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A team of Volvo engineers has put together a new hybrid truck called Mean Green for an attempt at the land speed record in the spring

The strengthening commercial vehicle market helped DAF parent group Paccar push its net income for the first nine months to $287.8 million compared to $65.8m in 2009

Volvo Trucks is campaigning for the European Union to adopt longer commercial vehicle combinations currently in use in Sweden and Finland

European Commission plans to limit trailers to a height of 4m could cost the UK transport industry more that £300 million, a study by Heriot-Watt University has revealed

Long-time Volvo operator Knowles Transport of March, Cambridgeshire has ordered 26 new Volvo FH-460 6×2 GTXL trucks

DHL’s Volvo hybrid is powered by an electric motor and a diesel engine, which can be used separately or together, to reduce fuel consumption by up to 15 per cent, as well as lower emissions and noise levels.