Volvo Trucks
Family business puts its faith in Hartshorne, Volvo and I-Shift
Founded in 1973, N J Docksey Ltd. is a family-owned haulage company run by husband and wife team Nigel and Linda Docksey. Although well-known for their bulk powder transport service, the company also offers general haulage to a wide range of customers.
Volvo Trucks takes up struggle against alcohol on Europe’s roads
One in three fatal road accidents is caused by alcohol. If the EU’s goal of halving the number of traffic fatalities between 2001 and 2010 is to be realised, this problem has to be addressed with the utmost importance.
Volvo Trucks’ new website invites you to explore core values
Are hybrid refuse trucks cleaner than others? Who is behind the wave of truck thefts? And how does Volvo Trucks contribute to better health and a cleaner environment for you and me? This and much else is being communicated via an all-new version of volvotrucks.com – Volvo Trucks’ global portal on the Internet.
Volvo focuses on ‘Fuelwatch’ and dealer-led customer events
Following the success of the recent series of ‘Fuelwatch’ themed customer events held by the Dealer Network to launch the new generation FH16, FH and FM vehicles, Volvo Trucks has decided not to attend the CV Show in 2009.
Pearsons put pedal to the metal with Volvo FEs and mountain bike
When Norfolk-based waste and recycling specialists Pearsons (Thetford) took delivery of four new Volvo trucks – an FE rear end loader (REL), two FE skip loaders and an FM hook-lift – they were also presented with a reminder of the firm’s roots: a Volvo mountain bike!
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries October 2008
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries in the month of October were down by 5% compared with the year-earlier period.
Debach continue to add ‘unbeatable’ Volvo’s with new FH-480’s
Ipswich’s Debach Enterprises - one of East Anglia's leading logistics solution providers – has taken delivery of three new Volvo FH-480 tractor units. The 6x2 I-Shift vehicles are part of an acquisition programme consisting of 10 tractor units plated at 44 tonnes and 4 FL rigids plated at 18 tonnes.
Bolton Councils new Volvos - leaner, greener, cleaning machines
Bolton Council has become the first council in the United Kingdom to receive the latest, environmentally-friendly Volvo road sweepers, built in the world’s first climate change-neutral assembly plant in Belgium.
Volvo FH tractor units give PTS UK 480 Norsepower
Ipswich-based international logistics provider PTS UK Ltd. have taken delivery of five new Volvo FH-480 tractor units with Globetrotter XL cabs. The 6x2 tractor units are plated for operation at 44 tonnes and will join the rest of the Scandinavian specialists’ Volvo-heavy fleet on runs to Denmark and Sweden, running in a full-cab version of PTS’s signature Viking livery.
Trust in dealer service seals deal for R H Plant Hire’s first Volvo
A Newcastle-under-Lyme plant hire company’s trust in the quality of Volvo Dealer Hartshorne (Potteries) back-up was a fundamental part of their decision to buy their first ever Volvo truck.
Sweden exports road safety
The Danish government is taking steps to improve road safety through increased collaboration with Sweden. On 6th November, the Swedish Trade Council will hold a seminar at the Swedish Embassy in Copenhagen, where Volvo Trucks and Swedish government officials will share their experience in road safety.
I-Shift continues to impress HW Pryce and Son
Founded in 1965, H W Pryce and Son Ltd is a family-owned transport business based in Wellington, near Telford, Shropshire. The company, which is involved in both European and UK haulage, has recently taken delivery of two Volvo FH-480 6x2 tractors with Globetrotter cabs.
Anniversary Edition FH turns heads at David Bletsoe-Brown
Twenty-five year Volvo customer David Bletsoe-Brown Group has taken delivery of a new FH-480 80th Anniversary Edition. The 6x2 tractor unit will join the Kettering-based self-storage and transport operator’s fleet as its first new Volvo since 1987.
Compactness matters for concrete supplier M L Johnson
M L Johnson (Haulage), trading as St. Ives Mini-Mix, based near St. Ives in West Cornwall, has been in the business of delivering concrete to hard to access domestic locations since 1992.
Tomorrow’s Volvo truck identifies dangers in advance
Imagine trucks that can automatically identify traffic hazards long before the driver does! Fantasy? No, this can really become a reality within the next ten years when today (22nd Oct) and tomorrow, Volvo Trucks and a number of other partners will reveal how tomorrow’s traffic safety can be improved through new solutions for communication between vehicles and their surroundings. The demonstration will take place on a test track outside Frankfurt in Germany.