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A view of a quarry from a Volvo articulated hauler operator’s perspective. The Haul Assist in-cab display can be seen on the right side of the cab.
Blog 4/8/2024
The Potential of Machine Control in Heavy Construction Equipment In the construction and mining industries, profit margins can be razor thin — efficiency and precision are oftentimes the difference between a great month and one you’d rather forget. This...
A view of the battery compartment on a Volvo compact electric machine.
Blog 3/25/2024
Is Your Business Ready to Service Electric Construction Equipment? While there’s an increase of electric heavy equipment in the construction market, the uptick in servicing these machines likely won’t be felt for some time yet. That’s because electric...
Two Volvo articulated haulers hauling rock in a quarry
Blog 2/26/2024
Comparing Fuel Efficiency in Articulated Haul Trucks You have more control than you may realize over the operating costs for your articulated haulers — and one of the easy line items to cut back on is fuel. Burning unnecessary fuel adds up...
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 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 —...
Volvo EC200E 20-ton Excavator
Blog 11/6/2023
Construction Equipment Financing Part 2: Navigating Financing for Startups Starting a construction business from scratch can be an exciting venture, but it also comes with its own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to securing the necessary equipment...
Volvo A40F Articulated Truck
Blog 10/30/2023
Construction Equipment Financing Part 1: Top Tips to Secure Funding If you’re in the market for a new excavator, wheel loader, compactor or other piece of heavy construction equipment, securing the financing to get them is easier than you might think. These...
Blog 9/25/2023
How Fluid Analysis with AI Improves Uptime and TCO When you think about the causes of machine downtime, what immediately comes to mind? For a lot of people, it’s a part failure due to machine misuse or premature wear. It may surprise you to...
Blog 9/12/2023
Why You May Need to Rethink Machine Work Hours with Electric Equipment The construction industry continues to integrate electric equipment into fleets, as they’re promising alternatives to their diesel-powered counterparts. The reason they’re becoming more...
Blog 8/28/2023
How Electric Heavy Equipment Performs at High Altitudes Do you ever work at higher elevations? If so, it’s important to know that battery electric construction equipment tends to perform better at higher altitudes compared to diesel combustion...
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 8/3/2023
Improving Accuracy and Productivity for Wheel Loaders — Volvo Load Assist: Part 3 PART THREE: OPERATOR COACHING This is the final part of our series on Load Assist, the Volvo program that provides wheel loader operators real-time payload data and other machine...
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...
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