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Volvo Trucks dealers across the UK have begun taking orders for the company’s new generation of heavy commercial vehicles. The Volvo FH16, Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX benefit from a new, flexible user interface with a digital instrument panel, whilst the FM and FMX models have new cabs that give the driver more…

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…

As far as trucks are concerned, it’s all about the fuel economy these days. Volvo have been concentrating even harder in this area and operators can now order their revised FH with I-Save package. If Volvo’s claims of 10% improvement over the standard FH are accurate then they could have a winner on their hands. …

This story is about a longstanding Volvo Trucks customer buys three new Volvo Trucks.  Nothing ground-breaking or newsworthy there. But it is these bread and butter deals that stand the test of time though building relationships between the local dealer and the truck operator. Clearly having a good range of trucks helps, but there aren’t…

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…

The new Volvo FH bought by Cotswold Carriers is definitely a great looking truck.  Standing out in the pure white with front bars the truck looks ready for work. The 6×2 rigid is equipped to pull a tandem-axle drawbar trailer and comes with a lifting rear axle and air suspension on all three axles to…

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…

Reliability, driver comfort and fuel efficiency were the requirements for Derbyshire-based Longcliffe Quarries, supplier of calcium carbonates. The company has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo trucks, with its order comprising of eight FH 6×2 tractor units and two FM 8×4 rigids. Configured for Payload The firm specified the FH tractor units with Globetrotter cabs,…

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…

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…

Most of Volvo Trucks’ sales are towards the heavy end of the truck market.  That is why the revamp of the FH, FH16, FM and FMX is so important to the company. The company has started the revamp with the driver in mind.  Whilst the guy behind the wheel may not be handing over the…

When there is the launch of a facelift, as has recently happened to the Volvo FH, it is telling that a manufacturer mentions the changes to the driveline right at the end of the information they release. What it is telling us is another question. Volvo’s facelift of their Volvo FH, which was revealed in…

There are twenty shiny new Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units heading to Maritime Transport – the UK’s largest container transporter. All sporting Globetrotter cabs and I-Shift transmissions and 460HP, Maritime specified the most fuel efficient options available, including Fuelmax tyres from Goodyear and bumper spoilers, whist getting rid of the external sun visors which add…