Mammoet is known globally for it’s achievements in exceptional transport. As other Volvo Trucks customers, Mammoet is trying a four axle 600 hp FH16 to use in operations where weights of up to 180 tonnes have to be moved. Until Volvo introduced it’s I-Shift gearbox, the use of a relatively heavy and expensive, but comfortable…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks’ Live Test campaign and The Epic Split picked up top prizes at the ‘world cup of advertising’ in Cannes. In all, the campaign – demonstrating innovations of the new truck range – received 20 awards, including eight gold prizes and two prestigious Grand Prix in categories Cyber and Film. During the spring,…… Continue Reading
Volvo launched the I-Shift with double clutch today. A system that makes shifting even faster than I-Shift already did, and that is the good news. People that drove the new system say the only thing you sense when gears are shifted is that the number of the gears on the display has changed. And off…… Continue Reading
Volvo just presented the new low entry cab for the FE. This typical refuse truck has space for four people in the cab. It comes with the D8K engine with power outputs of 250, 280 or 320 Hp. Volvo I-Shift is the standard transmission but there is also the Allison transmission. The truck was launched today…… Continue Reading
The new Volvo FH from Volvo Trucks beat thousands of international products and impressed a panel of design experts to win one of the prestigious If product design awards. The If product design awards recognise outstanding design achievement and have been doing so for more than 60 years. Only the very best designs in 17…… Continue Reading
The German transport company Fehrenkötter did a large Euro-5 test with seven trucks some time ago. Now the company is going to do the same with Euro-6 trucks. In the past weeks all seven trucks were delivered and prepared and the test is now ready to start. The trucks are in the range between 440…… Continue Reading
At Volvo the exhaust unit for Euro-6 can be split. This way the catalyst is placed between axles 1 and 2, while the particle filter is standing behind the cab. This clears the way for an extra axle like on this Volvo FMX 10×4. The extra axle is an original Volvo axle that was built…… Continue Reading
Now this is the first Volvo FH Globetrotter that is made longer. The job was done by Van Winkoop in The Netherlands for a Swedish costumer. The extra long cab is a Globetrotter and not an XL version, although you could name it XXXL now! I just got a question about the German licence plates…… Continue Reading
Spring 2014 will see the launch of Volvo Trucks’ flagship model, the Volvo FH16, in Euro VI configuration. With a new generation of 16-litre engines, it not only conforms to strict standards for low emissions, it also meets high expectations on performance and productivity from customers in the most demanding operations. The new Euro VI…… Continue Reading
Eicher Trucks is a brand of the Volvo group. Together with Mack, Renault Trucks, UD and Volvo trucks they are one big happy family that provides the whole world with trucks. Eicher is the most basic truckbrand and they are produced in India. Today I got pictures of the new model line of this brand,…… Continue Reading
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