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View out of a Volvo SD115B soil compactor cab with rain on the ground and windows.
Blog 4/21/2025
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...
A Volvo SD115B dirt compactor rolling out aggregate.
Blog 3/31/2025
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,...
A close-up of a soil compactor padfoot drum compacting dirt.
Blog 2/24/2025
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 side-by-side image consisting of a historical black and white photo of Volvo equipment and people next to a color image of today’s Volvo equipment working.
Blog 10/21/2024
Then & Now: The Milestones That Have Made Us Who We Are Today Since our inception in 1832, Volvo Construction Equipment has grown from a local workshop to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment. In fact, earlier...
Blog 9/16/2024
Tips for Storing Compactors During Cold Winters In regions where heavy construction equipment is stored for extended periods during cold weather, a proper winterization process is essential. For those of you who work in cold climate...
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...
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 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...
Construction worker operating asphalt compactor on fresh pavement
Blog 3/31/2022
Asphalt Compaction Rolling Patterns to Help Achieve Target Density and Production  Paving contractors know a lot about the mix they’ll use on projects. Most of them know exactly how many tons of mix the asphalt plant can produce on an hourly basis. They know the storage...
female construction worker operating asphalt compactor on fresh pavement
Blog 3/24/2022
How to Properly Place Asphalt Compactors for Breakdown Rolling There’s debate about how closely behind the paver the breakdown asphalt compactor should roll during hot mix asphalt (HMA) laydown. Some in the paving industry suggest the breakdown...
Volvo breakdown compactor compacting asphalt
Blog 11/8/2021
3 Tips to Keep Asphalt Compactors Up to Speed with Pavers Many paving projects use a common practice that contractors should avoid — rolling too fast with the breakdown compactor, especially when using a vibratory compactor. Many operators...
Volvo Asphalt Compaction
Blog 10/4/2021
The Basics of Successful Asphalt Compaction Asphalt compaction is an essential part of the flexible paving process. The production, laydown and compaction of hot mix asphalt (HMA) or warm mix asphalt (WMA) are time-bound — that’s why...
Two Volvo CX01 concept asphalt unidrums
Blog 9/27/2021
How Our Innovative “UNIDRUM” Concept Will Shape Future Compactor Design Here at Volvo, we like to say innovation is in our DNA — that’s because it’s a part of everything we do, from concepts explored at our more formalized Volvo Concept Lab to current product...
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...
Volvo DD128C - Intelligent Compaction and Direct Density
Blog 4/26/2021
Intelligent Compaction Measurement Value vs. Density Direct: What’s the Difference? We’ve seen a lot of advancements in Intelligent Compaction (IC) over the past few years aimed to reduce the guesswork in the paving process. In fact, the Federal Highway Administration...
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