Potato supplier Braegate Produce has put its first Volvo into service. The FH Globetrotter 6x2 pusher axle tractor unit replaces a rival manufacturer’s truck in a seven-strong fleet.

Height for Hire is reaping the benefits of its new Volvo FM 4x2 rigid truck, equipped with a versatile underbridge unit to allow survey and construction teams to work beneath bridges without the need for scaffolding.

Removals firm Cotswold Carriers has added another Volvo heavy truck to its fleet with the addition of a new FH 6x2 rigid.

Brinor International Shipping & Forwarding has continued its long association with Volvo Trucks, taking delivery of four new FH 6x2 tractor units, including one 460hp FH with I-Save.

Volvo Trucks is offering UK customers taking delivery of two of its most popular multi-wheelers the opportunity to add an ultra-competitive maintenance contract for just £100 per month over either three or five years.

McLaren Racing has put its new fleet of 24 Volvo FH Globetrotter XL tractor units into service, transporting all of the team’s equipment for this weekend’s season-opening F1 race in Spielberg, Austria.

Christian Coolsaet has been appointed Managing Director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland. He succeeds Robert Grozdanovski who will move to Gothenburg to take up an appointment as Volvo Trucks’ Senior Vice President for Sales Area Europe Central East & East. Christian brings more than 20 years of Volvo experience, most recently from the German market.

Volvo Trucks is launching an FH Unlimited Edition tractor unit featuring a luxurious Globetrotter XL cab interior, a full range of active safety equipment and a choice of three drivelines packed with Volvo’s latest technologies. The new models will allow customers to select between their preference for fuel saving potential, productivity and performance, or a vehicle packed with power.

Premier Logistics is averaging 11 miles per gallon from a pair of new Volvo FHs with I-Save, delivering significant fuel savings versus the 9.5mpg the firm would traditionally expect to achieve on the same routes.

Volvo Used Trucks has extended the warranty cover available across all vehicles sold through its network of 14 manufacturer-owned retail sites nationwide, demonstrating the confidence it has in the quality of its product and preparation.

Derbyshire-based Longcliffe Quarries, the UK's leading independent supplier of high purity calcium carbonates, has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo trucks, with its order comprising of eight FH 6x2 tractor units and two FM 8x4 rigids.

Volvo Trucks and Volvo Financial Services have launched a finance program to help hauliers and own-account operators in need of liquidity support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Haulage specialist I.T.S. Transport has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH with I-Save, combining the impressive D13TC Euro-6 Step D engine with turbo-compounding and updated fuel-efficiency features.

Brian Easey Transport has added a fourth Volvo to its fleet, taking delivery of a new FH Lite with I-Save.

Specialist plant equipment business Casey Plant Hire has taken delivery of a Volvo FMX 8x2 rigid, replacing an older FM9 that had provided exceptional service for 14 years, covering more than 700,000 km.

Production of Volvo trucks has restarted for the first time since March at plants in Belgium and Sweden, which supply the majority of finished vehicles for the UK and Irish markets.

Volvo Used Truck Centres are offering a fleet of 24 extremely low-mileage Volvo FH 4x2 tractor units with Globetrotter XL cabs, which have spent the last two years in operation with the McLaren Racing F1 team. Each 18-plate truck will be sold with a signed certificate of authenticity, along with an array of official McLaren Racing merchandise.

Farrall’s Group has continued its long association with Volvo, putting four new high-spec FH Globetrotter tractor units into operation.

Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture.

Three new high-spec Volvo FH Globetrotter tractor units have entered service with concrete frame construction specialist MPB Structures – selected for their bullet-proof reliability and proven fuel efficiency.