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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 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 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...
Dig Assist for Volvo Excavators
Blog 11/16/2020
How to use Grade Control for Excavators — Volvo Dig Assist: Part 3 We’ve recently made some updates to our Dig Assist machine control system that improve performance, accuracy and safety for excavator operators of all skill levels. With Dig Assist, your...
Blog 12/2/2019
Haul Assist On-Board Weighing The various Assist programs we’ve been rolling out over the past several years have become increasingly popular with owners, fleet managers and operators alike — and Haul Assist is no...
Blog 6/3/2019
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%...
Blog 6/3/2019
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist: Part 1 Part one: 1% vs. 2% Accuracy Modes With Load Assist now standard on new L150H to L260H wheel loader models from Volvo, I thought I’d take some time to share several ways the program is...
An operator using Volvo Dig Assist excavator GPS machine control to level the subbase of a new road.
Blog 5/27/2019
How to Use Grade Control for Excavators — Volvo Dig Assist: Part 2 In Part 1 of our Volvo Dig Assist series, I covered the three basics of Dig Assist Start — Level, Slope and Quick Measure. These features are easy to set up and use for improved operator...
Blog 5/20/2019
5 Examples of Confusing Telematics Fault Codes Made Simple (and Useful) The expansion of telematics systems can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, the data is valuable in helping you track your construction equipment to improve efficiency and productivity. On...
Blog 3/11/2019
3 Tips for Keeping Your Jobs on Budget with ActiveCare Direct Few things can give you a bigger pit in your stomach than realizing a project is going over budget — a conversation no one wants to have with the project owner. In a recent blog post, we...
Volvo L260H Frontend Loader
Blog 2/25/2019
How to Avoid Wheel Loader Transmission Repairs Caused by High-Speed Shifting In a heavy production environment, wheel loader operators can be under a lot of pressure to keep their numbers up, particularly in the age of labor shortages. One of the most common...
Blog 1/28/2019
How to Bid Construction Jobs More Accurately with OEM Support If you’re a construction business owner, you’ve no doubt felt the anxiety that comes along with going after the biggest job of your career. A few things probably going through your head...
Blog 10/8/2018
ActiveCare Direct vs. CareTrack – Which is Right for Your Fleet Management? Many of our customers are curious if ActiveCare Direct is a replacement to our web portal telematics program, CareTrack. The answer depends on what you hope to get from your telematics...
Volvo Telematics Machine Monitoring
Blog 7/9/2018
Machine Monitoring: Standard Telematics Versus OEM-Managed Telematics While telematics adoption is on the rise, most fleet owners primarily use only its most basic functionality to manage service intervals and react to alarm codes. While helpful, this basic...
Load Assist for Volvo Wheel Loaders
Blog 5/23/2018
4 Ways Wheel Loader On-Board Weighing Systems Can Generate Quick ROI One of the most recent advances we’ve seen in wheel loader technology has been the addition of on-board weighing and payload management systems. While the upgrade cost may not seem worth it...
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