Fri April 29, 2016
Clearing the Way Ahead
A California-based demolition company, FERMA, is preparing Silicon Valley for a wave of new development due to a fleet of specially-modified Volvo high-reach excavators. As the sun slowly rises to the east of Sunnyvale, Calif., the still, dry air ignites with an escalating heat that is matched only by the city's reputation for being a hotbed of high-tech giants such as Apple, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft....
Tue April 26, 2016
N.C. Area Contractors, Students Attend ASC Event
ASC Construction Equipment USA Inc. held an event at its Raleigh, N.C., facility on April 6. Area contractors attended as did students from Wilkes County Community College who are in diesel engine classes....
Fri April 22, 2016
Volvo Penta Okays Hydro-Treated Vegetable Oil
In an ongoing effort to reduce the environmental impact of its products, Volvo Penta has approved the use of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) – neat or blended with conventional diesel – in all of its diesel engines....
Thu April 21, 2016
Students Find Opportunity to Fill Crippling Construction Skills Gap
Volvo kicked off its first in a series of educational workshops for technical students this month. Leveraging its 50th anniversary of the invention of the articulated hauler, Volvo Construction Equipment is touring North America in a golden hauler, making stops at dealerships along the way to connect students who have expressed an interest in the trades with the many opportunities available in the construction industry....
Mon April 18, 2016
First Volvo A60H haulers Sold at Bauma
Following months of discussion and speculation in the press, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) finally launched the industry's largest ever 6x6-configuration articulated hauler to great fanfare at the Bauma exhibition in Munich last week....
Thu March 24, 2016
Volvo Issues Safety Recall on VNL, VNM, and VNX Models
Volvo Trucks North America recently learned of four cases in which the steering failed on vehicles equipped with a greaseable two-piece steering shaft manufactured by Willi Elbe. Based on their inquiry into these incidents, they are proactively contacting all of the owners of the affected vehicles and directing them to take the vehicles out of service as soon as possible....
Wed March 23, 2016
Volvo Trucks Unveils New Powertrain Featuring Increased Power and Fuel Efficiency
Integral to the new powertrain are enhanced design features that were engineered to provide Volvo customers best-in-class performance, productivity, fuel efficiency and an improved total cost of ownership....
Fri March 25, 2016
Going for Gold, Volvo CE North America Celebrates Articulated Hauler's 50th Anniversary
In 1966, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) launched the world's first articulated hauler, the Volvo DR 631, in Braås, Sweden. This year, Volvo CE will be celebrating the articulated hauler's 50th anniversary with a custom-painted gold hauler, dubbed the “Golden Hauler,” which will travel around the United States and Canada to make special appearances at dealer-sponsored events starting in February....
Fri March 25, 2016
Volvo Intelligent Compaction (IC) with Density Direct
The announcement of the industry's first-ever real-time density mapping technology at World of Asphalt 2015 generated a lot of industry buzz. One year later, many are curious to see how the technology's acceptance is progressing....
Fri March 25, 2016
Back to School
Training isn't just for the inexperienced. With a number of technology advancements in the past decade — as well as increasingly stringent DOT specifications for smoothness and density — ongoing training for industry veterans has never been more important....
