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Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. In busy traffic situations, it is difficult for even the most experienced driver to perceive everything around the vehicle. To increase safety and ease stress on the …

Volvo is now introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks – the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it. The steel from SSAB is produced using a completely …

Volvo Penta welcomes Lennart Börjesson as a new member of its Executive Management Group. As of 1 September, Lennart Börjesson will take up the position of Senior Vice President Planning, Purchasing & Product and Solution Development, replacing Peter Granqvist who will lead Volvo Group’s electromobility technology developments as Senior Vice …

Peterborough-based AB Agri has strengthened its relationship with Volvo Trucks, with the pig and poultry feed manufacturing side of its business, ABN, taking on 12 new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6×2 tractor units. Supplied by David Beecroft, Regional Key Account Sales Manager at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & …

Bath International Transport has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 4×2 tractor unit, equipped with a Globetrotter XL cab, as it prepares for a busy summer of music tours, television shoots and live events. The Bristol-based business supplies transport solutions for many well-known shows and artists, delivering lighting …

From developing the first series manufactured articulated hauler more than 55 years’ ago, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is continuing to dominate the field, with articulated haulers that really pack a punch – delivering optimum performance at the lowest cost per ton. Committed to innovation and development, Volvo CE continues …

New statistics show that Volvo Trucks is the market leader for all-electric heavy trucks in Europe with a market share of 42 per cent. In 2021 the company took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide. The international road transport industry is undergoing …

Samworth Brothers Supply Chain has introduced the first LNG-powered trucks into its fleet, following a four-week trial with a demonstrator provided by the local Volvo Trucks dealer. The move sees the logistics arm of the chilled specialist take delivery of six new Volvo FM LNG tractor units with Globetrotter cabs, …

Volvo Penta welcomes Tony Kelleher as a new member of the Volvo Penta Executive Group. As of December 1st Tony has taken up the position of Acting President of Volvo Penta of the Americas, replacing Martin Bjuve. As of December 1st, Tony Kelleher has been appointed as the Acting President …

Blackpool-based Fox Group has placed a landmark order which is expected to see it become the first tipper operator in the UK to begin the transition from diesel to electric vehicles, following an order placed with Thomas Hardie Commercials for two Volvo FE Electric 6×2 tippers. Expected to enter service …