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Blog 7/31/2023
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...
Watch Letsdig18 and Dirt Perfect Compete on Volvo Electric Equipment
Blog 7/19/2023
Watch Letsdig18 and Dirt Perfect Compete on Volvo Electric Equipment Mike Simon and Chris Guins — aka Dirt Perfect and Letsdig18, respectively — are two of the most popular heavy equipment operators around. These YouTube stars are also super funny and super...
Lithium-Ion Battery
Blog 7/17/2023
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...
Volvo L25 Electric Wheel Loader
Blog 6/5/2023
The Impact of Noise Ordinances on Construction Equipment Heavy construction equipment — diesel or electric? Increasingly, contractors are facing options for how a machine is powered when they’re buying or renting. The decision for your business...
Blog 5/22/2023
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...
Volvo Electric Equipment Battery
Blog 5/15/2023
What Happens to the Batteries? Volvo’s Plan for Sustainable Electromobility Does it perform like a diesel? How much does it cost? How long does a charge last? These are some of the most common questions we hear about battery-electric vehicles today, including...
Volvo Construction Equipment
Blog 4/24/2023
Volvo Construction Equipment Product Lines: Your Top Questions Answered At last month’s CONEXPO 2023 show, our product experts spent time answering a wide range of questions from booth attendees and our online audience. Take a look at these top questions and...
New Volvo Services
Blog 4/10/2023
3 Volvo Services That Improve Jobsite Efficiency When contractors talk to heavy equipment manufacturers and their dealers about improving productivity, efficiency or safety on their jobsites, new machine technologies are typically the hot...
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 CE Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hauler Prototype
Blog 2/6/2023
How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work While battery electric solutions are ideal for smaller machines in urban construction, landscaping and many other applications, the size and weight of the batteries may not be practical for...
Volvo ECR25 Electric Excavator
Blog 12/19/2022
Tips for Operating Electric Equipment in Cold Weather You may have already seen or read about Volvo compact electric machines completing a variety of tasks on warm-weather jobsites like site development, landscaping, utility work and more. But...
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 2023 CONEXPO Booth
Blog 11/1/2022
How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to CONEXPO-CON/AGG If you’re curious what the future of construction looks like — and how your company can stay ahead of your competition — attending CONEXPO-CON/AGG is a must. You only get this chance once...
Volvo Compact Wheel Loader Snow Clearing
Blog 10/17/2022
How to Land Snow Removal Jobs with the Right Equipment With snow removal jobs, the right equipment can make or break your profitability. If your machines are too small, you might not be able to properly load trucks, or they may not have the...
Blog 9/19/2022
5 Reasons Every Operator Loves Their Volvo Excavator Cab From premium safety features and helpful in-cab machine control apps to air-suspended seats, operators across North America love their Volvo cabs. What keeps them going strong all day long?...
Blog 9/12/2022
Power Alternatives for Electric Heavy Equipment Many in our industry sense that the momentum of designing and producing electric heavy equipment is building — I’m one of them. If you plan to attend CONEXPO-CON/AGG in 2023, you’ll likely...
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...
Volvo Compact Assist on a Highway
Blog 7/25/2022
Three Levels of the Volvo Intelligent Compaction System Volvo Compact Assist is an in-cab app that helps asphalt compactor operators improve productivity and efficiency while achieving target densities. By using it daily, operators can say...
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