Volvo Construction Equipment president Pat Olney has unveiled the low-emissions technology used in the company’s forthcoming Stage IV/Tier 4 Final-compliant machines. He also detailed the progress of investments in Europe and other international markets and announced the extensive development pipeline that will see a radically updated product range launched over the next two years.
Volvo CE is now offering its own range of rigid haul trucks. There are four machines in the range from the 40tonne class R45D up to the top of the range R100E for the 90tonne class. The trucks have been developed with the assistance of in-house expertise at the Terex Trucks facility in Motherwell, Scotland, which Volvo CE now owns. The range is being launched initially in less regulated markets and comprises the R45D, R60D, R70D and R100E. The R60D and R70D are for the 54tonne and 65tonne payload classes
A United Arab Emirates quarry is putting its Volvo fleet to the test in harsh conditions
A quarrying facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is boosting output following the commissioning of a new machine fleet for loading and hauling duties. The quarry is located in the northeast of the UAE in Fujairah, an emirate almost entirely surrounded by mountains. This rugged landscape is the product of an estimated 800 million years of geological activity and is the source of a high quality limestone used in
