Volvo Trucks (Volvo Lastvagnar) is a global truck manufacturer based in Sweden, owned by Volvo Group - AB Volvo it is the world's second largest heavy-duty truck brand. 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.

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.

Founded in 1928, in 2008 Volvo Trucks employed about 22,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo manufactures and assembles its trucks in 15 countries. Volvo Trucks produces and sells over 100,000 units annually.

Volvo Trucks sister truck companies in the Volvo Group includes, Renault Trucks, Mack Trucks and UD Trucks (Nissan Diesel Trucks) and the joint venture Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicle in India.

Volvo cabs are manufactured in the north of Sweden in Umeå and Ghent, Belgium, while the engines are made in the central town of Skövd. Among some smaller facilities Volvo has assembly plants in Sweden (Gothenburg - also the Head Office), Belgium, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, China, India and Russia, making it a truly global producer. Some of the smaller factories are jointly owned. Its main parts distribution centre is located in Gent Belgium. The sales side is split into 3 divisions - European, North American and International, which covers the rest of the world. The offices and dealers are set up worldwide in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.

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..