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Autonomous

Volvo CE unveils ZEUX: How a LEGO model designed with kids became a prototype for a real autonomous wheel loader

This week, Volvo and Lego, which have partnered on highly detailed Lego Technic models for the L350F wheel loader & EW160E wheeled excavator, to unveil ZEUX.

June 29, 2018

Construction Equipment

How Volvo is building a loader that works a quarter-mile beneath the operator’s feet

Volvo Construction Equipment partnered with Swedish mining company Boliden to field test remote control of a wheel loader located more than 1,312 feet underground.

May 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Epiroc continues Atlas Copco split with launch of new website

Atlas Copco subsidiary Epiroc has a new U.S. website geared toward hydraulic-attachment, mining, infrastructure and natural-resources customers: epiroc.us. The Sweden-based Epiroc, which began operating as an independent company in December, offers all of the hydraulic attachments for excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and skid steers, such as breakers, compactors, buckets and grapples, once under Atlas Copco […]

April 23, 2018

Dealers

Rouse March Report: Used equipment values remain steady

Including February’s auction results in its March report, The Rouse Equipment Report says “used equipment values for general construction and heavy earthmoving equipment have demonstrated steady improvement and continue to achieve near-peak performance across both categories.”   Methodology Rouse Services tracks used equipment values using two primary methods: collecting prices reported publicly by auction companies, […]

April 18, 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

Dealers

SDLG dealer Alta Equipment adds central and northern Illinois to its Midwest territory

Alta Equipment Company is now offering SDLG wheel loaders, parts and service to customers in central and northern Illinois. The Livonia, Michigan-based dealer is actively operating out of two Illinois locations and has plans to open more branches in the near future. Alta’s growth reflects the company’s established track record of meeting and exceeding its […]

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

Dealers

Rouse: With Ritchie Bros. auction, market showing increased appetite for used equipment

With the blockbuster Ritchie Bros. Orlando auction now in the rearview mirror, Rouse Services outlined several “notable takeaways” from the sale in the cover letter to its February Equipment Report: On average, the total Ritchie sale across all types of equipment was 5 percent above the Rouse Forced Liquidation Value (FLV) benchmark as of Jan. […]

March 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

LiuGong spotlights mid-sized 856H loader at World of Asphalt

Show-goers at last week’s 2018 World of Asphalt in Houston got an up-close look at LiuGong’s newest mid-sized loader, the 856H. Powered by a 225 horsepower Tier 4 Final Cummins engine, the LiuGong 856H ensures high productivity through advanced technologies, including a powershift transmission and advanced load-sensing hydraulic system. A new bucket design carries more […]

March 15, 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

Construction Equipment

Doosan’s new DL280-5 loader designed for the dirtiest environments

Attendees of the recent World of Concrete show got a sneak peek at Doosan’s new 172-gross-horsepower, 3.7-cubic-yard DL280-5 wheel loader. The new loader fits between the company’s DL250-5 and DL300-5 loaders. “The DL280-5 is a model line extension for us,” says Aaron Kleingartner, Doosan Infracore North America marketing manager. “It fits a gap that was […]

February 9, 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