Brian O’ Sullivan - Tue April 17, 2007
Volvo Tackles Challenges in Final Frontier of Alaska
If America is the land where everything is Big — then Alaska is surely the land where everything is vast. Now the 49th state of the United States, it was bought from the Russians for two cents an acre in 1867; is twice the size of Texas and, if laid on top of mainland USA, would stretch from New York on the east coast to San Francisco on the west....
Fri March 30, 2007
Volvo Rents Opens Rental Center in N.Y.
Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents) opened its second Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise in Marlboro, N.Y., in January. Best General Inc., under the ownership of Fernando delAguila, has opened its second Volvo Rents in Marlboro at 116 Route 9 West, Unit No....
Wed February 28, 2007
Volvo to Acquire Ingersoll Rand Road Development
Volvo has reached an agreement with Ingersoll Rand to acquire the assets of the company’s road development division, a manufacturer of heavy equipment for road construction and soil compaction with revenues of $864 million in 2006....
Sat March 03, 2007
Volvo CE Acquires Wolverine Tractor & Equipment Co.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has acquired Wolverine Tractor & Equipment Company, its authorized dealer for the state of Michigan. Under the new ownership, the company will continue to operate under the Wolverine name from its present sales and services branches located in Detroit, Brighton, Byron Center, Casco, Holt, and Grand Rapids....
Tue January 16, 2007
Volvo’s C-Series Offers Increased Comfort, Ruggedness
Volvo Construction Equipment’s C-Series excavators — the EC160C and EC210C — have arrived in North America. The C-Series offers Tier III compliant Volvo engines, which have been united with intelligent hydraulics and a more rugged undercarriage and superstructure....
Mon February 12, 2007
Flagler Sales Force Gets Schooled on Compact Volvos
Flagler Construction Equipment’s sales force got to freshen up their knowledge of the Volvo compact equipment line Jan. 23 and 25 at a training session in Tampa, Fla. Each of the company’s 25 sales associates from eight branches attended one of the day-long sessions....
Tue January 02, 2007
Volvo Construction Makes Significant Upgrades to Its Wheeled Excavators With New C-Series
Changes in Volvo’s wheeled excavators can be seen in almost every element of the EW160C and EW180C: new engine, new cab, hydraulics, substructure, boom/arm, controls, servicing and environmental impact....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Tue January 16, 2007
Scrap Business Has ’Crush’ on Volvo Machinery
Larry Danielle doesn’t own a “run-of-the-mill junkyard.”What’s likely the only large independent company of its type in the country, U-Pull-It is more like a self service used auto and truck parts supermarket located on 40 acres with eight buildings....
Tue December 19, 2006
North Carolina Contractor Lends Voice to Volvo Design
Most equipment people, including owners as well as manufacturers, will agree that Voice of the Customer programs are a good idea, in principle. The question that always remains, though, is this: How much do manufacturers really hear when the customer speaks?As a contributor to the Voice of the Customer program conducted by Volvo motorgraders during development of the new G900 family of graders, Ken Autry is one equipment customer who has actually seen machines change as a result of his own comments....
Kate Zanoni - Fri December 08, 2006
L. W. Landclearing Beefs Up Its Volvo Excavator Fleet
For Lutz Lundschock, owner of L. W. Landclearing in Telford, Pa., replacing older equipment is like a breath of fresh air. Lundschock recently purchased three new Volvo excavators from Penn-Jersey Machinery in Lionville, Pa., for several upcoming projects....
