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This looks like a proper test of an electric truck, no local lightweight work for the new Volvo FM Electric that’s heading to Chivas Brothers, one of Scotland’s leading Scotch whisky producers and makers of Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet. The company has delivery into service of Scotland’s first on-road all-electric tractor unit from Volvo…

We will hopefully be seeing more and more of these news pieces where everyday companies sign up to buy new battery electric trucks. Up until now, most of the handful of electric trucks that have been sold in the UK have been bought by large PLCs with hundreds or thousands of diesel trucks or by…

We have already seen Volvo’s fuel cell trucks, but now the company is running them on public roads in a more major trial. This doesn’t mean that we will be seeing them available for sale any time soon – especially because there is practically nowhere to refuel them at present. However, Volvo does say that…

Volvo Trucks have sold an FMX tipper that has been wrapped in a ‘Coronation’ livery by the buyer, Wincanton-based Hopkins Estates. The new Volvo FMX 420 8×4 tipper’s special livery to mark King Charles III’s Coronation was put together by local firm Goodwin Graphics and features a specially-designed logo to commemorate the Coronation of King…

The old adage goes, it is cheaper to keep a customer than get a new one. Looks like someone messed up when supplying Prompt Transport with trucks and support.  Usually, if you’ve been a loyal, dedicated, solus customer for over twenty years, there has to be something fairly major to take all of your business…

Volvo Trucks has completed a comprehensive £2 million refurbishment of its wholly-owned dealership in Croydon, overhauling the site’s existing layout to maximise operational efficiency and sustainability – and rebranding the site as Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London South. The redeveloped facility features a flowing open-plan design to help Volvo’s technicians and office-based team streamline…

Sounds like a conquest sale to us. Not a single Volvo bought by Coventry-based Lawton Tubes for over 100 years then, thanks to Rory Kelly, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, a new Volvo FM 6×2 rigid joins the 12-strong fleet.  The rigid is mounted with a SlidaFlex body,…

Transporting heavy plant machinery around the Highlands means that the truck has plenty of work to do. This means it has to be reliable and powerful. Following the wishes of the driver, Campbell Plant Hire went for a new Volvo FH 540 sleeper cab 6×2 tractor unit. The new truck replaces a vehicle from a…

Just checking out their vintage Volvo collection shows that Sheffield-based Newell & Wright Group has clearly been big Volvo fans over the years. However, something changed back in 2013 (around the time of the introduction of Euro 6) which persuaded the 100-truck operator to change from a Volvo-only fleet, leaving the brand for no fewer…

Cast your minds back to last Summer with our 40 degree days and boiling hot nights and you can understand why operators are considering the welfare of their drivers sleeping in cabs overnight – especially with two to a cab! There is a solution to the problem that does not involve burning fuel and that’s…

The AA has given the title of Recovery Patrol of the Year alongside the keys to a brand-new Volvo FL recovery truck, featuring the cherished ‘AA 3’ registration plate to winner Dan Tyrell. Supplied as part of a conquest order for 118 new FL crew cab vehicles, the order was secured by Ian Sharrock, Key…

Have you only ever bought used trucks for your fleet? It is certainly a leap of faith, as a used truck buyer is typically entrenched in the belief that a truck in its second life makes more economic sense. Looks like Paul McNicholas, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commercials has done a great job…

All the major European truck manufacturers are falling over themselves to launch new electric models to help build market leadership for when no diesel trucks will be sold in a little more than a handful of years from now. So, how’s it going? Well, if you are sitting where Volvo is, then it’s going quite…

If you are delivering Aston Martins and Ferraris then your truck needs to look the part and perform as well.  Low ground clearance for the cars means that great care has to be taken in the specification of the body – but it is important for the chassis too. Having an air suspension system that…

View Full 2023 Year Truck Sales Figures Here Last year was the first almost ‘normal’ year for the new truck industry since pre-covid in 2019. There remain component supply issues for manufacturers and lead times are longer than operators would like, but UK sales volumes were up almost across the board for all truck manufacturers….

Following a record year globally for Volvo Trucks in 2022, with all-time high volumes and a heavy truck market share increase in 41 countries, UK registrations data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows Volvo registered 5,906 trucks in the UK – highlighting exceptional demand for its medium and heavy-duty products….

Volvo Trucks has supplied CEMEX with its first fully electric, zero exhaust emission heavy-duty concrete mixer. The battery electric truck marks the next step in the two companies global collaboration in deploying electromobility solutions. The Volvo FMX Electric will be operating at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, starting this month. With interest in…

Volvo Trucks is adding to the range of power outputs on their trucks that can run on liquified Biogas with the addition of an impressive 500hp version.  No newcomers to the gas truck business, it was five years ago that Volvo Trucks launched its first trucks that can run on liquified biogas, (often called bio-LNG),…

If your major distribution site is right next door to a commercial vehicle dealer, there would be something wrong if the dealer’s brand did not feature strongly in the operator’s fleet. Looks like Thomas Hardie Commercials has done everything right as 90-year-old Edge Transport is operating a 90% Volvo fleet and has just added a…

Volvo Trucks is launching a new, more powerful gas-powered truck that can run on liquified biogas. The new truck can carry out demanding, long distance journeys, while reducing overall CO2 emissions. Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its first trucks that can run on liquified biogas, often called bio-LNG, which is a renewable fuel that…