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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2021

Volvo, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement; Workers Still on Strike

Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement July 1 on the terms of a new, six-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.

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Newsby Tom BergApril 25, 2019

KW Expanding Chillicothe Plant with Large Paint Shop

Continuing high demand for Class 8 trucks prompted Kenworth to begin an expansion of its assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, and executives on April 24 wielded celebratory shovels to toss some symbolic dirt.

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NewsMarch 17, 2017

Alkane to License Assembly Operations in North America

Alkane Truck Company, a South Carolina-based assembler of alternative fuel vehicles, has announced plans to establish more than a dozen assembly facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico over the next three years.

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NewsDecember 8, 2016

Volvo Assembly Plant Donates Truck to Local High Schools

Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Plant is awarding a 2009 Volvo highway tractor to Pulaski County High Schools for the creation of a curriculum for students.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 12, 2016

Volvo Trucks Head Highlights Renewed Customer Focus

Claes Nilsson, president of Volvo Trucks, acknowledges that Volvo in recent years may have been "too internally focused." Read about what the company is doing under its latest reorganization to put more focus back on the customer.

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Newsby David CullenApril 15, 2016

Mack to Upgrade Lehigh Valley Truck Plant

Mack Trucks announced it will invest about $70 million in its Lehigh Valley, Penn., truck assembly operations over three years “to further improve manufacturing quality and efficiency and modernize the facility.”

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NewsDecember 2, 2015

Volvo Trucks to Lay Off 734 Employees at Virginia Plant

Volvo Trucks has announced to its employees that the company will be laying off 734 people in February at its New River Valley assembly plant in Virginia.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2015

Volvo to Expand Assembly Plant with $38.1 M Investment

Volvo Trucks North America announced plans to open a Customer Experience Center as part of a $38.1 million upgrade to its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Va.

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Newsby Tom BergAugust 12, 2015

Symbolic First 2016 F-650/750 Shown at Ohio Plant

Ford and United Auto Workers officials Wednesday morning drove the symbolic first unit of the new F-650/750 series off the line at its Ohio Assembly Plant near Avon Lake amid cheers that followed congratulatory speeches.

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NewsJuly 23, 2015

Kenworth Plant Earns Top Workplace Award

Kenworth's assembly plant in Renton, Wash., recently earned a 2015 Best Workplace for Waste Prevention and Recycling Award from the King County (Wash.) Solid Waste Division for exceptional efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.

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