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French civil engineering construction company, The Eiffage Group, has selected Volvo A60H dump trucks with Allison full automatic transmissions to work on infrastructure projects around the world. Earthworks and large construction activities require machines capable of transporting very large loads, on very difficult driving zones and with significant working time. …

Yesterday the EU reached a decision to regulate CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. To speed up development, Volvo Trucks continues to invest heavily in more climate-friendly transport solutions, but additional measures are needed to stimulate demand for vehicles with low CO2 emissions. “Cutting climate emissions from heavy-duty vehicles is an …

Volvo Trucks are upgrading its D11 and D13 diesel engines for its FH, FM and FMX models to meet the new Euro-6 Step D regulation which also contain a number of improvements that will enable transport operators to reduce their fuel costs. “With fuel chalking up about one third of …

Volvo Trucks has just signed a landmark agreement with Brønnøy Kalk AS in Norway to provide its first commercial autonomous solution transporting limestone from an open pit mine to a nearby port. The solution for Brønnøy Kalk AS consists of limestone being transported by six autonomous Volvo FH trucks on …

Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, has been trialling a Krone City Liner in urban areas, including inner London, to re-open the debate regarding the use of articulated vehicles, where currently the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) restricts the movement of HGVs over 18 tonnes but does not apply to …

Leading manufacturer of Volvo rigid and Terex Trucks articulated haulers, Volvo Motherwell, has recruited six new apprentices to join the workforce at its North Lanarkshire HQ. The new modern apprentices were selected via a multi-disciplinary test at the East Kilbride Group Training Association (EKGTA), which was followed by interviews, an …

Leading manufacturer of Volvo rigid and Terex Trucks articulated haulers, Volvo Motherwell, has announced Ross Kerr has won its coveted Apprentice of the Year award. His apprenticeship now completed, Ross was presented the accolade at a prestigious award ceremony at the Dalziel Park Hotel in Motherwell on Friday 31 August …

As Ireland’s premier independent chemical trader, Central Chemical Supplies Ltd. (CCS), of Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland, has recently expanded its existing Volvo fleet with two new trucks – an FH and an FM – from Dennison Commercials Ltd. of Ballyclare, Co Antrim. As a long-established chemical manufacturing and distribution …

Specialist bulk liquid and powder road tanker operator Abbey Logistics has begun trials of Volvo’s new LNG powered FM tractor, the first 6×2 heavy regional and long-haul tractor to be powered by gas in the UK. Abbey are no strangers to gas power, having already trialled both compressed natural gas …

International logistics and supply chain specialist Suttons Group is investing more than £6m in new cabs – the first in the UK road tanker fleet to feature the company’s modern new branding. The company is purchasing around 70 new FM Volvo Globetrotter XL cabs as part of an ongoing replacement …