the opening of a Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise in Branson, Mo. The new franchise is EBE Enterprises LLC is located at 120 Birch St., Hollister (Branson)....

Wed October 24, 2007

Casco Rental Opens Second Volvo Rents, Plans for Third

A Florida Volvo Rents franchise owner is in an expansion mode. Casco Rental LLC of Puerto Rico opened its first location two years ago in Port St. Lucie, Fla., which is now the United States headquarters....