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Volvo Trucks’ deliveries for January rose 5% to 6,822 trucks, compared with the year earlier period.
Volvo Buses and Volvo Construction Equipment have joined the Volvo Group’s cooperation with WWF Climate Savers The cooperation is based on the Volvo Group’s commitment to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 million tons from construction equipment, buses and trucks manufactured through 2014.
Volvo’s joint-venture company, SDLG, which manufactures construction equipment in China, will also become the first-ever Chinese company to be a member of Climate Savers.
History Channel’s top-rated ‘IRT (Ice Road Truckers): Deadliest Roads’ stars can be
seen in the present series driving a trio of ageing Volvo FH 6-wheelers across the
awesome and exceedingly narrow ‘Death Road’ high up in the Andes in Bolivia.
Volvo Bus has launched a special TechTool check-up service to ensure operator’s vehicles remain healthy, introduced at a 50% discounted rate.
At Southampton based oil and fuels distributor WP Group, the longevity, manoeuvrability and reliability of a tanker vehicle are the driving factors when specifying new assets for their 32-strong fuel distribution fleet
Early traffic safety development was focusing on protecting those involved in a collision.
The focus now and in the future will be on preventing accidents from happening.
In 2010, global CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels rose by more than 5%
according to the International Energy Agency. At the same time the vehicle industry
dedicates huge amounts of resources to reducing CO2 by just a few percentage points.
However, minor adjustments to vehicles can have a surprisingly large effect on fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions, according to a study by Volvo Trucks and Michelin.
Volvo Trucks’ newly-launched Dealer Locator smart phone ‘app’ makes it easy for customers to find information about their nearest dealer or service workshop. The app is being constantly updated to incorporate Volvo Trucks’ entire global service network, which consists of more than 2,300 dealers and workshops.
This October MC Truck and Bus Witham opened their combined tacho and brake roller testing facilities. The move sees them taking another step nearer becoming a true one-stop-shop for local commercial vehicle operators.
MC Truck & Bus turned the trucking world pink for a day in support of the wear it pink for Breast Cancer campaign.
The ‘pundits’ say the economy is flat. Some of the official figures say the economy is flat. But for Crawley - based Matthews (Sussex) Ltd, it’s anything but. Right now the company is working harder than ever, and as a direct result has just invested in another five new Thompsons - bodied premium specification eight wheelers to join its 30 - strong fleet.
The 200th engineer has been accredited under the ALLMI “Training Scheme
& Competency Assessment for the Thorough Examination and Testing of
Lorry Loaders”.
MC Truck Rental specialise in bespoke vehicle design and in conjunction with Volvo and Thompson bodies have invested in new Volvo 8x4 FMX’s.
Volvo Trucks were named recently as the ‘Large Goods Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year’, at GreenFleet’ magazine’s awards evening held at Twickenham Rugby Stadium, near London, to recognise pioneers in environmental transport and green fleet management.
This year’s new intake of apprentices will be based around our region at Maidstone Thurrock, Burges Hill, Witham and Hythe and are the future Technicians, Foremen and Managers for our business.
Kent based, Bayliss Executive Travel recently took delivery of a new Volvo B13R 13.8 metre tri-axle 9700 bodied coach with top of the range interior.
The Volvo FH16 is now available with 750 hp and 3550 Nm to handle the heaviest and most demanding transport assignments. It will reach the market just in time to celebrate the 16-litre engine’s 25th anniversary.
Three years after the successful introduction of the first eight Isuzu 7.5t trucks to operate in the fleet at road resurfacer Stanmore Quality Surfacing, the North London company has now taken delivery of a further fifteen.
A new Volvo narrow-track 16-tonne rigid built specifically to operate within some of London’s most congested streets has joined the expanding Viridor fleet.
Road transport specialists come in all shapes and sizes and Buckinghamshire-based vehicle and machinery transporter, The Tomato Plant Company, has just added a new 500hp Volvo FM 8x4 drawbar to its expanding all-Volvo fleet.
The Volvo Apprentice Graduation was held at Millbrook 20th May 2011
At MC Truck and Bus we always strive to offer our customers the best of services
Established in 1698, Shepherd Neame is Britain’s oldest traditional brewer. Based in Faversham, Kent, they operate a busy fleet of urban artics.
Transport operators in south-east England looking for premium-quality used trucks are now able to benefit from the opening of a new Volvo Used Truck Centre at Hythe in Kent.
Rotherhithe-based ALD Logistics, have just completed a vehicle replacement programme that has seen them move their once Mercedes LGV fleet to Volvo.
