Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo launches initiative to fill skills gap in aggregates industry
As a part of its 50th anniversary of the invention of the articulated hauler, Volvo Construction Equipment is touring North America in a golden hauler and making stops at dealerships to host workshops for students interested in skilled trade positions.… Keep Reading
Volvo, Trimble sign integration agreement
Volvo Construction Equipment and Trimble signed a machine control integration agreement focused on establishing a Trimble 3-D machine control solution that will integrate with Volvo Dig Assist 2-D machine control on Volvo excavators. The announcement was made at Bauma 2016.… Keep Reading
Volvo Construction Equipment Fuel Efficiency
Volvo is changing the way you move aggregates thanks to guaranteed fuel efficiency. With features like OptiShift technology in our wheel loaders, automatic traction control in our articulated haulers and ECO mode on our excavators, you spend more time moving… Keep Reading
Best practices: Loading and hauling
David Nus, director of global key accounts management at Volvo Construction Equipment, presented on best loading and hauling practices at Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel’s Quarry Academy educational event in November. Nus and Tony Spake, director of key accounts at… Keep Reading
Sandvik, Dyno Nobel team for 10th annual Quarry Academy
More than 130 aggregate producers attended Sandvik Construction's and Dyno Nobel’s 10th annual Quarry Academy educational event Nov. 17-19 in San Antonio. Guests had the opportunity to sit through three days of classes and breakout sessions on best practices in… Keep Reading
Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo is changing the way you move aggregates thanks to guaranteed fuel efficiency. With features like OptiShift technology in our wheel loaders, Automatic Traction Control in our articulated haulers, and ECO mode on our excavators, you spend more time moving… Keep Reading
Volvo shows Halloween spirit through pumpkin carving
Who knew Halloween and construction could go together? Volvo Construction Equipment found a creative way to combine the two – through pumpkin carving templates. The company offers free templates for you to carve an articulated hauler, excavator or wheel loader… Keep Reading
Mind shift: Using telematics for data management
Machine hours, location and health. Fuel consumption and idle time. Emissions. Payload. The number of areas telematics covers grows with each new generation of the technology. Aggregate producers are among those positioned to benefit from telematics, but the amount of… Keep Reading
Higher learning
Volvo Construction Equipment is teaming up with academia to prepare for paradigm shifts in the construction/mining industries. The construction and mining industries are constantly evolving, always changing and adapting with the world. “You can’t ask someone else to tell you… Keep Reading
