Truck Locator Volvo Blog Archive

    Volvo Trucks’ Accident Research Team Marks 50th Anniversary
    Posted October 11, 2019
    The company goes beyond crash tests in its pursuit of fewer accidents and death; its Accident Research Team goes to actual crash sites and collects data that can improve real-world designs. ...
    Castell Howell Foods Ltd Becomes First In UK To Employ Trucks With Thermo King Hybrid Refrigeration
    Posted October 1, 2019
    One of the new trucks also features a special custom livery designed by a student from Johnston Primary to promote holidays in Wales. ...
    London-Based AMP Clean Energy Adds Two New Volvo FM Rigid Trucks For Wood Pellet Deliveries
    Posted September 30, 2019
    The trucks are equipped with high-tech onboard dust extraction systems to ensure correct burning in customers’ biomass boiler systems. ...
    Nottingham-Based Murphy & Son Limited Adds Volvo FH Rigid For Delivering Brewing Supplies
    Posted September 30, 2019
    The curtainside truck frequently hauls loads up to its 26-tonne rated maximum capacity, and the brewery supply firm reports that “the driver thinks it’s a really good vehicle.” ...
    Birmingham-Based RGF Logistics Limited Adds Two Volvo FH16-750 Trucks To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
    Posted September 18, 2019
    The trucks came by way of Hartshorne Motor Services Ltd, the haulage firm’s longtime dealerpoint of choice. ...
    Volvo Trucks Outfits Cheshire-Based D Morgan With 31 FMX Tippers & An FH16 Tractor
    Posted September 16, 2019
    The FMX rigids feature Volvo D11K Euro 6 engines that produce 410 horsepower, as well as I-Shift gearboxes with Volvo’s construction package software included. ...
    Leeds-Based Walkers Transport Adds Nine Volvo FE Trucks To Expanding Fleet
    Posted September 4, 2019
    Walkers says they were looking to build a long-term relationship with both a marque and a dealer, and that Volvo and Crossroads Truck and Bus “came to the party more than anyone else.” ...
    Bristol-Based Kelston Sparkes Group Adds Three Volvo FMX Trucks, Returns To Tipper Transport
    Posted August 29, 2019
    The FMX rigids are outfitted with Boweld Taperlite steel tipper bodies and onboard weighing systems, as well as a raft of safety-minded extras, and are covered by two-year Volvo Gold Service Contracts. ...
    Volvo Bio-LNG Trucks Chosen For Flogas Britain’s Delivery Fleet
    Posted August 21, 2019
    The Leicester firm is looking to make its 200-truck fleet greener, and the Bio-LNG-powered tractor units accomplish that while also cutting fuel costs. ...
    North Yorkshire-Based Hymas Adds 6 Volvo FH Lite Pusher Axle Trucks On Contract Hire Agreement
    Posted August 19, 2019
    The haulage firm has been running Volvo trucks since the early 1970s and says it chose the FHs on the basis of reliability, fuel efficiency, payload capacity, and driver acceptance. ...
    Northern Ireland-Based Salt Mining Operation Acquires New Volvo FMX 6x6 Trucks For Below-Ground Work
    Posted August 7, 2019
    The trucks have Euro 6 emissions compliance, 1,150-millimetre ground clearance, and the hauling capacity the mining firm needs. ...
    Scotland-Based Limehillock Quarries Purchases New Volvo FH16-750 & FH-500 Trucks To Haul Wide Range Of Trailers & Equipment
    Posted August 7, 2019
    After putting out a call for demonstration vehicles and putting two of them to the test, Limehillock went with their favourite option all along: a Volvo. ...
    Manchester-Based G. Headley Transport Adds New Volvo FH-540 Truck To Its Fleet
    Posted August 1, 2019
    Joint MD Graeme Headley went to Volvo’s Ghent production facility to watch the truck roll off the assembly line. “I’ve driven Volvos all my life,” he says. ...
    Evesham Power Supply Company Purchases New Volvo FH-500 Tridem With Fassi F545 Remote Control Crane
    Posted July 24, 2019
    The FH’s tridem chassis allows a rear-mounted crane, which the firm says provides greater flexibility when moving larger generators. ...
    Manchester-Based MK Plant Transport Adds High-Spec Volvo FH16-650 To Its Fleet For Low Loader Applications
    Posted July 22, 2019
    Owner Nick Malpus says he’s had no problems with his Volvo FH tractor units and that his drivers love them. ...
    Monk Transport Of North Wales Purchases Three New Volvo FH-500 Tractor Units For Its Bulk Haulage Operations
    Posted July 16, 2019
    The trucks are the lightest in the Monk fleet, which means they can haul heavier payloads, make fewer trips, and save the firm some cash. ...
    Suffolk-Based H.C. Wilson Transport Ltd. Adds New Four-Axle Volvo FH-540 To Adhere To German Axle Weight Regulations
    Posted July 11, 2019
    The haulage firm does two-thirds of its business in Europe, so getting a fully compliant tractor was crucial to their operation. ...
    Welsh Plant Machinery Dealer Mason Bros Buys New Volvo FH-540 Truck On A Quick Turnaround
    Posted July 10, 2019
    The plant equipment dealer has operated Volvo trucks for more than a decade and needed a new truck straightaway; Truck and Bus Wales and West had just the thing. ...
    Bristol-Based McCarthy Marland Puts New Volvo FL-250 Rigid Truck To Work Collecting Waste In Somerset & Dorset
    Posted July 9, 2019
    The waste management and recycling firm likes the truck’s combination of smaller size and generous hauling capacity, which makes it a good fit for navigating country lanes. ...
    This Year Marks The 60th Anniversary Of The Seatbelt, Invented By A Volvo Safety Engineer In 1959
    Posted July 8, 2019
    The Swedish truck manufacturer estimates that seatbelt use has saved more than 1 million lives. ...
    Staffordshire-Based Hawkins Logistics Limited Adds Three New Volvo FH-500 Tractor Units With Distinct Liveries & Powertrain Configurations
    Posted July 5, 2019
    Each of the new trucks has a distinct powertrain combination; Hawkins will use Volvo’s Dynafleet Fleet Management System to compare performance and fuel efficiency for future purchases. ...
    Volvo Has Given Autonomous Vehicle Vera Its First Mission In Sweden, Transporting Shipping Containers To A Port Terminal
    Posted June 20, 2019
    Project partner logistics firm DFDS says this collaboration is an important first step in integrating autonomous vehicles into the logistics workflow loop. ...
    Surrey-Based Construction Engineering Company Adds 14 Volvo FMX Trucks To Its Fleet & Has More Volvos On The Way
    Posted June 12, 2019
    This is Keltbray Group’s first Volvo purchase, and the head of haulage operations says it’s down to feedback from six drivers who each spent half a day in a Volvo demonstration vehicle. ...
    Scottish Waste Management Company Adds Five New Trucks To Its All-Volvo Fleet
    Posted June 6, 2019
    The firm’s new acquisitions include two FM 6x2 tractor units, two FM rigid hook loaders, and an FE rigid skip loader truck. ...
    Food Supplier Apetito Purchases Its First Volvo Trucks: Six FH-500 Tractor Units
    Posted June 5, 2019
    The Trowbridge firm “undertook extensive research, including a three-week loan of an FH-500 for fuel benchmarking,” before making the purchase. ...
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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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    Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Fuel Cell Is ‘Bus of the Year’ & ‘Ecological Bus Of The Year’
    Posted 28/02/2024
    The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell with hydrogen-based fuel cell range extender has won two awards in the national competition organized by the Spanish editorial group EDITEC. ...
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