Volvo Trucks North America has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Trimble Transportation Enterprise to develop future transportation management and fleet maintenance products and services.
Volvo Trucks announced its new Xceed fuel efficiency package for Volvo VNL 760 and VNL 860 models operating in dry van and refrigerated trailer operations.
Volvo says its new partnership with SAS will provide greater capabilities for its Remote Diagnostic customers.
Both OEMs say remote programming of software takes less than 20 minutes, providing significant time savings when compared with taking trucks out of service to perform needed updates.
Volvo Group stock fell after the Sweden-based truck and engine maker announced it was investigating the potential failure of a critical emissions control component used on engines sold primarily in Europe and North America.
Volvo Trucks will demonstrate an all-electric truck in California next year with plans to bring it to market in North America in 2020.
The IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover, Germany features many new innovations from top Global truck manufacturers that might eventually make their way to North America.
An animated short by Volvo shows the company's vision for how electric, autonomous trucks could soon work in ports and other drayage applications.
Four Republican lawmakers are spearheading an effort to audit a 2017 EPA study that found that glider kits emit substantially more harmful pollutants than newer truck models.
Leading up to National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and in conjunction with National Trucking Week in Canada, Volvo Trucks North America is rolling out a new film titled “The Movers,” a tribute to the men and women who literally move our world as professional truck driver.