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Essex based operator Ensign Bus have recently taken delivery of six new Volvo B5LH hybrid buses with Wrightbus bodywork for use on local services in the Thurrock area.
Volvo Trucks’ online video series ‘Welcome to My Cab’ invites viewers into the cabs of truck drivers from around the world.
Volvo Trucks’ newly introduced Fuel Advice service helps haulage firms reduce their
fuel costs by appointing a fuel advisor to assist them with both planning and follow-up of
their fuel consumption.
Isuzu and Paneltex enter 7.5t Electric Truck into 3rd Future Car Challenge
Whether off road and up to the axles in mud or yomping up a 20% gradient, as the driver of a Volvo FH16-750 with I-Shift, Jamie Stone doesn’t spend much time delving around the ratios at the bottom end of the ‘box.
Volvo Trucks sells the first series-manufactured new Volvo FH to the highest bidder on
eBay.
On September 5th, Volvo Trucks launched a new version of its Volvo FH series with a
spectacular event that was watched by more than 34,000 people across the globe.
With a massive webcast production on September 5th, Volvo Trucks is launching a new
version of its Volvo FH series, the company’s best-selling truck model.
A young woman walks a slackline between two Volvo trucks driving at full speed: not
even in Hollywood has this stunt ever been attempted.
“A truck that will carry us far into the future.” That is how Claes Nilsson, President of
Volvo Trucks, summarises the new versions of the Volvo FH and Volvo FH16 that will
be released shortly.
In a major initiative to continue to broaden the range of parts offered, Roadcrew have
launched the company’s first trailer parts catalogue.
Peter Booth, MC Group Director, completes the challenging Paris to Amsterdam charity cycle ride.
Volvo Trucks has developed a new GSM-based system that allows the workshop to
check a truck’s condition remotely
Kent based tour operator Planit Travel Limited have recently taken delivery of their third Volvo coach in the space of 12 months – a Volvo 9700 Prestige Plus.
The Volvo apprentice graduation ceremony was held on 1st June at Donnington Park Race Circuit to mark the achievement for the newly qualified technicians.
MC Group Managing Director Simon Dawson collects the winning trophy.
Trucks that impose hardly any load on the environment because their carbon emissions are virtually zero. Could this be a future scenario?
For the first time ever, a Volvo truck has led a platoon – a convoy in which vehicles
automatically follow a lead vehicle – on a public motorway among amongst other road
users.
The latest version of Volvo’s hybrid bus is about 37 percent more fuel-efficient than the corresponding diesel variant.
Dynafleet, Volvo Trucks’ web-based fleet management system, can now be accessed
via a new application designed for mobile devices, making information even more
accessible.
Volvo Trucks, together with MC Truck & Bus, are doing their bit to help Ford Motor Company employees publicise their hugely successful fundraising activities for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.
A new edition of Volvo Trucks’ award-winning tablet magazine is now available to
download, free-of-charge, offering the latest news from Volvo Trucks and the transport
industry.
Buying a Volvo Used Truck is now an even more customer-friendly experience with the
introduction of a series of important refinements to the already comprehensive ‘Selected
Used Truck’ programme.
Three months after taking delivery of a B9R 13 metre coach with Sunsundegui bodywork, Bayliss Executive Travel have put a second new Volvo into service.
Volvo’s hybrid truck, ‘Mean Green’, established new world speed records on April 27th
at Wendover Airfield in Utah, USA.
MC Group Ltd have been shortlisted for Dealer of the year in the Motor Transport Awards 2012.
On its return to the CV Show this year, leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK launched a brand-new service for the UK market with the introduction of ‘I-Vision’.
The first VOSA approved ATF (authorised testing facility) in the Canterbury and Hastings area has been opened by MC Truck and Bus Hythe this April.
On 14th April 1927, the Volvo’s first mass-produced car rolled off the production line at
the Lundby factory in Gothenburg, Sweden.
MC Truck Rental are looking for a Fleet Maintenance Controller and a Rental HGV Driver Valeter.
The Bio-DME project aims to assess whether there is a market for Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-
Ether) for commercial vehicles. Now, halfway through the two-year project, the
preliminary results show that Bio-DME already functions in daily commercial operations.
If diesel fuel were to be replaced by Bio-DME, CO2 emissions would be able to be
reduced by a massive 95 per cent.
MC Group is currently looking for a Business Development Manager to join the team working in the Portsmouth and Sussex area.
MC Truck and Bus has once again demonstrated its success by smashing past the national average first time HGV MOT pass rate for 2011, achieving an outstanding 95.1% average across the company.
Aftermarket VAS Recognition Award: MOT Performance.
No-one has more knowledge about your Truck than your local MC Truck and Bus Dealer.
Every Volvo truck has its own unique driver’s handbook whose contents are individually
tailored to match the vehicle’s specification. Now it is also possible to download it - for
free - via the Internet.
MC Truck and Bus are currently recruiting HGV Technicians
MC Truck Rental has done its biggest order to date whilst becoming one of the few rental companies to offer Volvo trucks on a spot hire basis.
On its return to the CV Show this year, leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK is launching a brand-new service for the UK market with the introduction of ‘I-Vision’.
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 and 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
and 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.
MC Group is turning the trucking world pink for a day in support of the wear it pink for Breast Cancer campaign. 300 staff across all depots will join together on Friday, 28th October and donate £2 each to wear an item of pink for the day.
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.
T W Services has been shortlisted for Construction Recycler of the Year in the National Recycling Awards, going head to head with some of Britain's biggest names in construction.
We are a national waste management company,operating throughout England from over 40 depots.
Throughout our business we operate over 50 Volvo trucks at all weight ranges.
HW Pickrell, of Billericay in Essex, has replaced their 1987 Volvo truck with a new model. The E-reg FL6 has finally retired from the wheelchair-accessible vehicle supplier’s service to make way for an FE-280 rigid, which will be used to deliver minibuses and ambulances nationwide.
