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Dealers

Volvo CE dealer Alta to expand into Illinois

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Alta Equipment Company as an authorized dealer for central and northern Illinois, expanding from Alta’s territory in Michigan. Alta is selling Volvo parts and services and will open new locations in Illinois to sell Volvo construction equipment. Alta has sold a full line of Volvo products in Michigan since 2009. […]

September 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2017: Volvo CE, Vermeer and Vacuworx in Area K

ICUEE is preparing for record exhibit space for the October 3-5 Demo Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the show we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for at the show. To check out the rest of the ICUEE […]

September 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Road Institute releases schedule for 52nd season of roadbuilding training classes

Volvo CE’s Road Institute, held at training centers in Shippensburg and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona, has released its training schedule for its 52nd season spanning October this year through May 2018. “The road building industry is changing, and placing different requirements on jobs — such as an increase in the number of states with […]

August 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Volvo launches DD30B, DD35B compactors with 20% fuel efficiency boost

Volvo Construction Equipment has launched its DD30B and DD35B double drum asphalt compactors the company says can provide up to a 20 percent increase in fuel efficiency compared to previous models. The new machines are designed for driveways, small paths, shoulders and patch jobs. They feature Volvo’s TwinLock traction control and torque transfer system which […]

August 7, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Cat sales jump; BlueLine completes acquisition; Loader sales trends; Volvo CE sales up; CNH profits up

Caterpillar Q2 sales up 9.5%, profit jumps 45% Caterpillar’s second quarter 2017 sales and revenues increased by 9.5 percent compared to 2016, reaching $11.3 billion. In response the company released an improved outlook for the remainder of the year. “Our team delivered an impressive quarter. As demand increased, we continued to control costs and generated […]

August 1, 2017

Construction Equipment

With latest asphalt compactors, OEMs focus on updated operation, multiple drum options

New asphalt compactor models have seeming dominated this year’s roadbuilding rollouts, with multiple machines being launched during ConExpo this March. While many of the new machine features introduced in the past couple of years have either involved intelligent compaction (IC) or Tier 4 Final engine updates, this year’s crop of rollers are concentrating on […]

July 28, 2017

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s new PL3005E pipelayer lifts more, converts to excavator with no power loss

Volvo CE calls its new PL3005E the “most productive pipelayer” the heavy equipment maker has ever offered in its size class, citing lifting, power, torque and fuel efficiency increases in the new model. Powered by a Tier 4 Final Volvo D8J engine, the PL3005E has a 55-ton tipping capacity. The machine’s design is excavator-based and […]

July 24, 2017

Dealers

Volvo CE Q2 sales spike 36%, operating income up three-fold

Volvo Construction Equipment says its second quarter 2017 net sales grew by 36 percent compared to the same quarter last year, to 18.51 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) ($2.23 billion). For the first half of 2017, the company’s net sales total of 34.67 billion SEK ($417.3 million), an increase of 32.9 percent compared to the first […]

July 20, 2017

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s LX1 hybrid loader prototype achieves a 50% fuel efficiency gain over L150

After six months of testing at two Waste Management facilities in California, Volvo Construction Equipment says its electric hybrid LX1 prototype loader achieved up to 50 percent fuel efficiency improvement over a comparison machine, well exceeding the 35 percent goal it set for the project.   The LX1, unveiled at the Volvo CE’s Xploration Forum […]

July 17, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: New Volvo CE president; H&E Equipment ‘trade show’; Bandit adds two dealers; Stevens new Thompson VP of earthmoving; Southeastern Equipment donates CTLs

H&E Equipment to hold “trade show format” grand opening for branch in Beaumont, Texas H&E Equipment will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new branch in Beaumont, Texas, on July 20. The new location, which brings the company’s branch total to 79, will service customers in eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana. The company is planning […]

July 11, 2017

Dealers

Jernberg to replace Weissburg as Volvo CE president

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Melker Jernberg as president, replacing Martin Weissburg at the end of 2017. Weissburg, who took the reins at Volvo CE in 2014, is returning to the U.S. and will serve as senior advisor to Volvo President and CEO Martin Lundstedt. He will be based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and takes […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Volvo touts new P4410B as a commercial-heavy highway crossover paver

Volvo Construction Equipment says it has created a commercial-heavy highway crossover paver with its new P4410B tracked machine by adding a powerful engine in a compact machine platform. “The P4410B is designed to be the most utilized paver in any fleet,” says John Mooney, product manager. “Whether the job is light highway or heavy commercial, […]

June 26, 2017