Tag: Volvo CE trucks

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PHOTOS: The Trucks of Bauma 2019

Here are the most intriguing models we saw at Bauma 2019 with provided commentary on some of them. Check out the gallery here on Equipment World.

April 23, 2019

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Meet the 1966 Volvo DR 631: aka Gravel Charlie, the first articulated dump truck ever created

One display at the recent Volvo Days event in Sweden had a decidedly nostalgic turn: the 1966 Volvo DR 631, the company’s first articulated hauler, also dubbed “Gravel Charlie.” Reconditioned by the nearby Munktell Museum in Eskilstuna, the Gravel Charlie is credited with starting an entire new category of construction equipment. While a 10-ton hauler […]

July 14, 2015

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Volvo, Terex finalize articulated truck, rigid-frame truck sale

Announced this past December, Terex’s sale of its off-highway rigid-frame and articulated trucks to Volvo Construction Equipment is now complete, the two companies announced today. The $160 million cash deal gives Volvo a rigid-frame haul product for the heavy construction and light mining segments, and targets the  oil and gas, aggregates production and road building […]

June 2, 2014