At a glance Make & model Volvo FH Globetrotter 6x2/2 Engine DC13K 12.8-litre straight six Euro 6d Power 460hp @ 1400-1800rpm Torque 2300Nm @ 900-1400rpm Gearbox I-Shift 12-speed automated manual Operator Folsana Pressed Sections Ltd, Bolton 76 May 2021 Truck & Driver FOLSANA VOLVOS After 15 years loyal service this manual Volvo FM12 is being replaced by a new FH 460 but it's being kept on as it's done so well Words: Richard Stanier / Images: Volvo Trucks UK 77 Truck & Driver May 2021 FOLSANA VOL V OS The FH offers a relaxing driving experience I t's quite common in transport to hear operators and drivers waxing lyrical about trucks from the past and how those much-missed motors were every bit as good as those operated currently, and that they "could still do a good job now". Wayne is happy to see his old FM12 in John's, "more than capable hands", and John is reportedly happy to be on it too, although he is apparently not as keen on the manual gearbox as Wayne, preferring the six-speed box in his little Daf. Throughout the spring 2020 lockdown Folsana continued to trade leaving Wayne to enjoy "the best road and traffic conditions" of his career, tempered only by the return of motorists who seemed to have Wayne with the FM's new driver John 80 May 2021 Truck & Driver FOLSANA VOLVOS forgotten the basic principles of driving later in that year. [Extracted from the article]