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Close up of a Volvo wheel loader scooping sand using Auto Bucket Fill.
Blog 11/10/2025
Why You Should Try Auto Bucket Fill for Volvo Wheel Loaders As the Volvo wheel loader product manager, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand how our machines evolve to meet the challenges of modern jobsites. Our industry is constantly pushing...
Volvo Articulated Dump Truck Tires
Blog 1/20/2025
Choosing the Right Earthmoving Tires: E3 vs. E4 Selecting the right heavy equipment tires for your machines can be just as important as choosing the machine itself. For those using haul trucks and wheel loaders in industries like...
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...
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...
A Volvo wheel loader operates in a rehandling application.
Blog 3/11/2024
Comparing Fuel Efficiency in Front End Wheel Loaders How do I know if my wheel loader is efficient? As the wheel loader product manager here at Volvo, I hear that question a lot. The answer lies in your ability to both cut costs and move more...
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 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...
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 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,...
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...
Volvo Electric Equipment
Blog 3/8/2021
Volvo Electric Equipment: New Opportunities for Heavy Equipment Jobs One of the things I find myself saying quite often about our new Volvo electric excavator and wheel loader and our concept machines is that we don’t even know yet all the interesting ways...
How to load trucks with a frontend loader
Blog 6/15/2020
Wheel Loader Operator Tips: How to Load Trucks with Added Efficiency and Productivity As technology in wheel loaders continues to evolve, contractors continue to praise the ability of these machines to make operators of any skill level faster and more efficient. Advanced...
Hiring the best front end loader operators
Blog 10/29/2018
Hiring: 4 Tips for Hiring the Best Wheel Loader Operators You know the value a good wheel loader operator brings to your business. Increased productivity, less unnecessary wear on your equipment, reliability and more. So how do you find the best...
Blog 10/2/2018
5 Safety Tips for Heavy Equipment on the Jobsite Having spent 40 years in the industry, I can say there have been major improvements in both jobsite safety practices and wheel loader safety during that time. But, ultimately, safety needs...
Volvo Wheel Loader Bucket Selection
Blog 9/3/2018
Top Tips for Wheel Loader Bucket Selection “How big is the bucket?” That’s what most people ask when deciding what’s the best bucket to use on their wheel loader. They want to move as much material as possible, so it seems obvious...
Blog 8/27/2018
Wheel Loader Tips for Working at the Face of Mining Muck Piles Here’s a comparison wheel loader operators working at a face don’t often hear: If you’re doing it right, it’s like ballet. OK, hear me out on this. In my numerous visits to mines, I’ve...
Blog 6/27/2018
Reflecting on My 40 Years with Volvo Wheel Loaders The past, present and future of wheel loader innovation. It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since I started an apprenticeship as a mechanic for Volvo Construction Equipment. Back then,...
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