News
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Carl White has been promoted to Used Truck Director for Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland, with effect from 1 January 2021. He will head Volvo Group UK used truck operations, responsible for retailing manufacturer owned vehicles under the trusted Volvo Selected, Volvo Approved and Volvo Economy banners, as well as supplying used vehicles to privatel...
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Owner driver Michael Bingham has praised Volvo Used Trucks Economy one year after purchasing his first vehicle from the manufacturer. He chose a 2015 Volvo FH 6x2 tractor unit, with just under 600,000 km on the clock – the equivalent of more than 14 trips around the equator. Despite the truck’s mileage, it came with a full Volvo service history,...
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Volvo Used Trucks has extended the warranty cover available across all vehicles sold through its network of 14 manufacturer-owned retail sites nationwide, demonstrating the confidence it has in the quality of its product and preparation. The new optional extended warranties cover all models and all grades of vehicle, including Volvo Selected Vol...
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Wisbech-based A Downing Agricultural Engineers has praised the Volvo FH it purchased from Volvo Used Trucks Economy two years ago for its reliability and durability as the vehicle passes 1,200,000 km. The FH 6x2 pusher axle tractor unit went into service with the company in February 2018 with 946,000 km on the clock, at 4 years old, and has prov...
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EAST COAST LOGISTICS GROWS WITH VOLVO ECONOMY 02 Apr 2020
Container transport specialist, East Coast Logistics, has added two Volvo FH tractor units to its fleet, taking the total number it operates to six – all supplied by Steve Worts, Volvo Economy Centre Sales Manager. The latest additions are both powered by Euro-6, D13K, diesel engines rated at 460 hp and 500 hp respectively, and will operate out...
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Lowestoft-based, East Coast Logistics Ltd has recently taken delivery of its third Volvo FH used truck from the manufacturer’s Economy Centre in Coventry. Supplied by Steven Worts, Economy Centre Sales Manager, this latest purchase was handed over in early February and follows on from two similar Volvo FH tractor units bought last November. “Our...
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Volvo Used Trucks makes the news at ten years 02 Nov 2018
Now the largest franchised Used Truck Dealer in Europe, Volvo Used Trucks Centres are currently marking ten years in business. With multiple sites across the UK and up to 300 vehicles in stock at any given time, there is no better place to buy a Volvo Used Truck. Supplied direct from its own portfolio, all Volvo Used Trucks have a known history sin...
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LOTS OF LIFE LEFT IN GLOBETROTTER 08 May 2018
Volvo Trucks Economy Volvo FH13 460 Globetrotter was recently crowned Truck of the Week in Commercial Motor. Click here for more details on the truck and to view the article.
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Oldbury, West Midlands-based RAP Transport is presently a small operation, but their good experience with their latest acquisition from the Volvo Used Trucks Centre at Coventry has given them the confidence to expand. Chosen from the Economy range, the 62-plate FH13 6x2 went into service with the company in July last year and is already showing...
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The first million-kilometre Volvo Economy Used Version 4 FH tractor unit is being offered for sale after service with a national fleet customer. The ‘14’ plate FH 6x2 tractor unit is equipped with a Globetrotter cab and debuts a new, basic six-month driveline warranty. The FH has been subject to a full Volvo repair and maintenance contract since ne...
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BUILT TO LAST (Commercial Motor Interview) 07 Nov 2017
Volvo Used Trucks National Sales and Brand Manager Carl White and Economy Centre Sales Manager Steve Worts sat down with Commercial Motor to discuss the excellent service Volvo Economy offer. Click here to view the full article.
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S&J PIERCE TRANSPORT 28 Sep 2016
RELIABILITY OF VOLVO APPROVED USED TRUCKS IS A WINNER FOR S. & J. PIERCE TRANSPORT S. & J. Pierce Transport of Leighton Buzzard is no stranger to Volvo Approved Used Trucks, having acquired ten Volvo FH tractor units through the network over the past 18-months, including three this year alone. The latest addition, however, comes with...
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GO WITH THE FL-OW 22 Jan 2016
To mark the 30th Anniversary of the launch of the Volvo FL10, Commercial Motor have used a restored example to retrace their traditional three-day Scottish Route. "Built in 1988, this FL10 is believed to be the seventh-from-last production truck to be build in Irvine. It was operated from new by a dairly company in Scotland, where it had a relat...
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VOLVO USED TRUCK CENTRES (ECONOMY) MEET VANTEC EUROPE'S NEEDS FOR JUST-IN-TIME AUTOMOTIVE DELIVERIES 20 Jan 2016
Vantec Europe of Sunderland has taken delivery of four 6x2 push-axle Volvo FM13 450 tractor units sourced through the Volvo Used Truck Centre (Economy) in Washington, Tyne and Wear. All four feature the innovative and fuel-saving Volvo I-Shift 12-speed automated gearbox and are equipped with Globetrotter cabs and Parrot hands free phone kits. Po...
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A GREAT STARTING POINT (COMMERCIAL MOTOR) 06 Jan 2016
Jon Burgess of Jon Burgess Livestock Containers speaking to Commercial Motor (24th Dec 2015): "We probably buy four or five trucks per year through Volvo Used Trucks. Dave [Hare] (Volvo Used Trucks Stockton) is certainly helpful and I can rely on what he says. He is good and fair to deal with and I appreciate that. Volvo Used Tru...
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Northern Freight Services of Peterlee in County Durham is a haulier on the move thanks to Volvo Used Trucks. A couple of months ago the company took delivery of its twentieth Volvo truck. The latest, a 2010 registered Euro-5 Volvo FH460 with Globetrotter XL cab and the innovative I-Shift gearbox - was sourced and supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus...