Tue July 04, 2006
Contractor Has Fairy Tale Relationship With Volvos
School-age children and folk singers have long marveled at the legend of the mighty Paul Bunyan. As the story goes, Bunyan used a huge ax and a big blue ox to quickly and efficiently clear the woods of the upper Midwest....
Sat June 17, 2006
Volvo Rents Adds to Franchise With New Center in Omaha
Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents), has opened a new Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise in Omaha, NE. TMS Equipment LLC, owned by franchise principal Walt Price, has opened its first Volvo Rents center at 10608 South 147th Street, in Omaha....
Mon June 19, 2006
Volvo Excavator, Cab Production Heading to Asheville, NC
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will begin building excavators and excavator and wheel loader cabs at its Asheville, NC, manufacturing facility. The company plans to invest, initially, $25 million with a possible additional $30 million over the next few years to increase its fabrication and assembly capabilities to meet growing requirements in the excavator market in North America....
Fri June 16, 2006
9 Brothers Adopts New Wheel Loader; Adds Volvo L25B to its Fleet Family
“The American Dream” is alive and well in the Palmieri family. When they immigrated to the United States in 1962, the Palmieri family consisted of nine boys and five girls. In 1979, Mario, as president and Vittorio and Armando as silent partners, founded 9 Brothers Building Supply on Islip Avenue in Brentwood, Long Island, NY....
Tue April 18, 2006
Volvo CE’s Market Planning Vice President Retires
After a career spanning 47 years, Uwe Tams, Volvo CE’s outgoing vice president of Market Planning and Research, has had a long time to chart not just the developments in the company, but also those of its competitors and the world around him....
Wed April 12, 2006
Volvo Construction Equipment Prepares for Intermat
Among the largest exhibitors at this year’s largest show, Volvo Construction Equipment will be concentrating its efforts at Intermat less on individual products than on how ’systems’ of products can be formed to provide complete solutions for job-site applications....
Wed April 05, 2006
Volvo Purchases 40 Million Shares of Nissan Diesel Stock
AB Volvo March 21 acquired 40 million common shares, corresponding to 13 percent of the shares, in the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel from Nissan Motor, with an option to acquire the remaining 6 percent of the shares from Nissan Motor within four years....
Sat March 25, 2006
Volvo Rents Expands Franchise to Omaha
Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents), has signed a franchise agreement for new Volvo Rents equipment rental centers in Omaha, NE. TMS Equipment LLC has entered into a Volvo Rents franchise agreement to open Volvo Rents equipment centers in the metropolitan Omaha area....
Tue February 07, 2006
Volvo Joins the Party in Massive Dubai Waterfront Project
Although almost all new developments in the rapidly expanding United Arab Emirate of Dubai can be described as ’big,’ the Dubai Festival City puts most in the shade. Sited along 2.4 mi. (3.8 km) of riverside frontage, its locality to both the international airport and downtown Dubai provides the setting for the Middle East’s largest mixed-use development....
Wed November 30, 2005
Volvo’s A30D Articulated Truck Shines During Test
Contractor David Ceccanti isn't one to mess around. So when it came time for Ceccanti Inc. to add a new articulated hauler to its fleet, he decided he needed to comparison shop. Side-by-side comparisons are easy if you're talking about coffee pots or computers; not so easy when you're buying a 30-ton truck....
