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There seems to be a consensus, this is the new Volvo FH out on the road, in disguise, during a testing program. If it is true, and Volvo don’t seem to be reacting too strongly so that’s tacit confirmation, then the new truck is looking like a lot of its rivals. There is a hint [...]

Here is a video of the new Volvo FH16 750 on tour around the UK. The most powerful production truck in the world is doing a quick tour of truckstops around the country as Volvo get the message about their brand out there to the guys working at the coalface. What is surprising is the [...]

Not to be outdone by their Scandinavian rivals, Volvo have announced the introduction of the latest ‘most powerful production truck in the world’, the FH16 750 hp monster with an impressive 3550 Nm of torque on tap. Here is a quick introductory video from Volvo.

Volvo Trucks in Europe are keeping the company image near to the cutting edge when it comes to new technology by making their magazine available on the Apple iPad. The stories look good and include interactive elements as we can see on this video. The world is moving fast as new non-paper technology starts to [...]

etruck is here today at the Volvo/Mack production plant for the unveiling of a new rolling road test facility. The new investment by the global truck maker demonstrates a commitment to continuing truck manufacturing here at Wacol on the outskirts of Brisbane. Over the years, doubts have been expressed about the viability of the Wacol [...]

A group of Volvo enthusiasts, the Australian Volvo Truck Heritage Group, have got together to preserve the history of the Swedish brand, Volvo, in Australia. The group of Volvo nuts have got together with some Volvo Group Australia employees to create, what they are calling, ‘a web based interest group’. The aim is to preserve and [...]

This video, produced by National Geographic, takes a look at the way trucks can be recycled after their useful life has ended. An aging Globetrotter rolls into a Swedish workshop to be dismantled so 95% of it can be used again or the materials recycled. It is not simply a a matter of taking the [...]

There is an ever increasing amount of electronics is modern trucks and a large proportion of the new systems are safety related. It’s great to have all of this whizz-bang stuff available but for many drivers iPod and DVD player connectivity is probably more important than any systems supposed to make their life a little [...]

As global warming becomes a more serious and well accepted problem, while global oil resources reach their peak, some real practical alternative methods of shifting freight from A to B have to be developed. Every week a new version of a new automotive fuel seems to appear and the claims made about the virtues of [...]

Mack Trucks in the US have announced the move from their old World HQ in Allentown, Pennsylvania to a new purpose-built HQ building in Greensboro, North Carolina alongside Volvo’s North American HQ.