As waste volumes grow and facilities face increasing regulatory scrutiny, the importance of operator training has never been ...

Regardless of how much experience an equipment operator has, it is difficult to achieve uniform compaction over a sizable area without the help of technology. Without technology, equipment operators ...

The moniker aptly describes the machine: combination roller. Take a double drum vibratory compactor, swap out the rear drum for an axle carrying four tires, and a manufacturer can field a machine that ...

When it comes to compaction — whether it’s soil or asphalt — many contractors rely on past experience with similar materials to set amplitude and frequency, the number of passes and roller speed. Yet, ...

The global push for infrastructure renewal in developed economies, combined with ambitious new construction initiatives in emerging markets, has created sustained demand for reliable, high-performance ...

Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippenpsburg, Pennsylvania, has unveiled the LC450H landfill compactor, the company’s first purpose-built landfill compactor for the North American market. Volvo ...

The Cat 826K landfill compactor weighs in at 90,207 pounds, and uses a Cat C15 engine meeting Tier 4-Final emission standards and developing 405 net horsepower. An operator-selected Eco mode is ...