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The demand for quicker delivery and increased sustainability on projects has placed a heightened focus on the need for large-scale digital transformation in roadbuilding operations.

New ride-on rollers are getting compaction monitoring devices, all-electric power, and features to make them easier for new operators. Details here

Equipment World offers some buying tips on how to choose your next compactor as manufacturers report rising demand due to the infrastructure law.

Entry-level Compact Assist Start helps customers take the first step into Intelligent Compaction. May 5, 2021 Whether it’s for mapping the road, estimating density or producing jobsite reports, Compact Assist is now available in three packages to match customer requirements. Each package provides varying degrees of access to the core functions of pass mapping, temperature mapping and density/stiffness mapping. All three packages are powered by the Volvo Co-Pilot, a 10-in. in-cab tablet. The l...

Volvo CE If you know how to use a smartphone, then you can operate Volvo Construction Equipments new entry-level intelligent compaction system for its asphalt rollers, the company says. Called Compact Assist Start, the system will automatically provide real-time digital mapping of the compactors passes and of the mats asphalt temperature. All you have to do is set your target on the tablet mounted in the cab and go. The mapping appears on the tablets 10-inch touchscreen. Its designed for th...