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Some kind of recognition is welcome after 40 years of service.  Forget a card and a nice watch in a gift box, long-standing driver, Gary Hughes, who has worked for the business for more than 40 years just got himself a brand new Volvo FH540. Working for Mid Glamorgan-based Alan Price & Sons, Gary gets…

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…

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…