New Volvo FM MethaneDiesel Launched
31 May 2011, 08:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alternative fuel-powered vehicles for use in heavy and long-distance transport operations are a must considering today’s environmental concern, and Volvo Trucks is well aware of that. The Swed...
Volvo Trucks Reduces Transport Operations Carbon Footprint by 22 Percent
25 May 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of the most challenging targets that Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks had to achieve in recent years was to cut its transport-related emissions by 20% before the end of 2010. However, the comp...
Volvo FE Hybrid Truck Undergoes Crash Test
25 May 2011, 08:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks is currently getting ready to release its new GE Hybrid truck onto the market, so naturally the vehicle had to first pass a rigorous crash test regime. The engineer...
Volvo Trucks Offers a Look Inside Terminator's Cab
25 May 2011, 06:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second clip from the ‘Welcome to my cab’ online video series has just been launched by Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks, presenting another truck driver telling his story about the ...
Volvo Trucks Launches Ready to Roll FL-L Water Tender Concept
24 May 2011, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An industry first has been made possible thanks to a partnership between Volvo Trucks UK, vehicle optimization specialists Estepe, Angloco and Strongs Plastic Products. The new concept water tender ...
Volvo Trucks Uses Smartphones to Provide Service Instructions in Workshops
19 May 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In a move that is targeted at improving the company’s aftersales services, Volvo Trucks is currently testing the use of smartphones - a consumer-based technology- in their workshops. As the ...
Volvo Trucks Awarded for One More Pile Project Success
18 May 2011, 14:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks has been working to optimize timber haulage, as part of its involvement in the One More Pile project, and its efforts have recently paid off. The company has won th...
Volvo Trucks to Demo Safer Right-turns System Today
17 May 2011, 08:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks has developed a system that is aimed at solving the problem of the truck driver’s blind spot on the passenger side, which will be demoed today in the Intersaf...
New Volvo Trucks Delivered to Peter Green Chilled
16 May 2011, 11:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peter Green Chilled, an operator based in Somerset, has announced it has added two new Volvo FH tractors, the first Volvo trucks to join in almost 25 years. As a result of the returns on fuel expens...
New Volvo Trucks Center Inaugurated in Poland
12 May 2011, 11:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new Volvo Trucks Center in Skawina, Poland, was brought into the operation, the Swedish manufacturer announced today, aiming at raising the quality of the company’s customer service. The pre...
Volvo Trucks Reduces Fuel Consumption With New Rear Axle
10 May 2011, 09:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks is taking a step forward in reducing fuel costs in heavy long-haul transports, with the use of a new rear axle that reportedly cuts fuel consumption by up to two pe...
Volvo Trucks Magazine Now Available for Android
4 May 2011, 08:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After back in January the company was announcing the release of a new magazine specially configured for iPad, Volvo Trucks today confirmed that a new issue of its tablet magazine can now be read on ...
Volvo Trucks Works to Solve Right-Turn Blind Spot Problem
3 May 2011, 11:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Swedes at Volvo Trucks keep themselves busy trying to find a solution to the right-turn problem, as 20 percent of all accidents between road users and trucks occur when the truck turns right at ...
Volvo Trucks Launches 'Every Drop Counts' Campaign
2 May 2011, 08:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks announced it has started its on crusade with fuel consumption and has launched a campaign to raise awareness about fuel efficiency. The company is presenting a phil...
Volvo Trucks Announces Fuel Efficiency Driving Winner
2 May 2011, 07:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Another proof that drivers can have a strong impact on fuel consumption has been recently delivered, when Gosula Venkata Suresh, an Indian truck driver, became the champion of the final of Asia Fuel...
Volvo Q1 Profits Rise Due to Increased Truck Demand
27 Apr 2011, 08:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo AB, the world’s second largest builder of commercial vehicles, has just reported that its first-quarter profit has risen due to increased demand from Europe and North America. The compan...
Volvo Demo Centre Hosts Ladies Day 2011
13 Apr 2011, 08:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A girls only day took place the past weekend at the Volvo Demo Centre in Gothenburg, as around 100 female participants from all over Sweden arrived to test-drive trucks and learn more about working ...
Chiltern Cold Storage Takes Delivery of Volvo Trucks Through Flexi-Contract Hire
5 Apr 2011, 09:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In uncertain economic times, Chiltern Cold Storage is using its head by opting for the best of both worlds in taking four new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units on a two-year Volvo Flexi-Contract Hire agree...
Volvo Trucks Launches "Welcome to My Cab" Video Series
1 Apr 2011, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks has just announced the launch of a new online video series dubbed ‘Welcome to my cab’, which centers around the truck driver. Viewers are thus invited i...
Volvo Trucks Brings Back 700 US Workers
31 Mar 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As did most of the players on the automotive market, Volvo Trucks has been fighting adversity and difficult financial conditions ever since the crisis struck the industry in 2009. Slowly, following ...