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North America is still slow to adopt electric construction equipment, but the global market is not waiting for a perfect use case. Wheel loaders, compact machines, quarries, and controlled jobsites are showing where battery power actually makes sense.
After 40+ years of building articulated haulers in Scotland, Volvo CE is shuttering the Rokbak brand by Q3 2026. Tariffs and rising costs made the math impossible.
The Swedish equipment maker is bringing excavator and wheel loader production to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania — and reshoring more than half its North American machine supply in the process.
Swedish conglomerate Ferronordic's $17M Iowa acquisition signals accelerating consolidation in construction equipment distribution as regional dealers face a choice: grow or get acquired.
The Swedish equipment giant's American subsidiary adds three Iowa locations and 26 employees in a $17.7 million deal that signals accelerating European consolidation of the U.S. dealer landscape.
As major OEMs race to electrify their fleets, the heavy equipment industry faces a pivotal moment. Here's where the technology stands—and what it means for your operation.
Volvo Construction Equipment expands attachment portfolio with acquisition of Allied Construction Products, signaling continued industry consolidation.