Trucks
Eurocargo ‘perfect’ for home delivery role
Cole’s of Bilston Ltd has taken delivery of two new Iveco Eurocargos, with factory fitted CargoLiner box bodies manufactured by Boalloy and supplied by local distributor Guest Trucks.
HST Feeds takes delivery of first Euro 4 Volvo Truck in the North-West
Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd - the Volvo Truck and Bus Dealership for the North-West - have delivered their first Euro 4 equipped vehicle to HST Feeds of Crewe.
Firow hook up with Volvo for their expanding fleet
For over twenty years Cheshire-based, Firow Limited have been serving the waste disposal industry across the UK. Supplying a range of vehicles including hook loaders, skip loaders, front end loaders and rear end loaders the company specialise in the contact hire and spot rental of municipal vehicles.
Increased road safety with more braking functions as standard
In order to further contribute to increased road safety, Volvo Trucks will include additional safety functions as standard on its FM and FH ranges for the European market.
Major order for Volvo Trucks in the Netherlands
Den Hartogh Liquid Logistics, a specialist in bulk liquid transportation for the European chemical industry, has placed an order for 200 new FH trucks with Volvo Trucks in the Netherlands.
Volvo Trucks continue to grow in Eastern Europe
Volvo Trucks delivered 95,458 vehicles (94,693) in the period January - November 2006, which is an increase of 1 per cent. However, in Eastern Europe, the positive development continued and deliveries increased by 42 per cent.
Iveco Stralis’ join the largest heavy truck fleet in Wales
Owens Road Services, operators of the largest heavy truck fleet in Wales, has taken delivery of its first three Iveco Stralis Active Space tractor units from local distributor Dragon Truck & Van.
Volvo Truck centers in Poland to start distribution of Nissan Trucks
The Central-East European Region of Volvo Truck Corporation and Nissan Sales Central & Eastern Europe have agreed on conditions to enable the distribution of three of Nissan’s light commercial vehicles in Poland.
Get a Volvo FM delivered to your door for under £1
Thanks to the Postal authorities of Hong Kong, visitors and residents can now post letters or postcards with the Volvo FM on, now they have recently released a series of postage stamps with the motifs of different vehicles used in official service.
New power level added to Volvo FH16
Last February, Volvo Trucks launched the FH16 - the market’s most powerful truck for commercial transport - with a new 16-litre engine and power levels of 660 hp and 580 hp and torque of 3100 Nm and 2800 Nm respectively. Now the range has been further extended with an engine variant of 540 hp and torque of 2600 Nm.
Scottish fleet switches to Iveco
Argyll-based Bonnar Sand & Gravel Co Ltd has taken delivery of an Iveco Trakker, fitted with a unique demountable body which allows the vehicle to operate as both a tipper and a mixer.
Volvo Trucks’ Umeå cab plant paint gets ‘greener’
In an effort to further reduce the total impact on the environment at its Cab plant in Umeå, in Northern Sweden, Volvo Trucks will in future paint plastic components in a new topcoat paint facility.
Volvo’s ‘excellent performance’ tipped by King Transport
Essex-based haulier Kings Transport has recently taken delivery of four new Volvo FM-400 eight-wheel tippers and already describes their performance as ‘excellent’.
Volvo Trucks takes gold in Chinese logistics competition
Two of the latest models from Volvo Trucks – the Volvo FH and Volvo FM – took the top prize recently, in a competition organised by The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, owing to their excellent technical ability and outstanding environmental and safety characteristics.
F J Need purchase their 1st Volvo
Cheshire-based, FJ Need (Foods) Limited has a new addition to their fleet – their first-ever Volvo truck – which was delivered at the end of October.