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Construction Equipment

Vovo moves North American HQ to Shippensburg

Volvo Construction Equipment is moving its North American headquarters to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, spending $100 million to expand its facility to start wheel loader, articulated hauler and excavator production. The move, scheduled to be complete by September, 2012, also involves Volvo Rents. The move will result in shorter lead times for customers, says Olof Persson, president and CEO […]

March 15, 2011

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Show off hard work in Volvo’s Working Iron Challenge

The overall winner of Volvo Construction Equipment’s Working Iron Challenge will be chosen at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2011 in Volvo’s booth, N-1641, on March 24 at 11 a.m. For the challenge, participants shoot and upload videos that demonstrate their passion to work hard by overcoming obstacles, lowering fuel consumption and engine emissions and being safe. They can […]

March 14, 2011

Roadbuilding

Special Report

Backhoes By Tom Jackson, executive editor, Equipment World   Contractors extend trade-in times, rely on used equipment As with just about every other category of equipment, the sales of both new and used backhoes plunged between 2006 and 2010. What’s a little less obvious until you do the math is the ratio of new to […]

March 4, 2011

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s Working Iron Challenge to show reality of industry

The Working Iron Challenge by Volvo Construction Equipment provides an online opportunity for publishing videos of people working hard, smart and safe on jobsites across the United States and Canada. The challenge is intended to portray the reality of construction and other demanding fields as individual testaments that exemplify the term “Working Iron.” Video clips […]

January 25, 2011

Roadbuilding

Cat sponsors regional AEM Construction Challenge rallies

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January 14, 2011

Maintenance

Cat sponsors regional AEM Construction Challenge rallies

Caterpillar Inc. has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2011 Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment. Caterpillar Inc. is sponsoring four of the nine regional rallies taking place on Jan. 15, 2011. Caterpillar Inc. is sponsoring AEM Construction Challenge regional rallies in Atlanta, Ga.; Chicago; Cincinnati, Ohio; […]

January 13, 2011

Roadbuilding

Digital Product Extra: Crawler Dozers & Excavators

Here’s a look a quick look at the crawler dozers and excavators on the market to help you decide on the best equipment for your agency or operation. For the Better Roads Digital Edition special report, go to http://www.digitalmagazinetechnology.com/a/?KEY=betterroads-11-01january#page=41&zoom=1.

January 4, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

I just couldn’t resist asking, yet again, someone representing Volvo Construction Equipment: “And what about a dozer?”

January 1, 2011

Business

Machine Matters

Compact confusion or plentiful choice? Both. Some manufacturers may call all smaller excavators “compacts”, but regardless there are tremendous options available for equipment buyers By Mike Anderson It’s challenging enough to get a handle on the compact excavators available in the marketplace, given the explosion of players in that space over the past generation. What […]

December 5, 2010

Roadbuilding

2010 Top Rollouts

Gear that will both serve contractors and agencies well in the immediate future and position them for an onslaught of expanded product introductions and job opportunities to come in the next few years.

December 1, 2010

Construction Equipment

LB Performance Paving debuts Blaw-Knox lineup

LB Performance Paving Products, the recently created division of LeeBoy, says it will launch a new line of Blaw-Knox branded commercial pavers and road wideners. In an agreement with Volvo Construction Equipment, LeeBoy has licensed the Blaw-Knox brand and will debut the commerical line at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in March. All products will be produced at the […]

November 16, 2010

Roadbuilding

LB Performance Paving debuts Blaw-Knox lineup

LB Performance Paving Products, the recently created division of LeeBoy, says it will launch a new line of Blaw-Knox branded commercial pavers and road wideners. In an agreement with Volvo Construction Equipment, LeeBoy has licensed the Blaw-Knox brand and will debut the commerical line at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in March. All products will be produced at the […]

November 9, 2010