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Volvo at CONEXPO 2023
Blog 3/27/2023
Volvo at CONEXPO 2023 Post-Show Recap The construction industry is evolving. More electric heavy equipment, plus other alternatively powered machines, are emerging. Jobsites have more reliable connectivity. There are brand new...
Volvo Electric Compact Equipment
Blog 12/12/2022
How to Maintain Electric Heavy Equipment How different is it to maintain electric construction equipment versus diesel construction equipment? The short answer is that with electric, it’s much simpler — hardly any maintenance is...
Volvo L20 and L25 Electric Wheel Loaders
Blog 11/7/2022
The Volvo All-Inclusive Lease for Electric Heavy Equipment  If you’ve ever considered integrating a compact electric machine or two into your fleet, we have a solution that may be your best bet to make it happen. For some, ownership through heavy...
Volvo L25 Electric Wheel Loader
Blog 8/30/2022
Electric Heavy Equipment Incentives: Your Questions Answered More and more private contractors, personal users and government entities are either considering or actually integrating electric heavy equipment into their fleets. A lot of companies and...
Volvo Articulated Truck
Blog 8/23/2022
Tips to Reduce Heavy Equipment Tire Wear If you’re looking for a way to cut maintenance costs, be sure to look at the tires on your wheeled machines. Premature tire wear not only costs you more in wear parts, it also adds...
Tips to cut Heavy Equipment Fuel Consumption
Blog 5/23/2022
Tips to Cut Heavy Equipment Fuel Consumption When fuel prices are high, finding small ways to cut consumption can really add up — and it doesn’t take months to start seeing your fuel expenses decline. If you’re looking for ways to cut...
Photo of a Volvo articulated haul truck hauling rock in a quarry
Blog 5/9/2022
The Future of Connected Insurance for the Construction Industry You may not have heard the term “connected insurance,” but chances are you’ve probably seen examples on TV with car insurance companies placing ads about rates based on driving style —...
Boost Uptime and profits with Volvo Construction Equipment Services
Blog 2/21/2022
4 Surprising Ways Construction Companies Can Save Money Through Services These days, heavy construction equipment is manufactured with features that cut down on costs or help you save money through deliberate machine design. OptiShift technology on wheel loaders...
Volvo EC250E Crawler Excavator
Blog 2/14/2022
Heavy Construction Equipment End-of-Lease Checklist If you’re currently leasing heavy construction equipment, we want to be your partner in saving you time and money when you return it. Below are top tips to end your heavy equipment leasing...
Volvo EC95OF excavator and A60H articulated hauler on active construction site
Blog 8/9/2021
How Construction Equipment Financing Bundles Can Save You Money Lately, you’ve probably seen more and more ads, commercials and flyers promoting bundles. From car insurance to wireless carriers to airlines and beyond, bundling services and offerings has...
Man inspecting Volvo construction machine
Blog 7/26/2021
End-of-Day Checklist for Construction Equipment Regardless of the brand of heavy equipment you run, end-of-day inspections and maintenance are key to help ensure machines run properly the next day. Most days it only takes a few minutes —...
Ultra-thin overlay with traffic signs
Blog 7/12/2021
The Benefits of Vibratory Compaction for Ultra-thin Lifts Any good paving crew will tell you that compacting ultra-thin lifts — those typically an inch or less — comes with a unique set of challenges. There isn’t a lot of material for leveling, so...
Close up of a man opening a service compartment on a Volvo heavy equipment machine.
Blog 5/24/2021
Buying an Excavator? 12 Things to Consider During the Demonstration Over the years I’ve helped a lot of customers evaluate different excavator types and sizes to help ensure they’re buying an excavator best matched to their particular type of work. During a...
Volvo Approved Used Equipment
Blog 4/19/2021
Drive Down the Total Cost of Used Construction & Heavy Equipment with Rebuild Options We’ve written several posts in the past answering questions like: When is a machine rebuild a better option than a replacement? When is certified used equipment a better choice? And when it...
Volvo Excavator loading a Volvo Articulated Truck
Blog 3/22/2021
Do You Have the Right Heavy Equipment for the Bid?  The bidding process in the construction industry has become so competitive in recent years that a lot of the small and mid-size contractors out there may feel like they’re working just to...
Volvo L250H loading an A40GFS at Quarry
Blog 3/15/2021
4 Ways to Lower Operating Costs in Earthmoving and Mining The more you spend, the less you make. It’s a pretty simple concept, but one you should focus on from time to time to evaluate how your business is performing. Is your site optimized to...
Blog 2/15/2021
How Balloon Payments Work for Heavy Equipment Financing Financing can be confusing. If you’ve ever thought to yourself “How does a balloon payment work?” when financing a new piece of heavy equipment, you’re not alone. While some owners and fleet...
Premium Lubricants
Blog 2/1/2021
4 Ways Premium Lubricants Lower Heavy Equipment Costs and Improve Performance When it comes to maintaining your construction equipment, the lubricants you choose matter. If your dealer or OEM recommends premium lubricants, they may cost a bit more up front, but the...
Inspection by a Heavy Equipment Technician
Blog 12/30/2020
5-Step Diagnostics for Construction Equipment Mechanics This year the owner or fleet manager of your company may have turned to you more often to handle heavy equipment repairs, maintenance or even machine down issues. While it makes sense to...
Winter Maintenance for Construction Equipment
Blog 11/30/2020
9 Tips to Keep Your Construction Equipment in Good Shape During the Cold Winter The winter cold is good reason to make sure you and your operators are inspecting machines thoroughly each day and following proper operating procedures to prevent accidental wear and tear,...
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