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Little change in Volvo Construction Equipment net sales for 2012

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has released its fourth quarter and year­-end results, which report net sales for 2012 remained the same as 2011, as well as a 15-­percent share in the Chinese wheel loader and excavator segment in 2012. Volvo CE also reported 78,491 machine sales for the year, the company’s second best ever […]

February 6, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hydraulic excavators top list of construction equipment types sold by Ritchie Bros. in 2012

Ritchie Bros. auctioneers has published five “Top 5” lists to its website that provide a pretty interesting look at equipment trends in 2012. Hydraulic excavators were popular among Ritchie Bros. customers this past year, coming in as the no. 1 type of construction equipment sold and the no. 1 search query at rbauctions.com at 1.1 […]

February 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Contractor finds niche success with roller-compacted concrete

If you were to ask Robert Smith, he’d tell you – he’s glad he found a new niche. After four decades in the asphalt paving business in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith has seen the highs and lows of a trade entwined with a fluctuating economy and volatile commodity prices. It’s a brutally competitive […]

February 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Volvo receives Equipment World Innovations Award

Pamela Messer and Ian Harvey (center and right) receive the 2013 Equipment World Innovations Award from our own Geoffrey Love, director of sales, heavy construction. Volvo won the award for its On-board weighing system for articulated trucks. The OBW system measures the weight of the truck’s loads with sensors and relays that information to the […]

January 30, 2013

Business

Volvo CE appoints Thorsten Poszwa as global director of external communications

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed Thorsten Poszwa as the company’s new global director of external communications, effective May 1. Poszwa will be based at Volvo CE’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he will focus on print and online media relations for the business as well as develop worldwide external communication standards and practices […]

January 29, 2013

Business

Volvo acquires 45 percent of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles

AB Volvo has signed an agreement with Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) to acquire 45 percent of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles (DFCV), a new subsidiary of DFG, which will include the major part of DFG’s medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles business. The company says the transaction will make Volvo Group the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks. […]

January 28, 2013

Business

Volvo moves North American backhoe production from Mexico to Brazil

Volvo Construction Equipment will move its North American backhoe production from its plant in Tultitlan, Mexico, to Pederneiras, Brazil. Volvo says the move will “streamline production and gain efficiencies of scale.” The Brazil plant will produce backhoes for both North and Latin America. To accommodate the move, the Brazil plant will receive a $10 million expansion. Volvo says […]

January 18, 2013

Construction Equipment

Skid steers grow up; how to choose the right one for you

Developed for a single task, skid-steer loaders have become multifunction workhorses in the 50-plus years they’ve been around.

January 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Volvo Rents expands in Wisconsin

Volvo Rents has acquired FRED Rents, a two-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Madison and Neenah, Wisconsin. In addition to Volvo Rents’ line of Volvo compact equipment, the rental center carries a comprehensive line of essential equipment and tools for the construction, commercial, industrial and homeowner markets. The focus is on daily, weekly […]

October 26, 2012

Business

AEMP hosts Asset Management Symposium

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) will host its annual two-day Asset Management Symposium in Louisville, Kentucky, October 30-31.This year, the Symposium will feature three key topics: telematics, finance and Tier 4. Featured events at this year’s Symposium include Q&A sessions following each half-day session and AEMP’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). To register, click […]

October 19, 2012

Construction Equipment

Volvo Rents expands in Ohio

Volvo Rents has opened a rental center in Cleveland, Ohio, located at 16000 Brookpark Road. The store is Volvo Rents’ fifth in the state; the other Ohio Volvo Rents are located in Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton and Zanesville. The Cleveland Volvo Rents services the Cleveland Metropolitan area, including Shaker Heights, Painesville, Lorain, Strongsville and Elyria, among […]

August 10, 2012

Business

Navistar changing exhaust technology for 2013

Navistar today announced plans to use a new diesel emissions technology for its MaxxForce 13- and 15-liter engines that now rely solely on exhaust gas recirculation. The new after-treatment technology is called In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+), said Dan Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and CEO, during a conference call. No specifics were given on the technology, […]

July 6, 2012