Volvo Trucks
Order for 113 Volvo city buses in the Netherlands
Volvo Buses has received an order for 113 low-emission city buses from Volvo’s international customer Veolia, with presence in different area’s in the Netherlands.
Denby Transport go straight to Euro 5 with Volvo
One of the UK’s most influential and high-profile international operators has gone straight to Euro 5 with Volvo for its 2007 fleet purchasing decision.
Volvo to complete purchase of Nissan Diesel
When the acceptance period for Volvo’s offer for Nissan Diesel expired on March 23rd, Volvo had received a total of roughly 96% of the shares outstanding. Since Volvo has received more than two thirds of the shares in Nissan Diesel, a process is now being initiated to redeem the remaining shares outstanding.
East Anglia’s first Volvo FE enters service with D E Downham
The first Volvo FE in East Anglia has gone into service with timber distribution company D E Downham of Wisbech. The Euro 4 compliant 4x2 rigid curtainsider joins the company’s fleet of 10 trucks and continues their transition from used to new vehicles, following a Volvo FL which joined the fleet some 18 months ago. Strong dealer support from Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia was a key factor in D E Downham’s purchase decision.
Europe behind the high delivery volumes for Volvo Trucks in February
Volvo Trucks deliveries in January and February 2007 totalled just over 15,000 vehicles, an increase of five percent compared with the same period last year. It is above all the strong delivery figures in Europe that have contributed to this increase.
Volvo one step nearer commercially-viable heavy vehicle hybrids
Volvo’s hybrid technology programme has been presented to politicians and the media at a meeting in Brussels hosted by Volvo Trucks and introduced by Malcolm Harbour, the West Midland MEP.
Volvo FE is great addition to Shearline’s fleet
Shearline Steel Strip Ltd – the UK operation of the Bilstein Group, Europe’s leading producer of precision carbon steel strip – has added a Volvo FE 26 tonne rigid to its fleet. The sleeper-cabbed 6x2 rear-steer truck forms a key part of the Kingswinford, West Midlands company’s ‘just-in-time‘ delivery offering on smaller-scale steel deliveries.
Volvo now makes it even easier to find the right used truck
Volvo Trucks has launched a new version of its Web-based search service for used vehicles – Volvo Truck Finder. New functions allow the customer to specify demands in greater detail and the search process is now faster and more user-friendly. This provides greater access to the full range of used trucks on offer.
Nottingham City Council take UK’s first Volvo FE gritter
Nottingham City Council has added the UK’s first Volvo FE gritter - the seventh Volvo in their fleet -citing previous experience of Volvo’s reliability in winter conditions as a major factor.
D.E.M. Brown’s lightweight Volvo FM delivers heavyweight results
Continuing a 15-year history with Volvo, feed and grain transporters D.E.M. Brown Ltd of Bedale, North Yorkshire, have taken delivery of an FM-440 tipper from Volvo Dealer Crossroads Truck and Bus at Boroughbridge.
Volvo FH-460 clears the runway with Foster Contracting
In-depth engineering support tipped the balance for Foster Contracting when the Essex-based road and runway maintenance specialists chose a Volvo FH-460 as the foundation for their Osprey 3000 ultra high pressure water jetting unit - the largest of its kind in the world.
More deliveries for Volvo Trucks in January
The demand for heavy trucks remained strong on several Volvo Trucks markets. All told, 7,786 trucks (5975) were delivered in January, an increase of 30 per cent compared with the same period last year. In Eastern Europe, the number of deliveries increased by 144 per cent, totalling 877 vehicles (360).
Volvo participate in global initiative on climate change
More than 85 companies and organisations around the world - among them the Volvo Group – have recently signed a post-Kyoto framework for clean energy and climate change action. The statement was intended as a way forward for tackling climate change.
Ivor King’s Volvo Euro 4 FH16-660 is “the kit for the job.”
Nuneaton-based sheet piling contractors Ivor King have selected a Volvo FH16-660 to haul their heavy plant, citing its “fantastic performance” and the excellent service from supplying Volvo Dealer Hartshorne as the key factors in their choice of marque and model.
Volvo makes bid for Nissan Diesel
AB Volvo’s Board of Directors has decided to make a public offer to acquire the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel.