In timp ce modelele standard ale Seriei 3 beneficiază de o transmisie hidrostatică cu două viteze, care permite utilajelor să se deplaseze cu viteze cuprinse între 0-20 km/h, noul 121E HTS, împreună cu alte două modele mai mari, utilizează o unitate hidrostatică cu două trepte în combinaţie
CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, CASE R29246, 7WC -1-UP, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, VOLVO 14044064, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, BLOUNT 31001809, CATERPILLAR, Piulita, VOLVO 44064, DRESSER 616226C1, BERCO CR1967, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, SENNEBOGEN 018585, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, VPI V1S1860, ITM D0108000N17, VOLVO 140440645, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, REEDRILL V007410, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018, BAUER 49335, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, VARIOUS 571109, 235B, KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, LIEBHERR 7001688, LIEBHERR 7003772, TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, Excavator, HANOMAG 3254012M1, TESMEC T00-2600-126, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, HANOMAG 2895890M1, LIEBHERR 4111000
Prin lansarea în Europa a excavatoarelor pe senile EC380D si EC480D Stage IIIB, Volvo a intrat într-o noua era a utilajelor cu productivitate mare si emisii reduse.
Prin utilajele ce apartin noii generatii de excavatoare seria D, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) ofera clientilor europeni doua modele
KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, VPI V1S1860, BERCO CR1967, Piulita, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, HANOMAG 2895890M1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, LIEBHERR 7001688, VARIOUS 571109, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, LIEBHERR 4111000, TESMEC T00-2600-126, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, BLOUNT 31001809, REEDRILL V007410, VOLVO 140440645, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, VOLVO 14044064, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, DRESSER 616226C1, 7WC -1-UP, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16, Excavator, CATERPILLAR, 235B, CASE R29246, VOLVO 44064, LIEBHERR 7003772, HANOMAG 3254012M1, ITM D0108000N17, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018, TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, SENNEBOGEN 018585, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, BAUER 49335