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New Volvo EC230 excavator moving dirt.
Blog 5/29/2024
4 Things Owners Will Love About New Volvo Excavators Volvo excavators were recently redesigned inside and out — it’s the biggest update to our excavator line in two decades. The newest Volvo excavator models have been upgraded to be more...
A set of virtual reality glasses next to a hard hat on a futuristic-looking table.
Blog 5/6/2024
4 Technologies Making Construction Sites Safer This week (May 6-10) is Construction Safety Week, so we thought we’d take a quick look at a few of the current and emerging safety technologies helping workers around the world get their...
A Volvo A45G articulated hauler driving through deep, wet mud.
Blog 4/22/2024
How Articulated Trucks Power Through the Mud Spring is here, and with it comes the rain — and the mud. Over the years I’ve heard a lot of people say that when the mud gets deep, they’ll just toggle on a feature on their articulated...
A view of a quarry from a Volvo articulated hauler operator’s perspective. The Haul Assist in-cab display can be seen on the right side of the cab.
Blog 4/8/2024
The Potential of Machine Control in Heavy Construction Equipment In the construction and mining industries, profit margins can be razor thin — efficiency and precision are oftentimes the difference between a great month and one you’d rather forget. This...
A view of the battery compartment on a Volvo compact electric machine.
Blog 3/25/2024
Is Your Business Ready to Service Electric Construction Equipment? While there’s an increase of electric heavy equipment in the construction market, the uptick in servicing these machines likely won’t be felt for some time yet. That’s because electric...
A Volvo wheel loader operates in a rehandling application.
Blog 3/11/2024
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...
Two Volvo articulated haulers hauling rock in a quarry
Blog 2/26/2024
Comparing Fuel Efficiency in Articulated Haul Trucks You have more control than you may realize over the operating costs for your articulated haulers — and one of the easy line items to cut back on is fuel. Burning unnecessary fuel adds up...
Volvo soil compactor compacting dirt on a slope on a construction site.
Blog 2/12/2024
Top Tips for Soil Compaction Operators Soil compaction is a key step in a wide range of construction projects, and the efficiency of the process relies heavily on the skills and knowledge of the operator. Below are some key tips...
Volvo Demolition Cleanup Excavator
Blog 11/20/2023
Buyer’s Tips: Choosing the Right Demolition Excavators Profits in demolition are oftentimes maximized by how much you can save in your day-to-day operations. Lower fuel consumption is one way to lower costs — reduced maintenance and downtime is...
Volvo EC220 Excavator
Blog 11/13/2023
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 —...
Volvo EC200E 20-ton Excavator
Blog 11/6/2023
Construction Equipment Financing Part 2: Navigating Financing for Startups Starting a construction business from scratch can be an exciting venture, but it also comes with its own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to securing the necessary equipment...
Volvo A40F Articulated Truck
Blog 10/30/2023
Construction Equipment Financing Part 1: Top Tips to Secure Funding If you’re in the market for a new excavator, wheel loader, compactor or other piece of heavy construction equipment, securing the financing to get them is easier than you might think. These...
Volvo EC750E Crawler Excavator
Blog 10/23/2023
Buy Construction Equipment Now to Beat the Bonus Depreciation Phase-Out As someone involved in the equipment buying process, you’re likely aware of how Section 179 and bonus depreciation can significantly lower your taxable income for the year you purchase and...
Blog 9/25/2023
How Fluid Analysis with AI Improves Uptime and TCO When you think about the causes of machine downtime, what immediately comes to mind? For a lot of people, it’s a part failure due to machine misuse or premature wear. It may surprise you to...
Blog 9/12/2023
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 8/28/2023
How Electric Heavy Equipment Performs at High Altitudes Do you ever work at higher elevations? If so, it’s important to know that battery electric construction equipment tends to perform better at higher altitudes compared to diesel combustion...
Volvo Construction Equipment
Blog 8/7/2023
4 Tips to Beat Rising Interest Rates on New Heavy Equipment Purchases Over the past year, interest rates have been steadily ticking up to help alleviate nationwide inflation. Tick, tick, tick…when it happens, it feels like you can almost hear it, even if...
Blog 8/3/2023
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist: Part 1 PART ONE: 1% VS. 2% ACCURACY MODES The Load Assist suite of apps allows customers to optimize their load cycles to improve profitability. Load Assist is standard on new Volvo L60H to L350H...
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist
Blog 8/3/2023
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist: Part 2 PART TWO: ON-BOARD WEIGHING In part one of this Load Assist series — the Volvo program that provides real-time data to wheel loader operators — I explained the differences between the 1% and...
Blog 8/3/2023
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist: Part 3 PART THREE: OPERATOR COACHING This is the final part of our series on Load Assist, the Volvo program that provides wheel loader operators real-time payload data and other machine...
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