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    Alan Price & Sons Reward Long-Term Driver With New Volvo FH 540 Dual Clutch
    Posted October 15, 2021
    The haulier has two more FHs ordered for early next year and says that soon more than 90% of its fleet will be Volvo trucks. ...
    Pallet Delivery Specialist Walkers Transport Keeps Drivers Happy With Volvo Trucks FH Globetrotters
    Posted October 12, 2021
    “A key factor for us is considering what the drivers want, and our drivers love Volvo,” says Walkers Transport Operations Director Chris Burley. ...
    Largest-Ever Commercial Order For Volvo FM Electric Trucks Comes From Logistics Firm DFDS
    Posted October 11, 2021
    Headquartered in Copenhagen, DFDS is Northern Europe’s largest shipping and logistics company, with 10,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of more than DKK 19 billion. ...
    West Coast Haulage Replaces 60 Trucks From Another Marque With New Volvo FMX Tippers
    Posted October 6, 2021
    The muck-shifting specialist headquartered in Thame, Oxfordshire, maintains a fleet of more than 100 trucks; this latest order is a return to Volvo due to technical issues with another brand. ...
    Volvo FH16 Transports Heavy-Duty Construction Machinery For Crushing & Screening Contractor
    Posted September 30, 2021
    Paul Chapman & Sons needed a new flagship truck for hauling heavy equipment all over the country, and Volvo’s 750-horsepower FH16 fills the bill. ...
    Collins Earthworks Amongst First UK Recipients Of New Model Volvo FMX Tractor Unit
    Posted September 29, 2021
    “These FMXes represent the first of an all-new generation of vehicles, and so far, we’ve been massively impressed,” says Collins Earthworks Garage Manager Andy Jinks. ...
    J&P Vehicle Deliveries Collect First New Model Volvo FM Car Transporters In UK
    Posted September 27, 2021
    “These are the best trucks we have ever had; Volvo has raised the bar dramatically and we couldn’t be happier with our choice,” says J&P Managing Director Paul Molyneux. ...
    Volvo FH Tractor’s MPG, I-Shift Dual Clutch Transmission Impress Hereford’s Bayliss Bros
    Posted August 27, 2021
    The fuel economy of the Bayliss Bros’ new Volvo FH 540 tractor with I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission has been up to 2 mpg better than the haulier’s other trucks. ...
    Elegant Stone Seeing Fuel Savings & Driver Satisfaction From New Volvo FM 8x2 Rigid Curtainsider
    Posted August 27, 2021
    The firm will use the new FM (its first Volvo truck) to deliver cast stone from its factory in Bradford to jobsites in London and throughout the south east. ...
    Plant & Site Provider Garic Expands Volvo-Dominant Truck Fleet With New Volvo FH & FM Additions
    Posted August 26, 2021
    With the additions, roughly 85% of Garic’s fleet is now Volvo-made, a percentage that will soon increase as Garic plans to add several more Volvo FMs later this year. ...
    WHC Hire Services Adds Two New Volvo FEs To Equipment Delivery Fleet
    Posted August 4, 2021
    The 18-tonne FEs with beavertail bodywork replaced smaller trucks from a competing manufacturer and allow the company to transport larger equipment, such as excavators. ...
    Low Cab Entry Drives Highway Maintenance Specialist’s Acquisition Of Volvo FE Tippers
    Posted July 27, 2021
    Ringway of West Sussex has added three 26-tonne Volvo FE 6x2 rigid tipper trucks to its UK-wide fleet. ...
    Suttons Tankers Purchases Its First Volvo FMX Rigid Trucks For Yorkshire Water Duty
    Posted July 21, 2021
    The logistics and supply chain specialist made the most of its demonstrator, putting the truck through its paces in the Yorkshire Dales “to see if they could handle the job.” ...
    Kelly Plant Hire Puts UK’s First New Volvo FM Road Sweeper Trucks To Work
    Posted July 19, 2021
    The firm says its drivers love the new Volvos, and the rear-suction sweeper bodywork from Bucher Municipal represents a big competitive advantage as it provides a deep clean in a single pass. ...
    3 New Volvo Trucks Join Willshees Waste & Recycling With 3 More On The Way
    Posted July 12, 2021
    The new trucks are the first Volvos Willshees Waste & Recycling has put into service in several years, but owner Dean Willshee says an impressive test drive sealed the deal. ...
    Volvo FH Tridem With DISAB Air Mover Body Provides Colossal Pick Up Power For William Gilder
    Posted June 28, 2021
    The range-topping DISAB body can access tanks of waste material using remote control, obviating the need to put the firm’s personnel at risk. ...
    New 32-Tonne Volvo FM Safely Delivers Plant Hire Equipment
    Posted June 25, 2021
    As the truck will work five days a week and run 60,000 kilometres per year, KPH Plant Hire ordered Volvo’s long-haul fuel package with I-See predictive cruise control to optimise fuel efficiency and reduce engine wear. ...
    Northern Ireland Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Trucks With Fuel-Efficient I-Save Package
    Posted June 18, 2021
    Manfreight has been running Volvos since 1978, just two years after its founding; the newest additions to the firm’s fleet will run six days a week and log up to 200,000 kilometres per year. ...
    Volvo FH Globetrotter Demonstrator Helping Thomas Hardie Commercials Raise Funds For North West Children’s Charity
    Posted June 15, 2021
    The dealer hopes to raise £5,000 this year to benefit Derian House Children’s Hospice, a provider of free respite and end-of-life care for more than 400 youth in North West England. ...
    Scottish Plant Hire Specialist AB2K Welcomes Six Volvo FH16 750 Tractor Units To Fleet
    Posted June 14, 2021
    Supplied by Truck and Bus Wales and West, the new Volvos replace six older AB2K trucks, four of which are also FH16s. ...
    AD Fuels Gets Even Greener With The Acquisition Of 4 ADR-Spec Volvo FH LNG 6x2 Tractor Units
    Posted June 2, 2021
    The Volvo FH LNG uses small amounts of diesel to initiate ignition of the air-fuel mixture, helping its G13C engine deliver 460 horsepower and 2,300 newton-metres of torque, the same as the truck's diesel-only counterpart. ...
    Cleaning Equipment Firm Hako Machines Upgrades To A Medium-Duty Volvo FL
    Posted May 27, 2021
    The cleaning and grounds equipment manufacturer replaced a van with the FL in order to accommodate some of its newer, larger machines. ...
    Volvo Names Thomas Hardie Commercials Dealer Of Year For Third Straight Year
    Posted May 26, 2021
    Each year, Volvo Trucks honors the dealer that has demonstrated the highest level of performance in all areas of operation, including especially customer service. ...
    Peak Waste Recycling Adds Volvo FE & FL Skip Loaders To Volvo-Dominant Fleet
    Posted May 21, 2021
    “They are tried and tested trucks, incredibly reliable, and we know they can do the job we require,” says co-owner Ken Martin, “which is why we keep renewing with them.” ...
    Daimler Truck AG & Volvo Group Launch Cellcentric & Outline Roadmap For Fuel Cell Technology
    Posted May 4, 2021
    Cellcentric’s goal is to start with customer tests of fuel-cell trucks in about three years and to be in series production of the trucks during the second half of this decade. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted 29/03/2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
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    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted 28/03/2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
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    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted 07/03/2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
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    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted 04/03/2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted 01/03/2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
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