Volvo Trucks

Poor safety at construction sites

Every year, more than 300 people die in vehicle accidents at construction sites in the EU. It is usually the human factor that is the cause, which is why Volvo Trucks attaches considerable importance to safety issues in its training programme for construction drivers.

Boden’s new Volvos are a chip off the old block

Manchester-based waste wood recycler Boden's Wood Waste Recycling has added five new Volvo FH-500s to their fleet – expanding to 20 Volvos in total.

United Utilities set to expand Volvo Fleet in 2011

North West water-provider United Utilities are set to add to their 69-strong fleet of Volvos in 2011, with the addition of 11 new vehicles supplied by their local Volvo Truck dealer, Thomas Hardie Commercials.

Taurus Waste declares Volvo I-Shift a winner

Byfleet-based Taurus Waste Recycling Group has added another FM 6x4 tractor unit to their Volvo fleet - and this time they’ve included Volvo’s automated I-Shift transmission.

Still toughest in the world after 50 years

Volvo Trucks’ impact test is a 50-year veteran in the world of safety testing. It is still the toughest yardstick in the truck industry and is stricter and more comprehensive than the latest EU legislative requirements. “We will continue to test our cabs according to the previous Swedish impact test norms,” comments Carl Johan Almqvist, Traffic and Product Safety Director, Volvo Trucks.

Heron snaps up four fresh Volvos

Frozen foods retailer, Heron Foods, have added four new Volvo FE-300 rigid trucks with Solomon fridge bodies to the fleet that services their 160 stores in the midlands and the north of England.

BOCM PAULS beef up their blower fleet with Volvo FM

Twenty-two new Volvo FM trucks are joining the fleet of BOCM PAULS, the United Kingdom's leading animal feed manufacturer and distributor.

Volvo’s beauty much more than just skin-deep

"Stunning good looks" and "an uncannily efficient gearbox" are just two of the positive aspects recorded by driver Gary Bearn when describing his new Volvo FH, which was supplied by Wales and West Truck and Bus of Avonmouth.

Volvo tests new technology in timber hauler project

Timber transport on steep and slippery forest tracks hauling gross weights of 74 tonnes imposes immense demands on the timber rig’s drive properties. That is why Volvo is testing hydraulic front-wheel drive on one of the trucks in the ETT - ‘En Trave Till’ (One More Pile) timber haulage project.

Award for system that prevents roll-over accidents

Shell Chemicals and Bertocco have jointly developed a system that in a simple and effective way can help reduce the risk of truck roll-over accidents. That is why the two companies receive the 2010 EuroTra Safety and Innovation Award. The award is given once a year by the European Transport Training Association (EuroTra) in collaboration with Volvo Trucks.