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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…

Not a headline you thought you would ever see, let alone want to read.  However, the introduction of the I-Shift transmission back in 2001 was a bit of a game changer. Prior to this time, most drivers had to manhandle manual gearboxes with some 16 or 18 speeds with range changes and splitter switches.  It…

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…

Electric trucks and vans for urban distribution and municipal work appear to be slowly gaining traction as more manufacturers put electric trucks into serial production.  For example, Volvo Trucks already manufacturing the FL and FE Electric models with one already in operation in London. Now Volvo have taken it a step further and are trialling…

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…

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…

If you would have asked me even just ten years ago what the chances would be of an online book retailer supplying devices that help the driver to control heavy duty trucks, I would say zero. How wrong I would be.  It seems that Amazon are taking over every aspect of the world.  From your…

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…

A five hundred horsepower truck would usually be seen underneath a tri-axle semi-trailer.  Not got South West family business, F.G. Bond & Son.  The company has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 Dual Clutch 6×2 rigid with the 13-litre D13K rated at 500hp, citing the truck’s impressive manoeuvrability and versatility as key to…

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…