Volvo Trucks Explains How the Hamster Stunt Was Pulled Off
19 Sep 2013, 08:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because the video has gone viral on the internet, everybody has seen how a little hamster drove a truck. But we wanted to see if the stunt is real, especially since there are more than a few engi...
Volvo Truck Driven by a Hamster Is One Extreme Stunt
16 Sep 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody who's ever tried to drive a truck knows it's as complicated as juggling flaming chainsaws. Heavy steering, too many gears, complicated electronics and a cab that rolls around lik...
Volvo Trucks President Hangs a New FMX from a Hook for Awesome Viral Ad
3 Sep 2013, 11:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most people think Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or Richard Branson are the coolest company bosses that ever lived, that they made products they stand behind and have every confidence in. But dropping an sm...
Only 50% of Truck Drivers Use the Safety Belt, Says Study
29 Aug 2013, 14:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A recent study conducted by Sweden’s National Society for Road Safety (NTF) has revealed that about half of all European truck drivers choose not to use their safety belts. The survey is based...
Volvo Launches UD Trucks Quester for Growth Markets
28 Aug 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / UD Trucks is a Japanese company that sells all sorts of light, medium and heavy trucks powered by diesel engines. They were officially established in 1950 and on February 15th, 2010 they were taken ...
Volvo Trucks to Run on DME in North America by 2015
11 Jun 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / DME is short for Di-Methyl-Ether and can be produced as a biofuel through distillation. Compared with diesel fuel, Bio-DME produces no less than 95 percent less carbon dioxide emissions, while deliv...
Volvo Trucks Launches New FL and FE · Video
22 May 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Truck has officially unveiled two new vehicles designed specifically for use in urban and suburban conditions, the new FL and FE. Both feature increased overall safety, are available with a nu...
New Volvo FMX Truck Launched
17 Apr 2013, 11:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A new FMX truck was unveiled by the Swedish company Volvo at the Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany. The truck has been designed with increased durability in mind, but also with a driver-centric ca...
Volvo Demonstrates AEB Efficiency on FH 18-Wheeler
27 Jan 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Braking on your small family saloon is one thing, as it never weighs more than two tons, even when fully laden. Volvo has recently started fitting their clever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) sys...
Volvo Trucks Deliveries Down 17% in November
20 Dec 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While selling 9,446 vehicles in one month may seem like an impressive feat for Volvo Trucks, it isn`t and it represents a 17% drop in sales and deliveries, compared to the same month of 2011. Oddly ...
Volvo Trucks Sales Decrease 19% in September
26 Oct 2012, 11:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Trucks has announced that its deliveries have decreased 19% in September 2012 compared to a year ago to 8,646 vehicles in a single month. Due to widespread weakness in the economy, European de...
Volvo Trucks i-Shift Gearbox and 11L Engine Production Starts in Brazil
8 Dec 2011, 13:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Trucks has announced that it has begun local production of their new i-Shift gearbox and the 11-liter truck engine in Brazil, at their factory complex located in Curitiba. The automated boxes ...
Volvo FMX Launched in Australia
29 Nov 2011, 17:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volvo FMX, a truck that’s not at all afraid to leave the road when it has to, has now reached Australia, with the company claiming that there is a perfect match between the difficult worki...
Volvo Trucks Delivers Five FL-260 Fire Trucks in North Wales
15 Nov 2011, 15:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Trucks has announced the delivery of five new Volvo FL-260 Fire Appliances for the fleet of North Wales Fire & Rescue Service, as part of a program of vehicle replacement. A total of 21 su...
Volvo Trucks Game: FH16 750
4 Nov 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What better way to promote the most powerful monster in your inventory that few people are actually going to buy than to make video games after it. We’re not talking about the latest Porsche o...
First Volvo FH16-750 Ordered in the UK
14 Oct 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Trucks unveiled their most powerful version of the popular Fm16 tractor a month ago, and already the first example in the UK has been delivered to a customer. Leicestershire-based, A R Demolit...
Volvo Trucks Delivers Six Tractor Units to Devereux Transport
22 Sep 2011, 17:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Family-owned haulier Devereux Transport of Billingham, has put six new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units into service with the north-east company’s base. All the trucks were supplied by the Stockton-...
Volvo Trucks Expects 1,000 Deliveries to Iraq
21 Sep 2011, 16:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Iraq is still a country in tatters that, despite its wealth of natural resources, is unable to get back to its past glory. Volvo Truck Corporation is now re-establishing its presence in the middle-e...
Volvo Trucks Sales Increase 59% in August
19 Sep 2011, 08:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Trucks deliveries have been jumping from month to month this year, with the latest results published for the month of August showing a 59 percent increase compared to the same period of last ...
Volvo Trucks Unveils FH16 With 750 HP
8 Sep 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to help their FM16 tractor deal with the most sever loads it can, Volvo Trucks today unveiled their brand new FH16 750 unit that’s capable of delivering 750 horsepower and 3550Nm. The...