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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2021

UAW Workers Strike Volvo New River Valley Truck Plant

Production stopped April 17 at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia, as about 2,900 United Auto Workers members went on strike.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 18, 2021

Mack, Volvo Offer Unlimited Over the Air Parameter Updates

Mack and Volvo customers can now make unlimited over-the-air parameter updates from virtually anywhere, letting them easily make changes to improve efficiency and productivity for various geographies and operating conditions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2021

Southern California Fleet Turns to Volvo to Electrify Operations

Dependable Highway Express has been piloting two Volvo electric trucks as part of its sustainability efforts and plans to order more.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2020

Drivers Can Now Activate Over-the-Air Updates on Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks’ Driver Display Activation application went into full production on Nov. 30, allowing operators to directly activate over-the-air system updates within minutes at the next convenient time and location.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2020

Renewable Natural Gas Vehicles Achieve First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone

According to recent data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the energy weighted carbon intensity (CI) value of California’s natural gas vehicle fuel portfolio in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program was below zero. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2020

D13 Turbo Compound Engine Standard in all Volvo VNL 740, 760, 860 Models

Volvo Trucks North America recently enhanced its fuel economy packages for both the Volvo VNL and VNR models by making the D13 turbo compound engine standard.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2020

Volvo Trucks to Offer Full Range of Electric Trucks in Europe, Green Financing

Starting in 2021, European carriers will have access to all-electric versions of Volvo's line of heavy-duty trucks. The announcement came in conjunction with Volvo Group's Capital Markets Day, where the company laid out its strategy to provide solutions that are “100% safe, 100% fossil-free and 100% more productive.”

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2020

Volvo VNR Electric Truck to Hit the Market Dec. 3

Volvo Trucks North America announced it will begin selling the Volvo VNR Electric truck model on Dec. 3. It will start producing the VNR Electric at its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Virginia, in early 2021.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2020

Grants to Help Deploy 70 All-Electric Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks North America will use $20 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks with fleets in southern California.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2020

NFI Pilots Volvo VNR Electric as Part of LIGHTS Project

NFI recently became the third fleet to pilot Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Electric truck as part of the Volvo LIGHTS project.

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