Volvo - Thu June 07, 2018
Volvo Pushes Load Assist Real-Time On-Board Weighing Accuracy to +/- 1 Percent
Volvo Construction Equipment has updated the load assist application for its L110H to L260H wheel loaders and, together with a new version of the Android platform, operators will now get real-time information on every bucket's load within ± 1 percent accuracy....
Sondra Rossi – CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT - Wed June 06, 2018
Transforming a Tree Farm to a Successful Stone, Gravel Biz
How many small business owners can relate to what life was like when you were a young entrepreneur with an incredible idea? You had the business plan in place, but you needed the means to make it happen....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
Downtown Winston-Salem's Business 40 Seeing $99 Million Makeover
Winston-Salem, N.C., has been undergoing a major transformation for 25 years. Once known primarily as home to one of the world's largest manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, this dynamic mid-size city of 243,000 people is now regarded more for being a center of emerging technologies and a home to one of the South's most exciting and diverse arts communities....
Mon May 14, 2018
Changes in Volvo CE Dealer Network Reflect Company's Strategy
Volvo Construction Equipment's (Volvo CE) North American dealer network has seen a number of changes over the last year. Dealerships have changed hands, territories have expanded and new players have emerged on the scene to sell the company's premium equipment and offer its services....
Thu May 03, 2018
Top Five Tech to Make Construction Easier
The complex nature of construction sites means they can be a health and safety nightmare – electricity cables, moving objects, working at height, not to mention the multiple movements of some serious heavy construction equipment....
Volvo - Thu April 26, 2018
Volvo Construction Equipment Unveils LC450H Landfill Compactor at WasteExpo
Volvo Construction Equipment has long been committed to the waste and recycling industry with wheel loaders, excavators, haul trucks and attachments. Now, Volvo has applied that industry and equipment expertise to the development of the LC450H landfill compactor, the company's first purpose-built landfill compactor for the North American market....
Mon April 23, 2018
Construction Safety: Deadly Serious
In 2016, there were 991 fatal injuries in the U.S. construction industry — equating to one in five of all worker deaths in the country. The leading causes of deaths were falls, followed by being hit by an object, electrocution and getting caught, crushed or struck by collapsing structure, materials or equipment....
Volvo - Tue April 10, 2018
International Launch of Volvo Rigid Hauler Range
Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers to customers and dealers at the company's Motherwell facility in Scotland. Guests got their first glimpse of the new machines — which consist of the R45D, R60D, R70D and the flagship R100E — on April 10....
Volvo - Fri April 06, 2018
Volvo Launches Six New Skid Steer, Compact Track Loader Models
Volvo D-Series skid steer loaders and compact track loaders have been revamped with a stronger boom design, backed by Volvo's lifetime guarantee, that provides up to 11 percent higher lifting capacities versus the prior generation....
Thu April 05, 2018
Six Innovations to Help Reduce Machine Costs
The cost of owning a machine is much more than just the initial purchase price. Operating costs begin as soon as the engine is started, so knowing the combined life cycle costs and equipping machines with the right features is crucial in getting a good return on investment....
