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Dealers
Alta buys Vantage, gains three NY locations
With the acquisition, Alta takes over the distribution of Volvo Construction Equipment throughout most of the state of New York. Details on Equipment World.
January 4, 2021
Construction Equipment
Volvo makes trench work safer with new pipelayer kit for excavators
Note: This story was updated October 29 with more details about the pipelaying kit as well as a video. Volvo Construction Equipment has a new attachment kit that allows its 14-ton excavators to be converted into rotating pipelayers and also improve trench safety. The pipelaying boom can be attached to the excavator’s main boom in […]
October 27, 2020
Roadbuilding
How Soil Compactors Are Getting Even Easier To Operate
When it comes to choosing a soil compactor, do you know which is right for you? Check out these tips from Equipment World and find out what is on the market.
September 14, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Bobcat’s Electric Future; Volvo CE Drops Model Letters From Machines; Komatsu Intros Improved XT-5 Feller Bunchers; 10 Great Demolition Attachments; Deere Intros High-Flow Skid Steer Cold Planers
A roundup of the latest construction equipment news.
September 9, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE to drop model letters, other designations from machines
The company is one of several equipment manufacturers, including Cat and Deere, that are streamlining model names. Here's why.
September 1, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE to sell Blaw-Knox paver business to Gencor
The Orland, Florida-based Gencor plans to manufacture the pavers in Letterkenny Township, Pa., and sell them through Volvo CE dealerships, Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE Q2 net sales down 14 %, North America takes 37 % coronavirus hit
Impacts of the global pandemic were fully realized in Volvo Construction Equipment‘s second quarter results. Adjusted net sales during quarter decreased 14 percent to SEK 22,876 million, compared with SEK 26,814 million in Q2 2019. In North America, the decline was even more pronounced, with a decline of 37 percent in net sales during the quarter […]
July 17, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo gives new P5110B, P5170B pavers fuel-efficient engines
Volvo Construction Equipment designed its new P5110B tracked and P5170B wheeled pavers for heavy commercial and light highway work. The 20-ton pavers are powered by Volvo’s D6 173-horsepower Tier 4 Final engine, which is also used in the manufacturer’s L60H to L90H wheel loaders. Volvo says it designed the engine for fuel efficiency, with the […]
July 6, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo Financial Services names Shannon president for North America
Volvo Financial Services has appointed Patrick Shannon president of its North American region. He will be responsible for business operations and financial performance of the company in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. With more than 30 years of experience, Shannon has held various senior leadership roles in sales, wholesale operations and risk management. He joined sister […]
July 2, 2020
Business
Volvo Group reduces global workforce by 4,100 due to coronavirus impacts
Volvo Group, parent of Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Truck, says it will reduce its global white-collar workforce by more than 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020 due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 1,250 of these positions are in Sweden and 15 percent are consultants. “The Corona epidemic and the global […]
June 17, 2020
Construction Equipment
Equipment Roundup: Komatsu WA475-10 loader has new hydraulic/mechanical transmission; Sany intros road-focused SMG200C-8 motor grader; Bollinger unveils electric Class 3 chassis cab truck; Volvo intros DD128C compactor
Volvo unveils DD128C double-drum compactor Volvo Construction Equipment’s new DD128C double-drum compactor, showcased at its ConExpo booth, is designed to provide both smoothness and productivity, says the company. The 79-inch-wide drum with chamfer and radii drum edges gives the machine high compaction performance and reliability, Volvo CE says. With a diameter of 55 inches, the […]
May 11, 2020
Construction Equipment
Volvo unveils DD128C double-drum compactor
Volvo Construction Equipment’s new DD128C double-drum compactor, showcased at its ConExpo booth, is designed to provide both smoothness and productivity, says the company. The 79-inch-wide drum with chamfer and radii drum edges gives the machine high compaction performance and reliability, Volvo CE says. With a diameter of 55 inches, the drum has auto-reversing eccentrics to […]
May 6, 2020
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