Trucks
Volvo FM demolishes the competition
Chelmsford-based MICOR Demolition have taken their fourth Volvo FM onto their fleet of specialised waste clearance and recycling vehicles.
TomTom expands truck routing in Europe
TomTom launches the TomTom PRO 7100 TRUCK, providing truck drivers with improved route guidance as well as a significant expansion of its coverage of access restrictions affecting large vehicles around Europe.
Roger goes one better to land Mercedes-Benz Axor X
There’s no truck like your own truck – and for Sainsbury’s newly-crowned Driver of the Year Roger Plumley, the vehicle in question is a Mercedes-Benz Axor X.
Mercedes-Benz trucks look good on paper and in practice
No-one could accuse TGM Environmental of jumping aboard the waste management bandwagon – it’s been shredding and recycling paper for customers of all sizes across London for more than 100 years.
Scania Irizar PBs for Premiere Travel
Nottingham-based Premiere Travel Limited has signed an agreement on the Scania stand at Euro Bus Expo for three limited edition 49-seat Scania Irizar Sesenta luxury touring coaches. One of the vehicles will be delivered towards the end of this month, with two following in February 2011.
Volvo Trucks Fitted-Price catalogue
A fully interactive, comprehensive and easy-to-use catalogue has been launched by Volvo Trucks for its Fitted-Parts programme, which is available from the company’s UK and Irish Dealer Network.
Volvo joins WWF Climate Savers Program
The Volvo Group will be the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program.
McGrath Group goes for gold with Volvo FM
Leading East London and Essex-based waste management specialists McGrath Group are putting their new Volvo FM 8x4 Refuse Collection Vehicle through its paces in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.
Order of 350 Volvo Trucks from Saudi Arabia
Zahid Tractor, Volvo Trucks distributor in Saudi Arabia, and Al Ayuni Investment & Contracting Co. has recently signed a landmark deal for 350 trucks. The majority of the vehicles will be the new Volvo FMX, which will be deployed kingdom-wide for a variety of projects - from road construction to railways.
Business need not go down the tube with strike action
Traffic misery as a consequence of London’s third tube strike in as many months need not put a dampener on business fleets.
‘Mean Green’ – the world’s fastest hybrid truck
‘Mean Green’ is a unique hybrid truck built by an enthusiastic team at Volvo Trucks. They plan to use it next spring to beat the world speed record for the standing kilometre and behind the wheel is Swedish truck racing ace, Boije Ovebrink.
Technology comes full circle - Volvo Truck gearbox
The advanced gearbox of today has reverted to what it was back in 1928 – three-speed and non-synchromesh - at least, that is the way it is for Volvo Trucks.
Bosch - One million Denoxtronic systems for commercial vehicles
Due to increasingly stringent exhaust-gas standards around the world, exhaust-gas treatment based on SCR technology is also increasingly in use in the commercial vehicle segment.
Currie’s favour Volvo’s
Currie European Transport have placed their biggest-ever order for heavy trucks in a deal with Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland for 25 Volvo FH-500 tractor units.
DAFs are made to measure for Cormar Carpets
With over one million customers a year to supply, Cormar Carpets runs a highly intensive nationwide delivery operation using swap bodies for efficiency and flexibility.