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
POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018, HANOMAG 2895890M1, DRESSER 616226C1, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, LIEBHERR 7001688, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, CASE R29246, VPI V1S1860, TESMEC T00-2600-126, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, 220CK, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, LIEBHERR 7003772, VARIOUS 571109, SENNEBOGEN 018585, VOLVO 140440645, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, LIEBHERR 4111000, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16, BERCO CR1967, VOLVO 14044064, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, HANOMAG 3254012M1, Excavator, REEDRILL V007410, BLOUNT 31001809, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, ITM D0108000N17, Piulita, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, VOLVO 44064, BAUER 49335
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
VOLVO 14044064, LIEBHERR 4111000, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/4, VOLVO 140440645, DRESSER 616226C1, BAUER 49335, CATERPILLAR 1S1860, TESMEC T00-2600-126, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 87582723, Excavator, BERCO CR1967, TELCO-TATA TD01089/4, HANOMAG 3254012M1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN, VARIOUS 571109, REEDRILL V007410, BLOUNT 31001809, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V2334504, TELCO-TATA TD01120/04, HANOMAG 2895890M1, ITM D0108000N17, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040850, SENNEBOGEN 2528018585, CATERPILLAR 1A4019, CASE R29246, 220CK, LIEBHERR 7001688, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI234504, O-&-K-TEREX 42452, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN V0234504, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194591R1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN E0050018, SENNEBOGEN 018585, LARSEN & TOUBRO W20134542, VOLVO 44064, Piulita, INGERSOLL RAND 56969264, LIEBHERR 7003772, LIEBHERR 4130.246.16, KOMATSU 01803-E0202E, HYUNDAI 81E7-0022, VPI V1S1860