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Attracting women to the driving profession
It is well known that the lack of drivers has been a major problem for the European transport industry, but, of late, the financial crisis and global recession have made the issue somewhat less urgent. However, when the economy turns around the subject will once again be high on the agenda, so in order...
Half of all truck drivers do not use a safety belt
The use of safety belts among Europe’s truck drivers is growing steadily. Still, however, fewer than half of all truck drivers use a safety belt. A recent study by the CEESAR research institute showed that the number of fatalities and injuries in traffic accidents would decrease by 40 per cent if everyone buckled up.
Volvo goes with gas in diesel engines
Which fuels will replace oil ? Of course, nobody yet knows the answer. However, in order for the manufacturers to be able to offer vehicles that the market will want in the future, strategic decisions have to be made today. Volvo Trucks is investing in a solution that is financially sustainable and that may...
UK’s first Volvo tridem
The first pusher-axle tridem 8×4 built by Volvo for the UK market has entered service with Wiltshire-based Hills Waste Solutions.
Ireland’s largest ever order won by Irish Commercials
The largest new truck order ever placed by the Volvo dealer network in Ireland has been confirmed by Irish Commercials (Sales) Ltd.
Volvo happy with Euro 6 plans
New Euro 6 emission standards for newly-manufactured trucks, come into force on 31st December 2013, which will see particle emissions halved and oxides of nitrogen emission reduced by 77 per cent.
It’s Volvo for O’Toole
The first of the new top-power FH Volvos to be delivered in the Republic is already hard at work hauling top quality Irish seafood down to markets in the south of France.
A dream order for Volvo
Volvo Trucks North America has landed that Irish truck importers could only dream about in these economic times.
The essence of functional design
‘Robust’, ‘aerodynamic’, ‘safe to drive’, ‘comfortable to live in’ – and preferably also ‘attractive to look at’. The design demands on today’s modern trucks are among the toughest in the world of product design. So what does it take to meet all these demands? Asok George and Rikard Orell at the Volvo Design Center...
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