Volvo Trucks
First I-Shift evens out fuel figures for R.E. Denison & Son of Ipswich
Long time East Anglian Volvo operator R. E. Denison & Son has put the company’s first FH tractor unit to be equipped with an I-Shift automated transmission, into service with the fleet.
First Volvo is flagship FH16 for First London Logistics
A Volvo FH16 6x4 150 tonne GCW tractor unit is the first truck to go into service with newly formed Essex-based operator First London Logistics. The company is providing the transport requirements for the First London Group which incorporates First London Environmental Ltd., whose businesses include property development and green waste recycling.
Volvo first with online Vehicle Excise Duty
Volvo Trucks is the first truck manufacturer to provide its Dealers and customers with LGV first registration documents and Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) discs, the administration for which has been carried out online.
Hallett Silbermann make their mark with new Volvo FH
Hatfield-based haulier Hallett Silbermann recently took part in the annual Cart Marking ceremony in London’s Guildhall Yard when, supervised by Michael Power, Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, with both the Keeper of Guildhall and the current Lord Mayor, Alderman David Brewer CMG in attendance, the company’s new Volvo 150 tonne GCW FH520 8x4 tractor unit was ‘branded’ with a letter signifying the year, together with a vehicle number and the arms of the City of London and those of the Carmen.
Volvo staff say goodbye to the last ‘FL’
During an emotional ceremony on Thursday 22nd June 2006, the last "FL" rolled off the production line in Gent to mark the end of another successful era for Volvo Trucks’ Belgian truck plant.
Anchor deliver style and performance with Volvo
Preston-based, Anchor Vehicle Logistics has recently purchased an impressive Volvo FH 480, 4x2 low-ride tractor unit with a host of extras any vehicle would be proud of.
First Euro 4 FM’s for Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is one of the first major UK companies to place an order for the latest generation Volvo FM’s with Euro 4 emissions compliant engines featuring SCR technology. The order is for 50 Euro 4 FM-400 4x2 Globetrotter-cabbed tractor units, which will be operated by Gist on behalf of Marks & Spencer and will be in the retailer’s own livery. All were supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre Midlands and have been specified with Volvo’s I-Shift driver-friendly transmission. They will be based at RDCs at Thatcham and Bristol and they will be engaged on store deliveries, supplier collection and trunking.
Volvo Trucks secures major Hungarian order
Volvo Trucks’ Hungarian subsidiary, Volvo Hungary Trading and Services Kft, has received a major order from Waberer’s Optimum Solution, a transportation and logistics company formerly known as Hungarocamion.
AB Volvo to develop third-generation DME engines for heavy vehicles
The energy authorities in Sweden have now granted AB Volvo SEK 62 M (£ 4.5m) in support for technical development of the third-generation DME engine for heavy vehicles during the period 2006-2010.
Straight to Euro 5 for Mike Beer Transport
International bulk tipping haulier, warehousing and pallet distribution company Mike Beer Transport has ordered four Euro 5 compliant Volvo FH-460 6x2 tractor units with SCR technology.
Plantforce adds Volvo FL and ultra-versatile FM to fleet
Leeds-based plant haulier Plantforce has added a brace of versatile Volvo rigids in the guise of a beavertail bodied 6x2 rear-steer FL and a Globetrotter cabbed FM-420 8x4 to the company’s fleet of four specialist trucks. Both feature heavy-duty and very detailed specifications, put together by Plantforce Director Keith Walker and Volvo Dealer Crossroads Truck and Bus, who supplied both vehicles.
S P Holding’s ‘cool running’ Volvo cleans up for major utilities
Shropshire-based S P Holding Services Limited are using a new Volvo FM9-340 6x4 rigid, equipped with a Eurovac 1200 high-pressure jetting and suction system, to provide major water utilities throughout the Midlands, Wales and the West, with a rapid response sewer clean-up service.
Ontime Automotive’s FM’s carry eight Range Rovers for the first time
International automotive logistics and specialist car transporter company Ontime is using its new Volvo FM’s to transport up to eight Range Rovers or new model Land Rover Discoverys per load on the company’s contract with the Solihull-based firm.
United Utilities add Volvo truck to their fleet
The Environmental Services Department at United Utilities have added their first Volvo truck - an FH12, 8x4, fitted with a ‘DISAB’ Centurion LN 200 high tip vacuum unit - to their fleet of over 80 vehicles.
New Dynafleet Online features WTD reporting package
Volvo’s Dynafleet Online (DFOL) continues to grow from strength to strength as more customers come to appreciate it as a highly effective means of managing and reducing their operating costs. There are now over 1,400 DFOL subscriptions and around 18% of new trucks are being ordered with Volvo Transport Information Systems (TIS) capability. Last year, in the UK and Ireland alone, 1,240 were fitted with Dynafleet.