Posted September 30, 2024
Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
Posted August 7, 2024
Cold storage provider Reed Boardall recently added two new Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor units to its all-Volvo fleet of 200 commercial vehicles. ...
Posted July 30, 2024
Municipal vehicle supplier Dawsongroup EMC selects Volvo FMX Electric vacuum tank trucks & FE Electric MCVs for its contract hire fleet. ...
Posted July 15, 2024
Joseph Parr’s Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid with a Palfinger BM 26 crane is the first zero-emission heavy-duty truck deployed by a UK builders’ merchant. ...
Posted July 12, 2024
The Ashcourt Group recently acquired four new 44-tonne Volvo FH Electric 6x2 tractor units with a range of 300 kilometres, 666 horsepower and Volvo’s I-Shift gearbox. ...
Posted July 3, 2024
LondonEnergy’s new Volvo FM Electric will haul waste to an energy centre, where it will help generate enough electricity to power 80,000 homes each year. ...
Posted July 1, 2024
Fred Sherwood Transport recently got closer to its sustainability goals by adding two zero-emissions Volvo FH Electric tractor units to its fleet. ...
Posted May 31, 2024
Knowles Logistics of Cambridgeshire recently acquired three new Volvo FM Electric tractor units and says they will log about 80,000 kilometres per year, collectively saving 260,000 of carbon dioxide per year. ...
Posted May 9, 2024
Butcombe Brewery recently continued to upgrade its delivery fleet (which serves more than 100 pubs, bars, and inns in South West England) by purchasing Volvo FE 6x2 and FL 4x2 rigid curtainsiders. ...
Posted April 11, 2024
Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
Posted April 5, 2024
Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
Posted February 1, 2024
Recycling and waste management provider Powerday added two Volvo FE Electric skip loaders with a range of 190 kilometres to its fleet to serve the London area and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 30 tonnes per year. ...
Posted January 26, 2024
Plant rental and sales specialist Ardent Hire invested heavily in Volvo trucks as it began a major fleet upgrade, purchasing 20 new Volvo FH 500s with 12 new Volvo FMX rigids to join them later in the year. ...
Posted January 15, 2024
Volvo Trucks has become the first UK truck manufacturer to have four different models of low emission vehicle approved for the Government’s plug-in grant. ...
Posted January 2, 2024
Biffa recently added its first electric skip loader, an 18-tonne Volvo FE Electric 4x2 rigid with a range of 190 kilometres, for waste management operations on the Isle of Wight. ...
Posted November 15, 2023
Staffordshire-based Hawkins Logistics recently added two Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor units to its fleet to run local routes from the firm’s depot in Fradley. ...
Posted July 12, 2023
“The arrival of this fully electric 40-t Volvo tractor unit is a first for Tesco and another exciting milestone for our delivery fleet, which directly supports our ambitious sustainability targets,” says Tesco Fleet Engineering Manager Cliff Smith. ...
Posted June 21, 2023
“The fuel economy we saw on the demonstrator was very impressive, and we are extremely excited to see how that performance delivers significant operational and emissions savings across the coming months and years,” says EV Cargo’s Gareth Wakefield. ...
Posted May 1, 2023
“With these four latest arrivals, we are up to nine FHs and are planning to replace the remaining 12 tractor units we operate over the course of the next few years,” says Prompt Transport Director Lee Parker. ...
Posted April 18, 2023
The new FM joins a fleet of 12, is mounted with a SlidaFlex body, and is expected to log 115,000 kilometres each year, making six or seven deliveries per day to wholesale merchant traders and OEMs in the heat exchange and distillery industries. ...
Posted April 12, 2023
“This is the biggest truck we have and will be shifting some pretty heavy equipment all over the Highlands and onto the islands as well,” says Director John Maclachlan. ...
Posted April 5, 2023
The trucks’ intelligent overnight air conditioning system maintains an ideal temperature throughout the night no matter the weather conditions outside. ...
Posted March 24, 2023
“Though we have experience working with other manufacturers, time and time again we have found that Volvo’s product performance, reliability and fuel economy are second to none,” says Director Kelvin Lord. ...
Posted March 2, 2023
The landmark vehicle will operate at Cemex’s ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, and represents a step forward in the construction material company’s emissions reduction strategy. ...
Posted February 3, 2023
The truck is fitted with Volvo’s Drive++ package and Media package to keep the firm’s drivers comfortable on the road. ...