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first quarter truck sales remain strong

First Quarter Truck Sales Remain Strong

With the release of the latest truck sales figures for March 2024, showing the latest truck sale figures as published by the Truck Industry Council, it is clear that first quarter truck sales remain strong, although someway behind last year’s record-breaking figures.
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the launch of a bunch of new trucks

The Launch of a Bunch of New Trucks

Recent days has seen the launch of a bunch of new trucks from Volvo, the new VNL in the US, and then the Aero from Volvo in Europe. New VNL gets Volvo back into the discussion about the most up-to-date and fuel efficient conventional prime mover on the US market and gives them an opportunity to compete directly against the market leader, Freightliner Cascadia.
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what the truck?

What the Truck?

This video shows the stunt pulled off in the lead up to the launch of the new Volvo range in North America, the anonymous ‘what the truck?’ cleanskin dropped into the middle of a busy truck
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talking heavy duty electric trucks

Talking Heavy Duty Electric Trucks

Here’s a video of from our European Correspondent, Will Shiers, he’s talking heavy duty electric trucks, but more specifically, the Volvo FH Electric, which has been selected as International Truck of the Year 2024. In explaining their decision, the jury praised the electric truck’s performance, seamless acceleration, quietness, and vibration-free behaviour.
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Electric Volvo Wins a Major Prize

Electric Volvo Wins a Major Prize

The International Truck of the Year for 2024 has been awarded by a jury of 24 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists representing 24 major trucking magazines, as the electric Volvo wins a major prize.
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ongoing battle for number one

Ongoing Battle for Number One

This year sees a continuation of the booming truck sales set off by the pandemic, and the ongoing battle for number one in heavy duty truck sales between Volvo and Kenworth. 
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a handful of trucking snippets

A Handful of Trucking Snippets

The news this week includes new electric tippers, and refuse trucks as well as more conventional diesel prime movers, also in a handful of trucking snippets are management changes at Volvo and a new camera from Teletrac.
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truck sales boosted

Truck Sales Boosted

The latest truck sales figures show that the first half of 2023 has continued the record breaking demand of last year, June recorded extra truck sales boosted by the ending of the instant tax write off for capital equipment, as this financial year draws to a close.
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