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In less than ten minutes, Volvo’s specially-built articulated haulers clear the runways at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport, which never has had to close because of the snow.

When authorities in Bangalore need to decongest the streets and reduce the environmental impact, buses from Volvo are a part of the solution. The middle and upper income segments are gradually leaving their vehicles at home and opting for public transport.

Zinc is mainly used as an anti-corrosion agent for steel, and is one of the most common metals in use. Every day, José Astete Torres drives his Volvo FH up to almost 5,000 metres above sea level to pick up a load of zinc from the mines in Peru’s mountainous heartland. Sheer drops and hairpin bend make a journey guaranteed to test the limits of man and machine alike.

Few places are as beautiful and challenge public transportations as much as Norway does. And especially so the route from Bergen to Trondheim. High mountains, slippery steep slopes and changes in temperature of 45 degrees Celsius mean high demands on the Volvo Buses that make sure the passengers reach their destination.

Limestone is a necessary material in most buildings, but expanding a limestone quarry is no picnic. And this one, at Le Pibeste in the French Pyrenees, goes straight up, towering 330 meters (1082ft) above your head.

In Europe, more than 20 000 people are killed in fires each year. Driving a fire truck in the city of Amsterdam is no easy job. The city’s narrow roads, the hundreds of thousands of cyclists and the constant rush-hour traffic impose tough demands on drivers and vehicles alike.

Copper and zinc are some of the most used metals in the world. But finding and extracting the minerals is tough, and especially so in the Ural Mountain range, whose stunning beauty is matched only by the harshness of its climate. In the winter, the temperature plunges as low as -30◦C (-22◦F) and in the summer it soars to a searing 35◦C (95◦F). Rich in mineral deposits, Nature’s northern boundary between Europe and Asia is a highly demanding place to work - for both man and machine.

24 hours a day, the recovery service of Bernard Trucks Bourgogne in Saint Marcel must be ready to get out in the middle of speeding traffic to tow heavy trucks or tankers blocking the road. Equipped with a recovery truck and two rapid intervention vans from Renault Trucks - it’s a dangerous job, but somebody’s got to do it.

Norway is a country where it's easier to dig your way through than climb over, and where tunnels are the basis for a functioning infrastructure. Without them, neither people nor goods can travel.

When mega city London makes a commitment to reduce emissions, tradition and new technology are combined: A classic red double-decker bus using Volvo’s latest hybrid technology carries London’s citizens just like it always has – but with up to 35 percent less fuel consumption.