Al Drake – Volvo Field Technical Support Specialist
Al spent the early parts of his career as a journeyman field technician in a similar role as current Volvo dealer technicians. He also spent time as a heavy equipment service manager and business owner. Over the past 15 years,
Awesome Excavator Attachments & Modifications – Our Top 5
As the director of attachments at Volvo, it never ceases to amaze me how many people put Volvo excavators to work using unique attachments and modifications. In fact, many of you have actually captured and shared great videos of the
The Issue with Prefilling Fuel Filters
No maintenance technician wants to spend more time than needed on a service job — and certainly no construction equipment owner wants his machine offline and unproductive longer than necessary. But sometimes technicians take short cuts to speed things up,
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 information. In part one, I covered the differences between 1% and 2%
Rent, Lease or Buy — What’s the Best Option for Construction Equipment?
Economic conditions and market uncertainties have big impacts on whether construction customers are renting, leasing or buying equipment. Recently, there’s been a healthy level of activity in all three as the demand for construction equipment has grown along with the