Productive news in Volvo’s chassis range

Volvo Trucks is offering customers a newly-expanded range of air-suspended bogie variants and front axles offering better manoeuvrability and greater comfort for rear-end heavy tippers, mixers, tankers, crane applications and roll-off skip-loaders, amongst others.

“The trend is towards increasingly heavy loads, at the same time as demands on efficiency and comfort are increasing,” says Martin Palming, product manager for chassis development at Volvo Trucks. “By expanding the chassis range for the Volvo FH and Volvo FM, we are meeting our customers’ requirements and giving them greater scope for a solution that is optimised for productive operations.”

Good rear-end weight distribution and manoeuvrability
Among the new features is a Volvo 8x4 Tridem - a factory-fitted three-axle bogie with air suspension and a steered tag axle. With three axles and a short rear overhang, the result is good stability and excellent grip even in difficult road conditions. A steered tag axle, in combination with a short wheelbase, also means the truck is particularly easy to manoeuvre.

“With a wheelbase of 3.9 metres and a steered tag axle, the turning radius for a truck with a 32 tonne gross weight is no more than just 7.8 metres,” explains Martin Palming.

Whenever necessary, the tag axle can be raised to reduce friction with the road surface. This also reduces tyre wear and fuel consumption.

For gross weights of up to 42.5 tonnes
The Volvo Tridem 8x4 is ideal for mixers, tankers, bulk carriers, container transport and skip-loaders with bogie loads of up to 32 tonnes and gross weights of up to 42.5 tonnes.