Volvo delivers UK’s first Dual Clutch I-Shift rigid FM tipper truck
By Jim Gibbins - 1st December 2019
UK / Sweden – The UK’s first Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch equipped Volvo FM rigid has been delivered by Volvo Trucks UK Ltd of Warwick.
Supplied by Volvo dealer, Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd, the FM Globetrotter chassis features a D13K engine producing 460hp. The PTO equipped, I-Shift Dual Clutch gearbox benefits from enhanced software for on road application, while the single reduction drive axles have a ratio of 3.78:1. The operator, OJ Jones, said “The smooth traction and accurate gear changes delivered by I-Shift Dual Clutch are amazing, particularly on the numerous hill climbs we encounter during each day. The transmission system is also proving very economical, as working alongside another make of tipper in our fleet, my I-Shift Dual Clutch Volvo FM is using 24 litres less diesel per day.”
