Wed January 31, 2018
Volvo Construction Equipment See Sales Up 28% in Q4
Volvo Construction Equipment put in a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, helping its parent company, the Volvo Group, achieve the highest sales and operating income in its history. Improved competitiveness coupled with growing demand — especially in Asia — helped Volvo CE deliver strong improvements in sales, operating income and order intake. In Q4 2017, net sales increased by 28 percent to SEK 16,733 M (13,110)....
Mon January 29, 2018
Volvo Trucks Introduces New LED Headlights for VHD Series as Standard Equipment
Volvo Trucks North America debuted new LED headlights for Volvo VHD series vocational trucks at World of Concrete 2018. The new LED headlights will be offered as standard equipment on the VHD 300 daycab and VHD 400 regional sleeper models to help reduce eye strain, increase visibility and improve safety on roads and job sites....
Cindy Riley - Thu January 25, 2018
Three-Leg Directional Interchange Provides Access to Volvo Manufacturing Facility
Construction crews in Berkeley County, S.C., are building a new three-leg directional interchange along I-26 that will provide direct access to the South Carolina Volvo cars manufacturing facility. The $44 million interchange is located along I-26 at mile marker 189, roughly two miles east of SC 27/Ridgeville Road and approximately 5 mi....
Tue January 23, 2018
Volvo CE's Fully-Electric Compact Excavator Prototype Wins Intermat Innovation Award
Volvo Construction Equipment's 100 percent electric compact excavator prototype — known as the EX2 — has won the prestigious Equipment & Machinery Award in the Earthmoving & Demolition category of the Intermat Innovation Awards....
Thu January 18, 2018
Volvo Debuts Renewed Road Product Line at World of Asphalt 2018
Volvo Construction Equipment will bring a significantly revamped road product lineup to World of Asphalt 2018, anchored by a trio of new compactors equipped with the latest intelligent machine control technology....
Damian Joseph - Mon January 15, 2018
Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate
Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems....
Mon January 15, 2018
J.H. Hiers Construction 'Does It All' With Volvo, Ascendum
Machinery has been a big part of Jeff Hiers' life for as long as he can remember — his father ran tractors on their family farm, his mother's family ran a construction company. So, after studying civil engineering at The Citadel, he went to work for the family business: Brunson Construction Company, a general contractor/commercial builder....
Thu January 11, 2018
Volvo Launches Own Range of Rigid Haulers
Volvo CE is set to enter the rigid hauler market with a complete Volvo-branded range. Using the expertise of its Motherwell facility in Scotland, the range consists of four machines, starting at the 45-ton (40.8 t) R45D and extending up to the flagship 100-ton (90.7 t) R100E....
Tue January 09, 2018
Volvo CE Continues Expansion of Asphalt Compactor Lineup With Addition of Volvo DD110C
The DD110C is the latest in a series of recent double drum asphalt compactor introductions from Volvo — offering the latest in advanced technologies that have the potential to drastically improve job quality, productivity and machine uptime....
Amy Crouse – Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue January 02, 2018
Volvo EW 180E Lets Community Put Wheels Into Motion
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) is carved into 52,000 acres between Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Mesa, Ariz., with the majestic Red Mountain as a backdrop. Location and the progressive attitude of its Tribal Council make it unlike any other community in the United States....
