Volvo Trucks
Volvo - Tougher competition demands smarter production
The lead time from drawing board to finished product is getting ever shorter. And the consumer’s role in the product development process is becoming increasingly clear.
Volvo FL goes airside with Royal Blue
Premier in-flight cuisine suppliers, Royal Blue Executive Services, have taken delivery of a new Volvo FL 18-tonner to service their executive jet customers at Heathrow.
Crossroads and Volvo service wins another order from SRCL
Leading healthcare waste services company SRCL have cited outstanding service from Volvo’s UK truck dealer network as a prime reason for their latest order for Volvo FE distribution trucks.
First Volvo FH joins top air crash recovery team
Specialists in UK and international aviation recovery, Recovair have taken delivery of their first Volvo tractor unit to spearhead their heavy recovery work of bringing crashed light aircraft and helicopters home.
We Move Bikes opt for ‘Electra Glide in black’ for show trucks
Two new, all-black Volvo FH tractor units have joined the fleet of Gloucester-based We Move Bikes. Contracted to all-American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson the stunning 4x2 units are used to transport the latest and most exotic Harley creations to exhibitions throughout Britain and Europe.
Fleet tanker operators flock to Volvo FL Narrow Track event
Twenty-seven guests, representing key fleet tanker operators in the UK petrochemical industry, recently attended a seminar linked with the public unveiling of the Volvo FL Narrow Track at Volvo Trucks’ Warwick Headquarters.
Attracting women to the driving profession
It is well known that the lack of drivers has been a major problem for the European transport industry, but, of late, the financial crisis and global recession have made the issue somewhat less urgent.
Volvo dealer Crossroads acquires Hartshorne
It has been officially announced that the Yorkshire-based Volvo Dealer Group, Crossroads Truck and Bus Ltd has acquired the Hartshorne Group, one of the West Midland’s leading commercial vehicle dealerships.
Agriwork's Volvo FH16-700 beats a Bentley
Bracknell-based excavator hire and groundworks specialists Agriwork, have added a top-spec Volvo FH16-700 from Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London to their fleet and the company’s boss admits he’s treated himself and ticked all the options on the big Volvo - instead of buying himself a Bentley!
Straight sets win for SIS Live and Volvo FH
SIS LIVE, world leader in TV live broadcasting has invested in a pair of new 500 horsepower Volvo trucks to help cover top live events all over Europe.
Volvo service makes magnums melt
Northampton-based international hauliers MAM Transport Services Ltd have ordered another sixteen Volvo FH-460 tractors and the Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia, Kettering Dealerpoint team also won the service contract for fourteen of MAM’s Renault Magnums to boot.
Volvo FL par excellence
Premier suppliers of turf care equipment, Ransomes Jacobsen, have invested in three new Volvo FL 18 tonners to transport their demonstration mowers to major golf courses across the UK and into Europe.
Volvo FMX building solid order book
The newly-launched Volvo FMX construction truck chassis is winning early orders in one of the toughest sectors of the UK truck market. With production starting in September, the new FMX will be appearing on Britain’s highways and in quarries in the autumn.
JJ Food Service go for Volvo productivity
Award-winning food distribution specialist JJ Food Service are now operating over 100 Volvo FL 18-tonners after having moved away from 7.5 tonne operation almost entirely.
Volvo Trucks opens new Luxembourg dealership
Private dealership Centre Poids Lourds has opened a new, ultra-hi-tech facility in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, close to the booming industrial site of Bettembourg.