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1 Road Institute Overview

2 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 2 History  Blaw-Knox established the Road Institute in 1965 as the FIRST factory training program for asphalt placement. –To educate its distribution channel partners and the end users  Widely recognized throughout the asphalt industry as the premier training program serving the asphalt business  The name "Road Institute" and its corresponding logo has traditionally been viewed almost as its own brand  The training programs include application, operation and sales –Factory locations - Chambersburg, PA and Phoenix, AZ  Service and routine maintenance training programs have now been transferred to Volvo Customer Support Team (CST)

3 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 3  3 Full time employees with 100 years industry experience and dedicated to just training –1 Compaction Instructor –1 Milling Instructor –1 Paving Instructor Road Institute Training Staff

4 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 4  25 Classes planned for the 2009 – 2010 Training Season  Road Institute Operator training courses for the customer –Paver and Compactor Operation & Maintenance –Automatic Grade and Slope Course Systems –Paver Screed Operation & Adjustment –Paving and Compaction Application Seminar –Soil Compaction Application Seminar Types of Course Offered

5 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 5  CUSTOMERS / CONTRACTORS / INDUSTRY AGENCIES –Paving and Compaction Application & Operation  Two Day Seminar  Four Day – 2 days classroom / 2 days “hands-on” Types of Courses Offered

6 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 6  Paving and Compaction Application Seminar –2 day all classroom instruction  Paver and Compactor Operation & Maintenance –4 day w/ intensive “hands on” component  Automatic Grade & Slope Systems Courses –2 day classroom and “hands-on” Combined Paver & Compactor: Operator / Paving Crews

7 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 7  Chambersburg, PA (Main Campus) –More than 5K ft 2 of indoor space dedicated to training –Two classrooms with committed media resources  One has service bay for complete machine staging –More than 5k ft 2 of outdoor space for machine demonstration and storage –17 New machine models for training / demonstration –More than 100 “hands on” component training aides  Including: fully operable UltiMat screed set up, Asphalt & Soil Compactor operator stations with harness display boards, paver track system, paver pump and gearbox, compactor drums North America Training Facilities

8 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 8 North America Training Facilities

9 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 9  Phoenix, AZ (Road Institute West Campus) –More than 2K ft 2 of indoor space dedicated to training –One classrooms with capacity for 42 students –Committed media resources  Including LAN connection at each student work space –More than 5K ft 2 of outdoor space for machine demonstration and storage –5 New machine models for training / demonstration –Equipped with several “hands on” component training aides  Including: fully operable AGS demonstration bench North America Training Facilities

10 Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute Road Institute Overview 10 North America Training Facilities Phoenix, AZ Chambersburg, PA

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