Volvo Trucks

Virtual co-driver means safer trucks

The truck of the future will have a digital co-driver on board. A virtual guardian angel that assists - or even takes over - if the driver loses control. “We quite simply attach eyes to the truck,” says Erika Jakobsson at Volvo, one of the powerhouses in the EU’s drive to develop intelligent vehicles.

Volvo first in UK to gain EU type approval and certificate 001

Volvo Trucks are the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to have a truck approved in the UK to the new European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) according to Directive 2007 / 46EC.

Truck accidents can be a thing of the past

According to the most recent report from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), 40,000 people die on Europe’s roads every year, that is to say more than 100 per day.

Volvo’s leading safety invention 50th anniversary

Volvo Trucks has long been the industry leader in the field of passive safety, that is to say technology that helps protect those involved in a collision.

Making hay? Volvo FH-16 shines for Steve Gilleard

Yorkshire-based hay and straw supplier Steve Gilleard has taken delivery of a new FH16-580 rigid. The highly-specified, platform-bodied drawbar vehicle is the first Volvo in his fleet of three; deciding factors in his choice of the FH16 for this purchase were comfort on long continental trips, superior performance on hilly terrain and competitive pricing.

euroFOT: Volvo Trucks at the service of safety

Volvo Trucks has joined the research project euroFOT, which involves 28 European companies and organisations. Volvo’s aim is to put 80 Volvo trucks, packed with monitoring technology, into circulation by 2010. The project’s aim is to achieve safer, more efficient road transport.

Volvo gets closer to customers at Bardon open day

Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia’s Dealerpoint at Bardon, Leicestershire, has recently held a successful open day.

McBurney Transport invest in fuel efficient fleet renewal

McBurney, one of Northern Ireland’s largest independently owned transport operators, has placed an order with Volvo Dealer, Dennison Commercials of Ballyclare for 50 FH-460 tractor units.

Volvo secures record truck order in India

Volvo Trucks in India has secured an order for 125 trucks, the company’s largest order since being established in the country.

Going Dutch means better food and better drivers

Volvo Trucks have discovered that by eating more healthily, truck drivers can considerably improve their response times - and ultimately, that may save lives out on the road.

Volvo extra low height artics for Brian Yeardley Continental

Six new Volvo FH-480 Euro 5 low height tractor units have entered service with Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based international logistics operator Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd.

The Stig presents Volvo’s ‘Top Gun’ technicians award

BBC Top Gear’s first ‘tame racing driver’, Perry McCarthy - alias ‘The Stig’ - was on hand to present the top prize at Volvo’s annual Technician Awards ceremony recently. The event was held for the first time at Stephenson College, Coalville, Leics in the smart new workshops and study area facility there.