Volvo - Tue September 18, 2018
Construction Telematics: The Power of the Network
When new technologies are invented there is a tendency to overestimate the impact they will make in the short term — but then to underestimate their influence once they have become established. Machine connectivity is the latest technology to excite the industry, but what are the main factors that are driving its adoption? Volvo asked leading IoT analyst Michele Mackenzie to help connect the dots....
Volvo - Wed September 12, 2018
Volvo CE Unveils Electric Compact Wheel Loader Concept
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) unveiled its latest concept machine — known as the LX2 — to industry specialists, policymakers, the media and academics at the Volvo Group Innovation Summit on Sept....
CEG - Mon September 10, 2018
Cowin Equipment Hosts Demo Event in Cullman, Alabama
Cowin Equipment Company hosted a crowd at the Brick Haven Event Venue in Cullman, Ala., to unveil the new Volvo LC450H landfill compactor on Aug. 30. This machine originally made its debut at WasteExpo earlier this year, and now, finally made its way to Alabama for the event....
Volvo - Tue September 04, 2018
Volvo CE Inaugurates New Headquarters
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has moved into its new headquarters on the same site as other Volvo business areas at Campus Lundby in Gothenburg, Sweden. To mark the move, an inauguration ceremony was held on Sept....
Volvo - Thu August 30, 2018
Testing Begins at World's First 'Emission-Free' Quarry
Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska recently began testing the viability of its Electric Site concept. The system, which incorporates electric and autonomous Volvo machines, will run in a real production environment for 10 weeks – delivering an anticipated 95 percent reduction in carbon emissions and 25 percent reduction in total cost of operations....
Volvo - Tue August 28, 2018
Volvo CE's Welding Intern Shows Outstanding Performance at SkillsUSA
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) celebrated the exceptional performance of its welding fabrication engineering intern, Natalie Rhoades, during the SkillsUSA 2018 Championship season. The 20-year-old student was part of an all-female welding fabrication team from the Pennsylvania College of Technology that won gold at both district and state levels in Pennsylvania....
Volvo - Tue August 21, 2018
Volvo Mid-Size Loaders Deliver up to 25% Greater Fuel Efficiency
Volvo Construction Equipment has expanded its H-Series 2.0 updates to its L60H and L70H wheel loaders, giving its mid-size lineup improved fuel efficiency and enhanced productivity features, including higher tipping loads and a new loader arm design, according to the manufacturer....
Volvo - Thu August 02, 2018
Volvo Announces Road Institute Course Schedule
Registration is now open for Volvo's 2018-2019 Road Institute, the paving industry's premier training program. Offering a mix of classroom and hands-on training on a variety of operations and maintenance topics, sessions start in late October 2018 and continue through May 2019....
Alta - Wed July 25, 2018
Alta Equipment Joins Gordie Howe Bridge Groundbreaking
Alta Equipment Company joined with local, state, national and international officials and business representatives on July 17, to officially break ground on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge at an invite-only ceremony in Detroit....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 20, 2018
VIDEO: Volvo Skid Steers Play Soccer
With the Fifa World Cup capturing the attention of audiences worldwide at the start of the summer, Volvo decided to get in on the action. The equipment company pulled together two teams: Volvo Construction Equipment Team Sweden and Team USA who played against one another in a captivating match of Skid Steer Soccer....
