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SAFETY DESIGN

Volvo Trucks Australia (VGA) has embarked on what it calls its biggest launch ever with a new range of FM, FMX, FH and FH16 models.

VGA states that all new Volvo models will be built at its production facility in Wacol, Queensland.

According to Volvo, the new range has been designed with the driver in mind, pointing to “unparalleled levels of comfort, driveability and safety”.

“Long haul drivers don’t just drive our trucks; they often live in them. However, even in an urban distribution environment drivers also need a safe comfortable workplace,” VGA vice president of sales Tony O’Connell states.

“For some it is the modern office with every convenience at hand, for others it is

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