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It’s great to read a good news story.  The current pandemic may have done one positive thing – build up the image of the transport industry in the eyes of the general public.  Who would have thought that our drivers and key transport workers would have enjoyed admiration upon levels approaching that of the NHS…

Choosing a lower-powered engine, removing sun visors and selecting an optimum chassis height – Volvo were not messing about when they went into battle with the competition for the Culina Group 134-strong fleet deal. The effort appears to have paid off – the Culina Group has subsequently taken delivery of 134 new Volvo FH 460…

Perhaps this is the deal that takes natural gas-powered trucks from the fringes into the mainstream of transport operation in the UK. Replacing 20% of the existing 1,000 truck fleet, Asda has decided that gas is the way forward.  Their purchase of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) trucks is very bold giving the relative lack of…

Slam Transport had stopped buying Volvo Trucks for over six years.  A persistent sales person, namely Rory Kelly, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia must have had a significant role to play in getting one of Volvo’s new FH with I-Save demonstrators into the business. After trialling the truck, Slam…

Bucking the trend, steel haulier Simec Transport has been busy adding new trucks to the fleet.  Thanks to the existing Volvos’ fuel economy and the service received at the local Volvo Truck dealership, Truck and Bus Wales and West, the percentage of Volvos on the fleet has gone from zero to almost half inside just…

Volvo Trucks appear to making inroads into converting used truck buyers into buyers of brand new vehicles.  Irish timber firm CJ Sheeran is the latest to be tempted by brand new Volvo metal supplied on a contract hire deal with Volvo Financial Services. The company has taken delivery of six Volvo FH 460 4×2 tractor…

It seems that most days, either Volvo or Iveco tell us of a deal that has gone through on the sale of some new gas-powered tractor units. We were wondering if any diesel trucks were being sold any more? Obviously, there are plenty of new diesel trucks hitting the roads, as there are still very…

Enfield-based Volvo Used Trucks Sales Executive Phil Wheeler is having a good day.  On top of 6 used Volvos already sold to Croydon-based MAH UK Transport, he has managed to close the deal on supplying a further five 6×2 FH tractor units. Buying used means there is no waiting for a new truck to arrive. …

There’s plenty of talk of battery electric trucks, hybrid trucks and fuel cell trucks of the future.  However, these still aren’t realistic for 44 tonne trunking operations.   A UK-based operator has found a way to cut CO2 by as much as 80% using technology that is already available AND can be used on trunking operations…

What a great idea.  A Volvo dealer is to not only ask customers to donate a minimum of £100 a week to charity when using a demonstrator, the trucks themselves have been painted in the respective charity’s colours.  This gives the charity free advertising as well as hard cash. Every Volvo Truck and Bus Centre…

With seven trucks running potatoes around the country, potato supplier Braegate Produce has put its first Volvo into service. The FH Globetrotter 6×2 pusher axle tractor unit replaces a rival manufacturer’s truck in its small fleet. Supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, the new vehicle is powered by the latest D13K Euro 6, Step D…

Forthcoming changes to the Low Emission Zones, (LEZ) and the Direct Vision Standards, (DVS) mean have resulted in Brinor International Shipping & Forwarding buying four new FH 6×2 tractor units, including one 460hp FH with I-Save. The freight business has a strong, established relationship with the Swedish manufacturer, having bought Volvo trucks for the best…

The fact that McLaren chose Volvo Trucks for their fleet comes as no surprise, as the race team have already used Volvo trucks in the past, check out our news report on them coming up for sale Fancy an Ex-McLaren Volvo? What is news is that a race team with just two cars on the…

So, Volvo have launched a ‘Limited-Edition’ version of their FH tractor unit.  Nothing radical there – it happens all the time.  What makes it slightly more confusing is that they chose to call it the ‘Unlimited Edition’. Oh well, stranger things happen at sea. What is interesting is the charitable aspect of the offer.  In…

Getting 11mpg from a brand new tractor unit out of the box is impressive by any standard. With a general haulage brief, replacing trucks that were achieving 9.5mpg, the two Volvo FH460 trucks fitted with I-Save, Volvo may be a more common brand in Premier Logistics’ mixed fleet of 50 trucks. The Truck Spec The…

Another haulier has opted for a new Volvo FH with I-Save technology in an attempt to reduce fuel bills. I.T.S. Transport’s new FH uses Volvo’s D13TC Euro-6 Step D engine with turbo-compounding and updated fuel-efficiency features.  With more torque available, less acceleration and fuel are needed to keep a steady speed in motorway traffic, making…

Listening to drivers wishes and an eye on the bottom line has led to Brian Easey Transport adding a fourth Volvo to its fleet, taking delivery of a new ‘FH Lite’ with I-Save. This set up is the most fuel-efficient 44-tonne tractor unit in Volvo’s truck range. The FH with I-Save combines the D13TC Euro-6…

This is an indication of the strength of a brand when it can remarket its secondhand trucks with ‘certificates of authenticity’. No doubt part of an original sponsorship deal, there are 24 low mileage, top spec FH Globetrotter XL tractor units for sale, all available through the Volvo Trucks used network. The only downside to…

Farrall’s Group has been buying Volvo Trucks for many years, so it comes as no surprise that their most recent truck order was for four 6×2 Volvo FH tractor units with Globetrotter XL cabs rated at 500hp and the I-Shift gearbox. The FHs – two replacements and two fleet additions – are built with a…

The outgoing Volvo FH tractor units belonging to concrete frame construction specialist MPB Structures never once missed a beat during the three-year contract.  That said, they were never worked as hard as many tractor units – covering just 80,000kms per year and often standing for days at a time on site. Mark Price, Transport Manager…