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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…

See – it’s all about used truck sales!  It seems that Truckpages is preaching to the converted as far as Thomas Hardie Commercials are concerned.  Their extra effort in selling used trucks was what got them over the line the second time as Volvo Truck’s dealer of the year. The honour is presented to the…

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…

There are plenty of electric vans running around the UK’s cities – there are even a number of 7.5 and 10-tonne trucks busy making urban deliveries. Volvo Trucks have now supplied the UK’s first purpose-built, fully electric 16 tonner to DHL for operation in central London. The Volvo FL Electric 4×2 rigid is now part…

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…

The outgoing 14-tonne Volvo FE must have served Aebi Schmidt UK well, as the company went straight back to Volvo Trucks for an upgrade to a larger rigid.  As a result, a shiny new Volvo FE250 4×2 rigid with a beavertail body has just gone into operation. The new truck will transport the company’s demonstration…

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…

Only ten years old, Volvo’s construction model, the FMX series has received a significant upgrade alongside the FM for the 2020 model including a brand-new cab – a rare development in the life of a truck range.  Here are a few of the highlights of the new range as it becomes available to buy in…

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…

Every company has different reasons for buying a particular truck.  Sometimes it is based on the relationship with the local dealer, other times on fuel economy, and often purely on price. Nuneaton-based ASB Transport is no different, but a key motivation for buying Volvo (again) is the higher residual value compared to the competition. The…

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. …

According to Volvo Trucks, truck buyers are increasingly moving towards LNG as a cheaper and greener alternative to diesel. In order to meet those demands, the new Volvo FH and Volvo FM trucks will have engines that run on liquefied natural gas and biogas, which offer the same high performance as diesel engines. The EU…

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. …