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
LIEBHERR 4111000, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, REEDRILL V007410, DRESSER 616226C1, BAUER 49335, VOLVO 44064, BERCO CR1967, LIEBHERR 7003772, ITM D0108000N17, CASE R29246, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, VPI V1S1860, VOLVO 140440645, HANOMAG 2895890M1, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, VARIOUS 571109, VOLVO 14044064, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, 18Z-1-1352, HANOMAG 3254012M1, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, LIEBHERR 7001688, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, CATERPILLAR, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, Piulita, Incarcator, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, TESMEC T00-2600-126, TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018, 963, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, SENNEBOGEN 018585, BLOUNT 31001809, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16
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
TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, SENNEBOGEN 018585, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, REEDRILL V007410, VOLVO 14044064, HANOMAG 3254012M1, 963, HANOMAG 2895890M1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16, CATERPILLAR, BAUER 49335, TESMEC T00-2600-126, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, LIEBHERR 4111000, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, DRESSER 616226C1, VOLVO 140440645, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, 18Z-1-1352, Piulita, Incarcator, ITM D0108000N17, CASE R29246, LIEBHERR 7001688, VPI V1S1860, VARIOUS 571109, VOLVO 44064, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, BLOUNT 31001809, LIEBHERR 7003772, BERCO CR1967, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018