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Truck deliveries in April 2011

5/17/2011 2:30 AM EST  -   Volvo
Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in April amounted to 19,366 vehicles. This was an increase of 49% compared with the year-earlier period.
See attached file for full report.

May 17, 2011

Reporters who would like more information, please contact:
Media Relations:
Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 (0)4 72 96 58 89
John Walsh, Mack, +1 336 39 32 640
Jenny Björsne, Volvo Trucks, +46 31...
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Troax sees a positive future despite the current recession

11/29/2010 10:00 AM EST  -   Troax
Volvo Trucks have built a completely new truck cab assembly line in Umeå, Sweden. Troax participated in this effort by supplying all of the machine guard safety fence for the production line." Winning an order like this from Volvo shows that we're developing the right products, which really reflect current needs", says Lars Morinder, Export Manager at Gunnebo Troax AB.
The machine guard project comprises some 1500...
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WHALE TANKERS GETS IN TOW WITH VOLVO TRUCKS

11/9/2010 5:01 AM EST  -   Wentworth Communications
Two Midlands-based heavyweights from the commercial vehicle and bodybuilding industry - Whale Tankers and Volvo Trucks - got together recently, and it all centred on a rendezvous at a local quarry in Bickenhill - the chosen venue for Volvo Trucks’ five day ride and drive event in support of the launch of its new FMX commercial vehicle range.

Whale Tankers lent its support at the event by parading one of its latest...

Volvo Trucks initiates field testing of liquid gas

10/20/2010 3:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
Today, Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for liquefied methane gas will open at Stigs Center in Göteborg.
This is a revolutionary step in the development of gas use in heavy vehicles, since trucks running on liquid gas combined with methane diesel technology has up to four times...

Truck deliveries in August 2010

9/15/2010 2:30 AM EST  -   Volvo
Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in August amounted to 11,482 vehicles. This was an increase of 62% compared with the year-earlier period.
See attached file for full report.

September 15, 2010

Reporters who would like more information, please contact:
Media Relations:
Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 (0)4 72 96 58 89
John Walsh, Mack, +1 336 39 32 640
Jenny Björsne, Volvo...

Tradeteam drives European safety study

7/27/2010 10:10 AM EST  -   Adessi
The UK’s leading drinks distributor Tradeteam has teamed up with vehicle manufacturer Volvo to participate in a major European driver safety study.

Tradeteam will operate 15 camera-equipped Volvo trucks over 12-months as part of the Euro-FOT (European Field Test), an EU-funded project involving 28 partners which aims to examine real-time driver behaviour and its relationship with on-board safety systems.

The test...

Truck deliveries in May 2010

6/16/2010 2:30 AM EST  -   Volvo
Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in May amounted to 13,577 vehicles. This was an increase of 44% compared with the year-earlier period. Compared to April this year the deliveries increased by 4 %.
For the full report, see attachment

Volvo Trucks launches new construction truck

4/19/2010 5:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
Volvo Trucks has today launched its new Volvo FMX construction truck at the Bauma international machinery fair in Munich. With this new truck, Volvo Trucks aims to secure a strong increase in its market share of the construction segment.
Volvo FMX is based on the FM truck, which itself is a successful and well-tested construction truck. Sales of the new truck in the European market will commence in September....
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Troax sees a positive future despite the current recession

2/23/2010 1:30 AM EST  -   Troax
Volvo Trucks have built a completely new truck cab assembly line in Umeå, Sweden. Troax participated in this effort by supplying all of the machine guard for the production line.
"Winning an order like this from Volvo shows that we're developing the right products, which really reflect current needs", says Lars Morinder, Export Manager at Gunnebo Troax AB.

The machine guard project comprises some 1500 m of mesh and...

Volvo Trucks receives order for 370 Volvo VNs from Knight Transportation

2/1/2010 10:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
Knight Transportation has placed an order for 370 Volvo VNs equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions control technology. Volvo Trucks North America will begin deliveries of these trucks to the Phoenix-based fleet in April.
Knight is a long-standing Volvo customer; about 3,000 of the 3,736 trucks in its fleet are Volvo VNs. Volvo’s SCR system produces near-zero emissions while meeting the...