Volvo Trucks Wednesday presented Wilson Trucking Corporation of Fishersville, Va., with the keys to a brand new Volvo VNL 300, the 500,000th Volvo truck assembled in the United States.

To commemorate Volvo Trucks' North American milestone, company officials presented the new Volvo VN, assembled at Volvo's New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., to Wilson Trucking Chairman Chuck Wilson, President Guy Wilson and members of the Wilson Trucking staff. Wilson Trucking's Volvo VNL 300 is equipped with a Volvo D13 engine, I-Shift automated manual transmission and one-of-a-kind badging to distinguish the truck as the 500,000th Volvo assembled in the U.S.

"It's a great honor to build the 500,000th Volvo assembled in the U.S. here in our New River Valley plant, where every Volvo truck sold in America today is produced," said Patrick Collignon, Volvo Trucks Chief Operating Officer. "The fact that it's for Wilson Trucking, a neighbor located not too far up the road from the plant, who we've gotten to know very well over the years, makes this event even more special."

In the late 1970's, Wilson Trucking purchased the first Volvo F86 sold in the U.S. In late 1981, Volvo established a U.S. production presence and in 1982 Wilson purchased the very first Volvo - an F7 - to roll off the line at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va. Wilson again purchased a "first" in 1996 when Volvo introduced the VN model.

Founded in 1926 by C.G. "Boss" Wilson, Wilson Trucking Corporation is headquartered in Fishersville, Va. and operates more than 740 trucks and 1,500 trailers from their 35 terminals throughout the Southeast.