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Business

Volvo CE maintains outlook as 3Q operating income falls 17%

Citing weak demand and “no clear sign of a global recovery in the sector in sight,” Volvo Construction Equipment saw decreases in third quarter sales and operating income. Net sales for the company dropped 7 percent to 12.278 billion SEK ($1.9 billion). Volvo CE says sales were mainly affected by “lower activities in the global […]

October 25, 2013

Roadbuilding

Volvo CE president Pat Olney to leave company

Volvo Construction Equipment announced Monday that company president Pat Olney has decided to leave his position to join a non-competing engineering company in the U.S. Olney, who has served as Volvo’s president for about two of the 17 years he has been with the company, will continue to remain in his position until the end […]

October 21, 2013

Equipment Experts

Volvo CE to offer artic haulers with Phillipi-Hagenbuch products, technology

Volvo Construction Equipment will soon offer Phillipi-Hagenbuch (PHIL) products and technology with Volvo articulated haulers. PHIL announced Tuesday that the two companies have entered into an international supply agreement in which Volvo will offer, with its artic haulers, PHIL products and technology such as proprietary ejector bodies, water tanks, J-Hook systems and sticky material carryback […]

October 16, 2013

Roadbuilding

Volvo CE to offer artic haulers with Phillipi-Hagenbuch products, technology

Volvo Construction Equipment will soon offer Phillipi-Hagenbuch (PHIL) products and technology with Volvo articulated haulers. PHIL announced Tuesday that the two companies have entered into an international supply agreement in which Volvo will offer, with its artic haulers, PHIL products and technology such as proprietary ejector bodies, water tanks, J-Hook systems and sticky material carryback […]

October 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

John Deere announces Tier 4 engine conversion kit for 2015

A conversion kit will be available starting in 2015 for John Deere Tier 4 Interim machines sold into countries where ultra-low sulfur diesel is not available, which includes most of the world outside of Europe, Canada and the United States. Tier 4 machines run on ULSD, which has a sulfur content of 15 parts-per-millions or […]

October 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hamster drives a Volvo FMX dump truck up the side of a quarry

Wanting to demonstrate the ease in steering its latest FMX dump truck, Volvo Trucks decided to set up a funny stunt with serious consequences. So they strapped a hamster wheel to the steering wheel of one of these trucks and, with the aid of a carrot and Volvo Dynamic Steering technology, brought in a precision […]

September 17, 2013

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s ECR25D compact excavator offers short swing radius for tight spaces

Volvo Construction Equipment’s newest machine offers larger machine performance in a compact unit. The ECR25D short-swing-radius compact excavator, weighs just 2.5 tons but achieves a greater breakout force than the 2.8-ton ECR28 it replaces. With an 8,453-pound combined breakout and tear out force, the ECR25D is useful for a range of applications in confined areas. […]

September 10, 2013

Roadbuilding

Volvo’s ECR25D short swing radius excavator delivers high breakout, tearout forces in compact machine

Volvo’s ECR25D short swing radius excavator, introduced earlier this year, offers the breakout and tearout forces of a large machine with the maneuverability and ease of transport of a compact machine. With an operating weight of 5,489 pounds, the 2.5-ton ECR25D achieves a breakout force of 4,554 pounds, a short arm tearout force of 3,885 […]

September 9, 2013

Construction Equipment

Volvo equipment demo/dance showcases nimble giants

It takes a lot of skill to run construction machines. Being able to run them in a choreographed sequence at high speed in a crowded field–that’s taking it to the next level. As part of its Innovation Days festivities in Eskilstuna, Sweden last week, Volvo Construction Equipment treated the press to this high octane equipment […]

September 2, 2013

Construction Equipment

Volvo Innovation Forum gives clues to the company’s future construction equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment kicked off its Innovation Forum Tuesday in Eskilstuna, Sweden with a fast paced series of briefings from the company’s top managers. A big equipment rodeo/demonstration also added to the festive atmosphere. The event gave members of the press a rare opportunity to rub shoulders with the company’s brain trust and delve into […]

August 29, 2013

Roadbuilding

Guest Blog: A new deal

With the housing market showing signs of new life and public infrastructure spending high on the agenda, it’s possible to believe that the long, nuclear winter of recession in road-building may just be drawing to an end. In May, monthly home sales hit their highest level since July 2008. According to a Standard & Poor […]

July 29, 2013

Business

Volvo Construction Equipment 2Q sales fall 19%, operating income down 52 percent

Attributing year-over-year declines to “weaker sales, especially in the mining industry,” Volvo Construction Equipment reported its second quarter results with no change to its outlook for the rest of the year. The company reported operating income of $203.8 million (SEK 1.324 billion). That’s a 52 percent decrease from the $422.2 (SEK 2.742 billion) million brought […]

July 26, 2013