Volvo Trucks
Deliveries to every postcode every week for Hi Way Express FE’s
Electrical and ambient goods distribution specialist Hi Way Express, an associated member of HI Group PLC, are using six new Volvo FE 18-tonners on the company’s latest ‘day one for day three’ customer delivery cycle.
Volvo Trucks cab factory to be entirely CO2-neutral
The Volvo Trucks cab factory in Umea, will soon be an entirely CO2-neutral factory. This is being achieved by replacing propane with DME and by cutting energy consumption through the use of an ice-cold underground river to cool the production machinery.
The Truck – The essence of functional design
‘Robust’, ‘aerodynamic’, ‘safe to drive’, ‘comfortable to live in’ – and preferably also ‘attractive to look at’. The design demands on today’s modern trucks are among the toughest in the world of product design.
DME - The route to a sustainable city?
In 50 years’ time, the population of the world’s large cities will be greater than the present-day entire population of the world. Keeping these growing mega-cities supplied in an ecologically sustainable way is one of the crucial problems facing urban and regional planners today.
NMS Civil Engineering choose Volvo Trucks
NMS Civil Engineering Ltd., based in Wigan, Lancashire, has recently taken delivery of their first Volvo truck - Volvo FH-480 tractor unit with chassis-mounted Hiab crane - to add to their fleet of six other vehicles.
Volvo advises SRS Air-Bag modules to be checked every 10 years
Volvo Trucks is advising customers to have the system integrity of their vehicles’ SRS Air-Bag modules checked by a qualified workshop, such as their local Volvo Dealer, after the vehicle has been in service for 10 years.
Swedish family drama demonstrates Volvo’s ITS
Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman and Volvo. For the first time ever, the Volvo Group is using theatre centring on human drama to spread the word about intelligent transport systems.
Bio-DME trucks from Volvo in unique field test
In 2010, Volvo Trucks will be the first truck manufacturer to start conducting comprehensive field tests involving Bio-DME, a biofuel that generates very low carbon dioxide emissions. In the long term it has the potential to replace 50 per cent of today’s diesel use for transport operations in Europe.
Volvo FEs for Thomson Removals
Thomson Removals, based in Ayrshire, have taken delivery of two new Volvo FE trucks. The pantechnicon-bodied, 4x2 rigid vehicles join a mixed fleet of eight trucks and will work on both domestic and commercial removals.
A new truck and seven hours towards CPC for Volvo drivers
Volvo Trucks in the UK now has seventy hours of fully JAUPT (Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training) accredited Driver CPC courses available. These include a Vehicle Familiarisation course which the company believes is unique in the industry.
Volvo Trucks shows tomorrow’s vehicles at ITS
Volvo Trucks is displaying several exciting next-generation projects at its stand at ITS, the World Congress for Intelligent Transport Systems and Transport services to be held at the Stockholmsmassan in Stockholm from September 21-25th 2009.
Two-way street for Volvo and Sovereign Recovery
For Sovereign Recovery, their relationship with Volvo trucks goes beyond their contract as Volvo Action Service (VAS) provider across the London region.
Volvo Trucks make a colourful statement
Function, quality and reliability are firmly in focus when new trucks are being developed. However, as Volvo Trucks has discovered, as the competition stiffens, it is increasingly important to stand out from the crowd.
Volvo FH pulling power looks good for HCR Recovery
HCR Recovery – the coach and LGV recovery specialists based in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire – have found their new Volvo FH as effective in competition as on the roads.
Volvo Logistics test drives with rapeseed oil
Environmentally-adapted fuel is one step on the road to reducing carbon emissions at Volvo Logistics.