Volvo Truck
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Volvo built trucks from ? , and now also own the Renault truck brand.
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[edit] History
The Volvo company was originally founded by SKF (Sevenska Kulgerfabriken) the Swedish bearing company in 1915. The name was then bought by Asser Gabrielssen and Gustaf Larsen in 1926 to start a motor vehicle company, as Volvo is Latin for I roll. They used bought in components built by established engineering firms.
The first products were a Car in 1926. They then introduced a light truck in 1927 the LV40 a 1 1/2 ton "Lorry" ( "Lastvagen"). A 2- to version followed in 1929 the LV60. A uprated version the LV66/67 followed in 1930 with a gvw of 9 tones.
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[edit] Take overs
Volvo took over the Renault Trucks business in 2001 from the Renault group of France. Renault owned the Mack trucks business in America, so Mack is now part of Volvo. In 2007, Volvo purchased UD Nissan of Japan from Nissan.
[edit] Factories
Volvo UK had a factory at Irvin in Scotland that build mainly custom chassis and Bus Chassis for the UK market. The factory strengthened chassis for Tippers and adapted them for heavy Haulage with extra axles or other niche applications like Stepframe chassis for brewery drays and fitting with HD PTO driven hydraulics for mixer trucks, concrete pumps etc..
[edit] Heavy Haulage
- Volvo have built some specials for ultra heavy haulage applications with extra axles and larger engines. But other specials have been custom built by Hauliers own workshops.
[edit] Model range
- Early models
- LV40 - 1927
- LV60 - 1929
- LV66/67 - 1930
- LV68
- LV71
- LV73
- LV75 Bulldog - 1932-35 only 250 built
- LV81 - 1935
- LV83 - 1935
- LV93 - 1935
- LV140 - 1940
- LV150 - 1940
- L395 Titan - 1951
- L385 Viking - 1953
- Modern Cab over models
- L475 1962
- L485
- L495
- Series 8 models
- Volvo F series Forward control (cab over) introduced in 1963
- F85
- F86
- F88
- Volvo N series Normal control (bonneted) introduced in 1963
- N85
- N86
- N88
[edit] UK Model range
[edit] Preservation in the UK
Photo of some examples shown on the right.
[edit] See also
- List of Heavy Haulage Contractors
- Commercial vehicles
- List of Engine Manufacturers
- Volvo Construction Equipment
- Volvo (engine)
[edit] References / sources
[edit] External links
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