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Dealers

Volvo CE expands existing dealer territories, adds new dealers in telematics and consultation-fueled strategy

As Volvo CE adds new dealers and expands existing territories, dealers are encouraged to shift to more consultative roles to take lead in the industry.

May 11, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s new ECR355E short swing model brings big power boost, new size class to excavator lineup

Boasting an 18-percent increase in horsepower and a 28-percent increase in torque over the ECR305C that it replaces, Volvo Construction Equipment’s latest excavator model also represents a new size class for its excavator lineup. Powered by 241-horsepower Volvo D8 Tier 4 Final engine, the new ECR355E is a 35-ton machine in a short swing design. […]

May 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s new rigid-frame haulers may come to U.S.; electric excavator wins innovation award at Intermat

Although initially directed toward lesser regulated markets, the top two horsepower models of Volvo’s new rigid-frame haulers – the 60-ton R60D, 72-ton R70D — may make their way to more highly regulated markets, said Melker Jernberg, president of Volvo Construction Equipment in an interview at the Intermat trade show. “In fact, the first one we […]

April 27, 2018

Construction Equipment

Watch a loader be dismantled and rebuilt in this time-lapse

To promote its Certified New Life Refurbishment program, Volvo put together a time-lapse of a loader rebuild that’s a pretty great way of wasting 3 minutes of your day. Volvo says the video takes you “step-by-step” through the entire process of dismantling a loader and rebuilding it as a refurbished model. Volvo says this type […]

March 29, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo debuts updated L90H loader with up to 20% greater fuel efficiency

Volvo Construction Equipment debuted its updated L90H wheel loader at the recent World of Asphalt show in Houston. The L90H 2.0 offers improved fuel efficiency, productivity, serviceability and greater ease of use. “The L90H wheel loader features updates to its transmission and torque converter that shorten cycle times and provide up to 20 percent greater […]

March 27, 2018

Technology

Volvo CE now 3D printing spare parts, prototype components

Volvo Construction Equipment says it has begun using additive manufacturing techniques not only as part of the company’s process for prototyping new machines, but also to supply customers with replacement parts. Known more commonly as 3D printing, additive manufacturing creates three dimensional objects by slowly placing layers of a molten metal or liquefied plastic in […]

March 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo intros CR30B, CR35B combination rollers to small compaction line

Volvo Construction Equipment has expanded its small compaction line with the CR30B and CR35B combination rollers, which were introduced at World of Asphalt 2018. Built on the proven platform of preceding models, these versatile, next-generation machines can be used in a variety of applications including driveways, small paths, patchworks or road shoulders, according to  Product […]

March 22, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s lifetime frame and structure warranty now covers wheeled and high-reach demolition excavators

Despite the rough conditions some of these machines can face on a daily basis, Volvo has announced the extension of its lifetime frame and structure warranty to cover high-reach demolition and wheeled excavators. The warranty covers the frame, boom and arm of Volvo excavators for the entirety of the initial ownership period, the company says. […]

March 21, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE intros EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E wheeled excavators

The latest wheeled excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment were introduced earlier this month at World of Asphalt: the short swing EWR150E and EWR170E, and the conventional swing EW220E. “Wheeled excavators are underutilized in North America, and contractors are missing out on the benefits they bring, especially in applications like road building and in urban utility […]

March 20, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo ‘H-Series 2.0’ updates bring new transmission, faster cycles to 4 loaders

Volvo construction equipment has unveiled some major changes to its H-Series wheel loaders, including a new transmission and load-sensing hydraulics. Dubbed the ‘H-Series 2.0’ updates, Volvo says the improvements bring faster cycle times, better fuel efficiency and improved productivity to the L150H, L180H, L220H and the L260H loaders. These loaders are designed to handle a […]

February 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Automatic Grade Control and Slope training gives pavers competitive edge

At Volvo Construction Equipment’s Road Institute, which teaches best practices for paving, trainers hear common refrains from operators who have been stymied by automatic grade control and slope (AGS) systems. “We often hear in our paving classes and our automatic grade-and-slope classes where people have the systems, but they tried to use them once and […]

February 20, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Deere unveils redesigned 344L; Pettibone re-enters traversing telehandler market; Volvo’s new DD110C compactor; Deere unveils mid-frame SSLs/CTLs; Kubota intros 2 new excavators

Kubota intros 2 new compact excavators: the U27-4 and the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm During the World of Concrete 2018 show in Las Vegas last week, Kubota unveiled two new mini excavators in a three-ton model, the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm, and a tight tail swing model, the U27-4. Both machines are powered […]

January 31, 2018