Queensland Firies Celebrate 80-Truck Deal with Volvo and Fraser Engineering

QLD Govt updates fire truck fleet with 80 new units - Prime Mover Magazine

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli speaking in Wacol. Image: Volvo Group.The Queensland Fire Department has embarked on its largest single fleet procurement after the state government struck a deal for 80 new fire trucks. The state-of-the-art fire trucks supplied by Volvo Group Australia help replace an ageing fleet that is considered no longer fit-for-purpose for Queensland’s bushfire season. The new partnership will streamline the long-term […

$80m for 80 new fire trucks for Queensland

The first of 80 new fire trucks for Queensland is expected to come off a Brisbane assembly line next September. Volvo and Fraser Engineering Group will build and repair the trucks for the Queensland Fire Department (QFD) in an $80m five-year program. The new Type 2 four-wheel trucks will have pump capacity for burning buildings and road crash rescue capability. A QFD spokesperson says their current vehicle fleet numbers more than 500, including …

Queensland firies celebrate 80-truck deal with Volvo and Fraser Engineering

A Volvo fire truck on display at the AFAC25 exhibition in Perth last month. Image: Volvo Australia The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) has signed a deal with Volvo and Fraser Engineering for a five-year rollout of 80 new fire trucks with the first of those due to go into service this time next year. The $80 million package was announced at Volvo's Wacol HQ in Brisbane yesterday. The Type 2 fire trucks will be built on Volvo's latest model FL 4x…

Volvo Group Australia wins Queensland fire truck deal - Fully Loaded

Volvo Group Australia and Fraser Engineering will provide 80 trucks to the Queensland Fire Service under a new deal announced on September 21, 2025. Image: Rafael Ben-Ari - stock.adobe.com  Volvo Group Australia and the Queensland State Government have sealed a deal that will see the manufacturer work with Fraser Engineering Group to deliver 80 new fire trucks to the State, starting from late 2026. The partnership, announced yesterday by Queensl…

Queensland manufacturing deal to deliver 80 new fire trucks

The Queensland Government has announced an $80 million investment to deliver 80 new Type 2 fire and rescue trucks, with the vehicles to be built and assembled through a partnership between Volvo and Fraser Engineering Group and final fit-out at Volvo’s Brisbane facilities. Premier David Crisafulli said the investment was central to ensuring the State’s firefighters had the resources needed to respond to bushfires, building blazes and road rescue…