MarketBook Volvo Blog Archive

This is the company's eighth win, and the second time Volvo FH Electric has won the International Truck of the Year, recognising electric transport as a viable option for more applications than ever before. ...

Volvo’s updates give customers more flexibility to adapt the machines for different jobs, while improving service access and everyday operation. ...

Volvo recently announced the next generation of its heavy-duty electric trucks, which have a new drivetrain to provide greater power and comfort. ...

Foodbank NSW & ACT’s fuel-efficient Volvo FH Globetrotter equipped with a refrigerated trailer is helping the organisation double the volume of fresh produce it can deliver to communities in need. ...

All Volvo and Mack trucks built at Volvo Group Australia’s Wacol QLD factory will be filled with Hydro Treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) instead of diesel fuel. ...

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service recently tested a Volvo FM Electric as a potential addition to its fleet in the future. ...

Martin Bower Australia recently acquired its first electric truck, a Volvo FL Electric 4X2 refrigerated truck that delivers supplies to McDonald’s restaurants in the Sydney region seven days a week. ...

Volvo CE recently introduced the new L120 Electric wheel loader with a 6-tonne lifting capacity, 230 kilowatts of power, and up to nine hours of runtime. ...

Volvo’s heavy-duty FH16 will be Australia’s most powerful on-highway truck, powered by a new 780-horsepower D17 diesel engine. ...

Volvo’s EC500 Straight Boom demolition excavator has 30% more reach than standard models, a well-protected cabin, superior stability, and enhanced visibility. ...

Queensland bulk haulier Sawtell and Sons marked 90 years in business this year and five decades of using Volvo trucks by purchasing a new Volvo FH16 700 to use on long haul routes. ...

Second-generation battery packs upgrade the range of the Volvo FL Electric truck to 450 kilometres; DHL’s new FL Electric delivery trucks—Australia’s first Gen2 models—can haul eight full-sized pallets up to 300 km. ...

Volvo Group has unveiled Australia’s first zero-emissions logistics vehicle, supplied to the ACT Emergency Services Agency, at the Australasian Fire and Authorities conference, the region’s largest emergency management conference and exhibition. ...

“The truck has been in service for a couple of months now and is performing well,” says Australia Post Divisional General Manager South, James Dixon. ...

The company’s new 6x2 FE Electric will transport parts from its Matraville, NSW, headquarters to Volvo Group Australia’s Parts Distribution Centre in the outskirts of Sydney. ...

“With these new electric trucks, we are making it easier than ever for even more customers to go electric, and for cities to shift to zero-emission vehicles for virtually all transport flows,” says Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm. ...

The truckmaker marked the event with the handover of keys to a 50-year branded Volvo FH700XXL to Scott and Regina Harvey from SRH Milk Haulage of Rutherford, NSW. ...

Longtime Linfox delivery driver Rob Smith has been driving one for more than seven months, covering some 6,000 kilometres and more than 5,200 kilowatt-hours in that span of time. ...

“For our industry to go electric, our customers need to know we've tried and tested our technology in adverse conditions,” says Australia Vice President of Technology Business Development, Paul Illmer. ...

The Volvo L180HHL loader is equipped with various cameras and sensors to give its remote pilots the necessary views and data to run the machine. ...

Updated engine hardware, improved software that includes the new I-Torque function, and more refined aerodynamics add up to even greater fuel efficiency. ...