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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…

Our roads are set to become much cleaner and quieter as Volvo Trucks start their sales of heavy-duty trucks for delivery next year.  With the major industrialised countries becoming more focused on their emission targets, and vying to be the greenest, reducing emissions from road transport could have a significant effect on our environment.  At…

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…

Keep your neighbours happy – especially if you run a waste transfer business.  That’s what the new 16-tonne Volvo FL we be doing for Bury-based ISM Waste. In addition to cleaning neighbouring streets,  the FL road sweeper will be keeping its waste transfer facility and yard clean and tidy. The new 16-tonne sweeper has been…

Volvo have brought in someone from outside the business to carry out a key senior role, reporting directly to Volvo Truck UK’s managing director. At many truck manufacturers, we often hear of senior roles filled by people inside the business, so this is a departure from what seems to be the norm.  Hopefully newcomer Andrew…

If you only run one truck and only replace it every twelve years, it is a significant event when it’s time to buy a new one. So totally changing brand to one never tried before was a big move for Bradford-based Russell Stone Merchants.  They have just has taken delivery of their first ever Volvo…

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…

Everyone likes a shiny new fire truck.  It seems that Volvo is no exception.  The company is after the lion’s share of Europe’s 3,000 new fire trucks built each year with the launch of two suitable variants of the FM and FMX. Crew Cab Fire Trucks The new Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks are…

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…

Long-serving used Volvo Trucks expert, Carl White has taken over the reigns as Used Truck Director for Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland, with immediate effect. He will head Volvo Group UK used truck operations, responsible for retailing manufacturer owned vehicles under the trusted Volvo Selected, Volvo Approved and Volvo Economy banners, as well as supplying…

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…