As far as the market for tipping trucks in the UK is concerned, the Volvo FM Tipper stands alongside Scania’s P Series as the most common second hand tipper available in the used truck market. Volvo Truck’s reliability and the ruggedness of the base FM version means that many operators do not need to take advantage of the ‘construction’ version of the FM – the Volvo FMX. Expect to see nearly all of the FM Tippers for sale at 320 tonnes GVW with 8×4 axle configuration and thee sweet spot of power output sitting around the 400hp mark.
Plenty of the older versions of the FM tipper will be destined for export markets – steel suspension a must in these environments. Again, most will be steel tippers, but lighter, aluminium bodied version are also available. Expect to find manual gearboxes in older models, whilst later FM Tippers will be running with Volvo’s excellent I-Shift transmission.
CEMEX has added 10 new Volvo FM 460 8x4 tippers to its UK fleet, all meeting Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating. The new trucks will work out of the building materials supplier’s depot in Greenwich and be used to deliver aggregates and sand to construction sites across the capital. Key to winning the order was the improved visibility and layout of the latest generation FM’s day cabs – providing an ideal workplace for CEMEX’s drivers whilst aiding the safety of other road users. Nigel Ponton, National Fleet Engineer at CEMEX, says: “These are the first batch of…
Banbury-based A C Services were really impressed with a pair of used Volvo Trucks – so much so that they resulted in the company buying their first ever new Volvo truck. The brand new vehicle is a Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 8x4 tipper which is the only new Volvo in the fleet. Supplied by Ryan Masters, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the deal was secured on the back of the strong performance from two used Volvos the firm had run in the past. “We’ve always seen Volvo as a premium brand, and our…