A new system to optimise the connectivity between the crane and truck and to control different truck functions from the crane remote control and vice versa A crane and vehicle made whole. This is the result of the technology developed by Fassi Gru in collaboration with Volvo Trucks Italia, which …
Read More »Prepare for Take-Off with This Drone Pre-Flight Checklist
MILWAUKEE (September 5, 2018) – While design has long been digital, the physical world has not. Now drone imagery can digitize the physical world and provide builders with an accurate and up-to-date representation of a project. The hardware and software is advancing as well. Today, aircrafts have the ability to …
Read More »Infographic: Six Ways to Increase Machine Uptime
Time is money so having a machine unavailable to work in the middle of a job just isn’t an option. Here we look at six of the best ways to keep your machines up and running for longer. Source: VolvoCE
Read More »Volvo CE’s Megaproject Listing Reaches New Heights with the Construction of the World’s Largest Airport
Buoyed by its souring economic success in foreign trade, luxury tourism and global business, Dubai is taking off as the Emirate’s true strategic centre of commerce with the building of the world’s largest airport and a new urban metropolis. In the fourth episode of The Megaproject Listing, Volvo Construction Equipment …
Read More »Dual-tasking SDLG LG936L facilitates asphalt production for major road project in Indonesia
The contractor for the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road is renting the wheel loader to handle aggregates at a quarry for asphalt production. The machine’s fuel efficiency saves cost over long hours of operations and its comfort enhances the productivity of the operator. An SDLG LG936L is proving vital to operations at …
Read More »Terex Trucks Strengthens Presence in France
There’s lots happening in the French construction industry right now – and further growth is expected over the coming years. With this in mind, Terex Trucks is expanding its operations in France, reinforcing its commitment to customers and dealers throughout the region. Growth in the French construction market has been …
Read More »The Five Rules Of Global Distribution
How do you transport one of any 100,000 spare parts across the globe at any given time? Here we look at the intricate choreography Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has perfected to ensure everything is in the right place at the right time. If construction machines are the moving hands …
Read More »Upgraded Terex Trucks TA300 offers 5% fuel efficiency improvement
The TA300 articulated hauler from Terex Trucks has been updated with a new transmission, leading to improvements in fuel efficiency, performance, productivity and operator comfort. Terex Trucks has updated its TA300 articulated hauler with the introduction of a new and improved transmission. The 28-tonne (30-ton) workhorse will now incorporate the …
Read More »The Five Cleverest Green Innovations
Climate change is a reality and we know that it is accelerated by our actions. But humans are by nature innovative and although our industrial revolution may have had huge environmental impacts, it is our technological revolution that might just save the day. Here we look at some of today’s …
Read More »Smart design: Building a sustainable future
Designing machinery to have a lower carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important. Niklas Nillroth, Vice President Environment & Sustainability at Volvo Construction Equipment tells us how we must have high ambitions and be clear about the objectives when it comes to building more sustainably. Reducing our environmental impact needs to …
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