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Nobody reading this will be unaware of the UK’s scarce resource of HGV drivers.  That’s why Walkers Transport is investing in new Volvo machinery to ensure their drivers are as happy as they can be. The Volvo FH Globetrotter’s driver-focused working environment, plus the aftersales support from the local Volvo dealer, has led Walkers Transport…

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe’s largest shipping and logistics company. The deal is the largest commercial order to-date for Volvo electric trucks, and one of the largest ever for heavy-duty electric trucks worldwide. “This is a major milestone in our commitment to fossil-free transportation and I…

Long-standing Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment customer, Collins Earthworks, has taken delivery of five new FMX 500 Globetrotter 6×4 tractor units for operation with ejector trailers from its headquarters in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Amongst the first new model FMX tractors to be delivered in the UK – they each benefit from the latest cab design with…

When faced with an impressive menu in a good restaurant, many of us think ‘I could just eat it all’. It seems a similar thing happened when the boss of Leicester-based Aylestone Transport was browsing the available options on the Volvo FH menu.  Bodge Aylestone Ward, Managing Director of Aylestone Transport literally ordered it all….

Hereford-based haulier Bayliss Bros has been blown away with the fuel figures of its new Volvo FH 540 Globetrotter 6×2 tractor unit, equipped with Volvo’s I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission. The latest model FH – with updated styling, enhanced fuel-saving features and interior – has only recently arrived at the business, but the initial mpg return…

Despite not buying any Volvo trucks ‘for many a year’, Dean Willshee, Owner of Willshees Waste & Recycling has started to order the Swedish brand once more with three trucks just delivered and a further two on the way. The Burton-based company’s recent deliveries are two FM 8×4 rigids and one FH Globetrotter 6×2 tractor…

If you are pulling a tanker load of fuel, then it makes sense for the vehicle to use that fuel.  It would be ironic if the tractor unit towing a ‘green’ LNG tanker destined for road use was fuelled by diesel. That’s exactly what Worthing-based AD Fuels has managed to avoid in growing its fleet…

In transport these days, you’ve got to keep your drivers happy.  That’s why Bradford-based Shipley Transport Services has splashed out on four new Volvo FH460 with I-Save all kitted out with Globetrotter XL cabs, luxury seating, fridges and microwaves. Supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus Area Sales Manager, Jason Robinson, the four new 460 hp…

After last week’s news of Melksham Transport buying their first Volvo in ten years, another ex-customer of Volvo Trucks has returned to the fold in the shape of Bradford-based Expect Distribution. The company has added six new FH 6×2 tractor units to its fleet, having been impressed with the fuel consumption of a demonstrator vehicle….

If you a re sending a truck off to the Black Sea for a couple of weeks, you need to make sure it’s a good one. Melksham-based Broughton Transport is putting its trust into a Volvo FH500 pusher axle for this work – and has designed the truck’s specification to get the job done in…

Things are looking positive for Volvo Trucks. They managed to break into an 18-strong fleet with one new FH last year – the first Volvo for ten years – which has just been followed by the delivery of a second FH with I-Save. P Harper & Sons was obviously impressed with the fuel figures returned…

It’s worth publishing this news piece on the strength of the images alone.  Even a cyclist would appreciate the look of these trucks – a credit to the designers and the way the extras have been applied sympathetically to the truck’s original design. The 15 Volvo FH500 Unlimited 6×2 tractor units, all fitted with I-Save…

It’s a start, adding one I-Save version of Volvo’s FH tractor unit out of a total order of nine new Volvo FH trucks. Unlike Maritime Transport who has just ordered 275 of the new-generation FH with I-Save, Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has taken delivery of nine new Volvo FH 500 6×2 Globetrotter XL…

Volvo’s new FH is now being produced in right hand drive form – so expect to see some of the more aerodynamic-looking trucks on the road later this month. Some of these could well be in Maritime Transport livery since they will be the largest FH I-Save operator in the UK shortly, after placing orders…

It is testament to a solid product and business relationship with the truck dealer when buying a new truck requires almost no deliberation. That’s the case at Wellingborough-based Global Delivery Solutions with their recent acquisition of two Volvo FH500 I-Save ‘Unlimited’ special edition trucks. The general haulage firm placed the order after trialling a demonstrator…

Seems a doddle.  Simply order 5 new Volvo FH LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tractor units, fill up and off you go! It helps if you work next door to a flagship LNG refuelling site, of course.  Armstrong Logistics are in this fortunate situation, which means that they can use these co2-saving trucks without any significant…

You know a truck has performed well if it gets to 1,000,000 kilometres and the operator just goes to the dealer to buy a new one. No fuss, no shopping around, no back to back demonstrator trials – just go and buy a new one. That’s what metal component manufacturer and supplier, Folsana Pressed Sections,…

When working on bulk tipping operations, payload is vital. That’s the view of Aggregates business Elliotts (Cheltenham), so when they opted for their first brand new tractor unit for some years, they needed a lightweight truck that has been on a diet. So, Adam Barnard, Transport Solutions Executive at Truck and Bus Wales and West…

You would expect the transport company that transports new Volvo trucks for delivery to always buy Volvo Trucks.  Although International shipping and logistics specialist, DFDS, has the contract, they say their 27 new FH460 trucks were bought purely on merit. The 27 new FH460 Globetrotter tractor units are all specified with Volvo’s intelligent I-See predictive…

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…