+1-855-235-6014 Change market français Find a dealer Login
Home Tools & Resources Blog
The Scoop
A Blog from Volvo Construction Equipment

Welcome to The Scoop, Volvo Construction Equipment's blog dedicated to all you construction pros out there looking for expert insights on equipment, business operations, emerging technologies and more. Stay at the forefront with articles designed to help you navigate the evolving construction landscape.
By Topic Equipment How to Improve Your Business Project Solutions Construction Technology Services
By Category Blog Press Release
By Year 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Date (Descending) Date (Ascending)
Page 1 of 3 54 Results
Blog 2026-05-18
Watch How Volvo Connected Map Works I talk to a lot of quarry and mine managers, and one of the biggest headaches I hear about is how hard it is to get a true, real-time picture of what’s happening across the entire site —...
Blog 2026-05-04
How Remanufactured Parts Lower Your TCO In my experience working closely with mining and quarry operations, there’s one thing everyone agrees on — time is easily the most expensive asset. When you’re chasing aggressive tonnage...
Blog 2026-04-27
Buy or Rent Construction Equipment? Find Out Using Simple Math Summer’s around the corner, which means peak season is just underway. When you’re working from sunup to sundown to keep up with the rush, the pressure to have exactly the right machines on...
Blog 2026-04-20
4 Causes of Construction Delays and How to Stop Them A four-hour delay on a Monday is rarely just four hours lost. As you know, that short pause can quickly snowball into a missed material delivery on Tuesday, a subcontractor scheduling...
Blog 2026-03-30
How Telematics Data Helps Predict Machine Downtime According to a 2024 analysis by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and DozerHub, predictive maintenance strategies in the heavy equipment sector are shown to reduce overall...
Blog 2026-03-23
5 Ways Haul Truck Operators Can Extend Component Life Today’s articulated dump trucks are engineering marvels. They’re built to haul massive loads up steep grades in some pretty tough environments — but even the toughest machine has a breaking...
Blog 2026-02-02
5 Ways to Speed Up Excavator Cycle Times in Tight Spaces For utility jobs, working in a tight spot is mostly a game of inches. When you’re cramped (e.g. potholing utilities between a sidewalk and a building), every move counts. In these types of...
Blog 2026-01-26
How to Select the Right Mining Trucks for Overburden Removal Whether you do it yourself or contract it out, the process of overburden removal is one of the most significant and expensive considerations for any mine operator. Getting it wrong can lead...
Blog 2026-01-19
7 Ways to Trench Faster Without Compromising Safety Utility work is a constant balancing act. You’ve got strict, often daily deadlines to hit, jobsites that can change every hour and a stack of safety regulations you have to follow to the...
Blog 2025-12-15
Wheel Loader vs. Excavator: Which is the best crusher feeder? In an aggregate quarry, turning raw rock into valuable materials is a highly coordinated effort. The crusher is a central piece of equipment, and the way you feed it can make or break your...
Blog 2025-12-01
3 Priorities Driving Volvo CE Innovation for 2026 and Beyond You look to Volvo CE for creative solutions to help you adapt to changing market conditions, new regulations and disruptions — viewing these challenges as opportunities for growth. That...
Blog 2025-11-10
Why You Should Try Auto Bucket Fill for Volvo Wheel Loaders As the Volvo wheel loader product manager, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand how our machines evolve to meet the challenges of modern jobsites. Our industry is constantly pushing...
Blog 2025-09-22
Tips for Choosing the Best Heavy Equipment Options When buying heavy equipment, a lot of people focus on the machine itself — the size, the horsepower, the core functionality and things like that. And while that’s all incredibly important,...
2025-09-15
How Construction Technologies Are Changing the Game We know how challenging our industry can be for customers. It’s a high-stakes, competitive business with little room for error. With tight deadlines and rising costs, contractors are under...
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...
Page 1 of 3 54 Results
About us Contact us Make an enquiry Find a dealer Used equipment Merchandise Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn www.volvogroup.com Copyright Privacy About cookies Contact us