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Blog 2025-08-11
5 Reasons Large Drums Are Preferred on Tandem Asphalt Rollers A question I often get from customers is how big of a difference a larger diameter drum on a tandem roller can have on a compaction job compared with a small-diameter machine. The short...
Blog 2025-07-21
The Advantages of Digital Documentation in Construction and Mining If you’ve been in construction or mining for any length of time, you know the mountain of paperwork that can come with every project. From initial bids and contracts to material orders,...
A Volvo EC230 crawler excavator loading a haul truck with dirt.
Blog 2025-06-09
8 Questions to Ask When Buying Heavy Equipment Insurance As the Director of Insurance Services and Solutions at Volvo Financial Services, I've seen firsthand how crucial it is for customers to feel confident and secure in their equipment...
A close-up of the Volvo emblem on a new Volvo excavator.
Blog 2025-06-02
Understanding Excavator Hydraulics: Part 2 In Part 1 of this excavator hydraulics series, I covered the fundamentals of excavator hydraulics, including the difference between hydraulic pressure and flow, and how Volvo’s...
Two new Volvo excavators moving dirt in construction.
Blog 2025-05-19
Understanding Excavator Hydraulics: Part 1 Excavator hydraulics have come a long way in a few short years. Here at Volvo, we’ve incorporated our latest technologies into our newly redesigned excavator series, and this article shares...
Close-up of a standard dozer blade on a Volvo compact mini excavator stripping topsoil.
Blog 2025-05-12
How to Select the Right Mini Excavator Dozer Blade Attachment Mini excavators are prized for their versatility, and a big part of that comes down to the wide range of attachments they can handle. While buckets and thumbs often take center stage, the...
View out of a Volvo SD115B soil compactor cab with rain on the ground and windows.
Blog 2025-04-21
How Weather Impacts Compaction Efficiency Spring and summer can lead to a wide range of surface conditions. Have you ever wondered: When’s the best time to compact asphalt in hot weather? How do I prevent soil over-compaction in dry...
Blog 2025-04-07
The Evolution of Excavator Cabs When you think about heavy equipment, it’s easy to focus on power and performance — but the design of an excavator’s cab and the tech inside it matter just as much. You’ve spent long hours...
Blog 2025-03-31
10 Fundamentals of Compaction in Construction and Roadbuilding Compaction is one of the most critical steps in construction and roadwork, directly impacting the longevity and durability of the finished surface. Whether you work with asphalt or soil,...
Blog 2025-03-24
Understanding Equipment as a Service (EaaS) Ever feel like you're spending more time managing your heavy equipment than actually using it? Between maintenance, repairs and the constant juggling of finances, fleet management can be a...
Blog 2025-02-24
Tips to Avoid Over Compaction in Construction Over compaction can be a costly and time-consuming issue on construction and roadbuilding sites. Whether you’re building a new highway or preparing a site for a new facility, knowing how to...
A new Volvo articulated dump truck driving through mud on a haul road in a quarry.
Blog 2025-02-10
10 Things You'll Love About New Volvo ADTs Here at Volvo, we recently launched our redesigned series of articulated dump trucks . These new ADTs are built to move more material at a lower cost and can easily travel over the roughest...
A Volvo A40G articulated truck hauling dirt on a construction site.
Blog 2025-01-27
7 Steps to Maximize Heavy Equipment Longevity For any of you who use heavy equipment every day — construction, mining, logging operations and so on — we know maximizing the life of your machines is not only a practical goal but also a...
Volvo Articulated Dump Truck Tires
Blog 2025-01-20
Choosing the Right Earthmoving Tires: E3 vs. E4 Selecting the right heavy equipment tires for your machines can be just as important as choosing the machine itself. For those using haul trucks and wheel loaders in industries like...
A Volvo wheel loader operates in a rehandling application.
Blog 2024-03-11
Comparing Fuel Efficiency in Front End Wheel Loaders How do I know if my wheel loader is efficient? As the wheel loader product manager here at Volvo, I hear that question a lot. The answer lies in your ability to both cut costs and move more...
Volvo EC220 Excavator
Blog 2023-11-13
How Midsize Excavators Can Grow Your Business In construction, adaptability is oftentimes the key to success. The ability to seamlessly transition between projects of varying sizes and scopes sets the most efficient contractors apart —...
Blog 2023-09-12
Why You May Need to Rethink Machine Work Hours with Electric Equipment The construction industry continues to integrate electric equipment into fleets, as they’re promising alternatives to their diesel-powered counterparts. The reason they’re becoming more...
Blog 2023-07-31
How to Use Grade Control for Excavators — Volvo Dig Assist: Part 1 We’ve made Dig Assist Start — the basic package in our Dig Assist portfolio of apps — standard on new Volvo models ranging from EC220E to EC550E. We believe it’s a powerful tool for both...
Lithium-Ion Battery
Blog 2023-07-17
How Lithium-ion Batteries Work Many people in the construction industry understand the basics of how internal combustion engines work - but what about the batteries used to power electric construction equipment? Now's a...
Blog 2023-05-22
Volvo Wheel Loader Application Packages Make Selections Easy With so many different uses for Volvo wheel loaders, we developed application packages that help simplify getting the features you need for your specific type of work. When you select a...
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