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A close-up of the Volvo emblem on a new Volvo excavator.
Blog 6/2/2025
Understanding Excavator Hydraulics: Part 2 In Part 1 of this excavator hydraulics series, I covered the fundamentals of excavator hydraulics, including the difference between hydraulic pressure and flow, and how Volvo’s...
Two new Volvo excavators moving dirt in construction.
Blog 5/19/2025
Understanding Excavator Hydraulics: Part 1 Excavator hydraulics have come a long way in a few short years. Here at Volvo, we’ve incorporated our latest technologies into our newly redesigned excavator series, and this article shares...
Close-up of a standard dozer blade on a Volvo compact mini excavator stripping topsoil.
Blog 5/12/2025
How to Select the Right Mini Excavator Dozer Blade Attachment Mini excavators are prized for their versatility, and a big part of that comes down to the wide range of attachments they can handle. While buckets and thumbs often take center stage, the...
Close-up of the Volvo emblem on a new Volvo excavator.
Blog 4/7/2025
The Evolution of Excavator Cabs When you think about heavy equipment, it’s easy to focus on power and performance — but the design of an excavator’s cab and the tech inside it matter just as much. You’ve spent long hours...
Close up of a Volvo EC550E excavator working in a quarry.
Blog 6/17/2024
Electro-Hydraulics May Change the Future of Excavator Design Hydraulics are the powerhouse behind an excavator, turning simple lever movements into powerful boom and bucket movements. Our new electro-hydraulic innovation, known as Independent Metering...
View of the Volvo Deluxe Seat with a joystick control in the foreground in the cab of a new Volvo excavator.
Blog 5/31/2024
6 Things Operators Will Love About New Volvo Excavators Volvo just launched a new series of excavators, and among the numerous updates are several designed specifically for you operators. This includes taking our beloved cab and making it even...
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...
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 —...
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...
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?...
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...
Promo image with text promoting Volvo’s interactive excavator and haul truck guide.
Blog 6/20/2022
5 Factors That Can Impact Haul Truck Size Selection Oftentimes, sizing haul trucks for mining and aggregates jobs comes down to the cubic yardage of the buckets on the excavators you’re running — it can become second nature to simply pair up...
Volvo L25 Electric Wheel Loader - Baltic Sands, CA
Blog 10/11/2021
Reviews of Electric Construction Equipment by Early Adopters As more and more companies consider electric construction equipment to supplement their existing fleet, several contractors have expressed hesitancy — and for good reason. For one thing,...
Charging a Volvo L25 Electric Wheel Loader
Blog 8/23/2021
Electric Construction Equipment: Your Charging Questions Answered I get a lot of questions related to electric construction equipment, and the topic of machine charging seems to be the most prevalent.
Volvo A45G articulated truck operator hauling rocks
Blog 6/7/2021
Little-Known Volvo Features that Improve Operator Performance When it comes to operator performance, we’ve seen a lot of men and women out there flat out getting it done. Whether it’s smooth technique, mind-boggling agility or a keen eye for precision,...
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 Compact Electric Equipment Lineup
Blog 5/17/2021
Electric Construction Equipment vs. Diesel Performance Comparisons As the product manager for electromobility here in North America, I’ve spent a lot of time helping with the design and development of our new compact electric machines. When some people...
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...
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