Volvo Trucks
Another dose of Volvo for Unisurge with Anniversary FH-480
Cambridge-based medical equipment supplier and distributor Unisurge has taken delivery of an 80th Anniversary Volvo FH-480 which will be used to shuttle surgical procedure kits to and from their sterilisation plant at Alfreton, Derbyshire, and to deliver to hospitals nationwide.
Length does matter for Nusteel Structures
Nusteel Structures, based in Hythe, Kent, has been in the business of designing, manufacturing and transporting steel bridge sections and gantries for 54 years.
Volvo to co-ordinate broad co-operation on sustainable biofuels
The Volvo Group is the co-ordinator for the European project BioDME, which is starting its work today. BioDME is a unique Dimethylether (DME) co-operative fuel project and involves the automotive industry as well as fuel producers and distributors.
First UK public showing of new Volvo FH16-660 to be at Truckfest
Drivers and operators alike are expected to flock to Thomas Hardie Commercials’ stand at Truckfest North-West (Sept 13-14th 2008), where they will be able to see the first UK public appearance of the new Volvo FH16-660, launched last June.
Volvo dealer network welcomes Wales and West Truck and Bus
W W Truck and Bus Ltd. - trading as Wales and West Truck and Bus - are the new, independent Volvo truck and bus and Nissan LCV Dealer Group serving South and South-East Wales and parts of the West Country.
Customer service seals deal for first Volvo’s for Pontrilas Timber
Pontrilas Timber, based in the village of Pontrilas, Herefordshire, have taken delivery of their first-ever Volvo trucks. The highly respected and well-known Herefordshire company has been family-owned and run since 1947.
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries July 2008
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries during July amounted to 8,092 vehicles, up 14% compared with the year-earlier period. The increase is attributable to a high pace of deliveries to South America, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Volvo finalizes deal with Eicher Motors
The Volvo Group has now finalized the deal with Eicher Motors for the establishment of a new Indian joint-venture company, VE Commercial Vehicles Limited.
Unique Volvo Hydroblaster 8 x 4 hits the road (and runway)
W J Roadmarkings Ltd. of Stoke-on-Trent has taken delivery of a Volvo FM-420 eight-wheeler equipped with the UK’s first Hydroblaster high-pressure, water jetting body, which will be used to remove white lines from roads and aircraft tyre deposits from airport runways.
The new Volvo Trucks range shown to the public at IAA
At the heart of Volvo Trucks’ stand at this year’s IAA Show in Hannover, Germany (25th Sept – 2nd Oct 2008) will be the new range of Volvo trucks. Here, for the first time outside Sweden, the general public will be able to experience the new trucks, both inside and out.
Mack and Volvo Trucks launch North American optimization plan
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America have jointly formulated a plan for increasing the efficiency of their North American operations.
South Wales forestry firm adds sixth Volvo to fleet
Karl Jones & Sons Ltd., an established forestry contractor based in Crumlin, near Newport in South Wales, has added a sixth truck - an FM-480 6x4 tractor, complete with forestry crane mounted behind the cab - to its all-Volvo fleet.
Past and present meet at the refurbished Volvo museum
The Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, which is run jointly by AB Volvo and Volvo Car Corporation, recently re-opened after being extensively refurbished and extended since its original opening 13 years ago.
Draka to replace fleet with Volvo FE’s
International cable manufacturer Draka UK Limited is in the process of renewing its in-house transport fleet with Volvo FE rigids.
Volvo celebrates 25 years of aerodynamic truck design
The shape of things to come in the trucking industry was established 25 years ago in June 1983, when Volvo White Truck Corporation (now known as Volvo Trucks North America) introduced the first aerodynamically styled heavy-duty conventional trucks.