FM Trucks News Archive

Going green is the name of the game for large corporates today. Environmental impact plus the decluttering of dashboards were the main motivators for Travis Perkins to place a significant…

Volvo Trucks is introducing a range of new features that improves safety and driveability, supporting precision handling in tight areas and on bumpy or slippery roads – for example on…

Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. In busy traffic situations, it is difficult…

If you are buying a new truck and thinking of taking it into London any time soon, then make sure it has at least three stars for direct vision. That’s…

What a great looking truck – and with both form and function, this drawbar demountable Volvo FM removal truck has clearly had a great deal of effort put into both…

They are reliable and they are good on fuel. That’s the view of Bulk transport operator M E Saunders & Sons who have taken delivery of a new Volvo FM…

Peterborough-based AB Agri has strengthened its relationship with Volvo Trucks, with the animal feed mill side of its business, ABN, taking on 12 new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6×2 tractor…

It is clear that Volvo’s recent focus has been on driving up fuel economy on its trucks. I-Save, I-See and I-Torque are all systems that have been designed to reduce…

A tractor unit at around 8 tonnes unladen including a tank of fuel and tipping gear is a good result these days. Since payload is king for aggregate operators it’s…

Truck buyers need not simply consider any changes to emissions standards when considering the futureproofing of their new truck acquisitions – there are other standards to bear in mind.  One…