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Bradford-based Ladyroyd Garage has taken delivery of its first ever Volvo truck on the back of a recommendation from another operator. The new Volvo FL 4×2 rigid with rear air suspension has been brought in to help the business transport the larger vehicles it recovers. Supplied via Jason Robinson, Area Sales Manager at Crossroads Truck…

When investing hundreds of thousands of pounds in a capital asset, any buyer would want to make sure that it will still be viable and have a residual value after its first life.  This is especially true for trucks. So, investing in relatively new LNG technology may be risky from one point of view, but…

We will all be doing it soon enough – chasing every opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint. Volvo Trucks have launched an awards initiative to celebrate those dealerships at the forefront of grasping the sustainability nettle early. So, the inaugural Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland Sustainability Award was bestowed upon Midlands-based Hartshorne Group for its…

A Yorkshire company has returned to their first love – Volvo Trucks for their latest order of twelve 8×4 tippers after a spell trying out a new relationship with another manufacturer. Brocklebank & Co Demolition has a long history of running Volvos and has returned to the Swedish manufacturer again after a two-year spell using…

Well, it’s finally actually happening.  The UK’s truck operators are starting to place orders for electric trucks.  These new Volvo FE Electric tippers do not appear to be a token amongst a fleet of thousands of trucks or a council with money to spend. It seems to be a normal truck operator buying a truck…

Changes to the 11 and 13-litre engines plus a re-working of the predictive cruise control mean that the fuel consumption of the already frugal Volvo Trucks range is set to improve further. The company says that the improvements come hand-in-hand with driveability improvements thanks to the shift pattern changes and the updated I-See feature, which…

If you are the largest family-owned truck operator in Wales, the chances are that every truck manufacturer would like to sell you some trucks.  Despite not having bought a Volvo Truck for more than fifteen years, it was the combination of the tenacity of the sales team at Thomas Hardie Commercials and the effectiveness of…

You want your technicians to be the best they can. The downside to this is that they could be open to being poached by other workshops – that’s a risk every truck dealership takes. However, an apprentice from Volvo Trucks dealer, Thomas Hardie took himself off and started a new business. As it turns out,…

Payload is money in tanker operation. The lightweight Volvo FL chassis gave it an advantage over other manufacturers, winning the business for the first time from Bridgwater-based Western Fuel. These are its first new Volvos in its 26-strong tanker delivery fleet, with two new FL 4×2 rigids in service. The trucks replace older vehicles and…

Some kind of recognition is welcome after 40 years of service.  Forget a card and a nice watch in a gift box, long-standing driver, Gary Hughes, who has worked for the business for more than 40 years just got himself a brand new Volvo FH540. Working for Mid Glamorgan-based Alan Price & Sons, Gary gets…

Nobody reading this will be unaware of the UK’s scarce resource of HGV drivers.  That’s why Walkers Transport is investing in new Volvo machinery to ensure their drivers are as happy as they can be. The Volvo FH Globetrotter’s driver-focused working environment, plus the aftersales support from the local Volvo dealer, has led Walkers Transport…

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe’s largest shipping and logistics company. The deal is the largest commercial order to-date for Volvo electric trucks, and one of the largest ever for heavy-duty electric trucks worldwide. “This is a major milestone in our commitment to fossil-free transportation and I…

Electrical problems from their outgoing trucks prompted a change of truck supplier for Thame-based West Coast Haulage. It’s a big deal too, as the company is taking delivery of 60 Volvo FMX tippers in one of the largest deals for the new model to-date, making Volvo the main supplier to the 100-strong fleet. This order…

Join the Free Volvo Trucks Event The march towards electrification of goods transport is speeding up.  If you are concerned about making investments in diesel vehicles and the supporting technology, then you could join in with Volvo’s electromobility event on 12th October at 15:00 CET (14:00 UK time). To register for the event, click here….

It seems that the tridem configuration is not only finding favour amongst companies looking for improved manoeuvrability for tight deliveries, but also in heavy haulage operation with the top of the range Volvo set up for loads of over 100 tonnes GTW. The latest example is Paul Chapman & Sons who have added a new…

The first two new model Volvo FM car transporter chassis to enter service in the UK are heading to Bolton-based J&P Vehicle Deliveries, both specified to a high standard as part of the firm’s commitment to giving its drivers great trucks. Supplied by Paul McNicholas, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commercials, the new FMs…

Long-standing Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment customer, Collins Earthworks, has taken delivery of five new FMX 500 Globetrotter 6×4 tractor units for operation with ejector trailers from its headquarters in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Amongst the first new model FMX tractors to be delivered in the UK – they each benefit from the latest cab design with…

The temptation is there for operators with in-house workshops to source the cheapest available parts for their trucks.  Whilst the initial costs can be lower, Demolition and waste management specialist Collard Group has discovered that this may be false economy. The business has recently completed a move to fitting Genuine Volvo Parts across its fleet…

When faced with an impressive menu in a good restaurant, many of us think ‘I could just eat it all’. It seems a similar thing happened when the boss of Leicester-based Aylestone Transport was browsing the available options on the Volvo FH menu.  Bodge Aylestone Ward, Managing Director of Aylestone Transport literally ordered it all….

If you could improve from 8mpg to 12mpg by changing trucks you would not believe your good fortune – or regret not changing the old truck sooner.  That’s the case with Elegant Stone, a company that is already noticing significant fuel savings from its new model Volvo FM 8×2 rigid. The architectural cast stone manufacturer…