Equipment Volvo updates VNR Electric, adds new configurations January 13, 2022 An 85% increase in range, faster charging, and additional configurations are part of an update to Volvo’s VNR Electric, which will enter production in the second quarter. Volvo has been…
Moving from the C-Suite to ‘see ya’ January 7, 2022 As trucking leaders age, many aren’t prepared to retire or sell, even when they can see it’s time to pass the reins to the next generation. My magic moment came…
Transportation Nyberg returns to North America with Navistar December 21, 2021 Goran Nyberg of MAN Truck and Bus is returning to North America to join Navistar as executive vice-president – commercial operations. The former president of Volvo Trucks North America has…
SuperTruck led to real-world truck gains, and more are coming December 20, 2021 Back in 2009, even the best trucks on the highway were averaging only six or seven miles per US gallon. Diligent drivers were pushing 8 mpg. Few came anywhere close…
AMTs perform, protect, and deserve some care October 8, 2021 Automated manual transmissions (AMTs) have found a sweet spot. Rather than leaving drivers to find their own gears, the underlying shift logic makes the choices, drawing on inputs such as…
Equipment Volvo adds fleet charging start-up to Innovation Lab September 22, 2021 Volvo Group has established an Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, where it is bringing together start-ups that will help it transition to more sustainable systems. Volvo refers to the lab…
Transportation Electric trucks ‘the work of our lifetime’ September 1, 2021 There is a definite feeling in the air at the Advanced Clean Transportation Exhibition (ACT Expo). It’s not electricity, exactly. More like the feeling that electricity — or battery power,…
Sustainability Volvo Trucks president sounds alarm on climate change, urges electrification August 31, 2021 Volvo Trucks says it will have a rolling fleet consisting only of zero-emissions trucks by 2050, with 35% of its sales electric by 2030. By 2040, its entire product line…
Other Eaton clutch actuators for automated manual transmissions August 17, 2021 Eaton has unveiled two new concentric pneumatic clutch actuators designed for push-type diaphragm spring clutches. The actuators work with a vehicle’s automated manual transmission to determine the ideal release…
Equipment Volvo delivers first VNR Electric to East Coast August 12, 2021 For Juan Corcino, senior director of fleet operations and sustainability for Manhattan Beer Distributors, the decision to wean the fleet off diesel fuel was personal. He has two children who…
Trucks Volvo launches Blue Contract maintenance plan July 23, 2021 Volvo Trucks has introduced Blue Contract – a maintenance offering that provides a complete service plan that replaces its existing maintenance offerings. The Volvo Blue Contract includes: a 74-point inspection…
Equipment Volvo Trucks strike comes to end July 15, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America and workers at its New River Valley truck plant represented by the United Auto Workers have come to terms on a six-year agreement that will bring…
Equipment Respect your DPF, and keep it clean July 12, 2021 Diesel particulate filters could be considered the Rodney Dangerfield of truck components. They get no respect — at least, not the respect they arguably deserve. Black smoke that once spewed…
Equipment Volvo to resume production after workers reject third tentative agreement July 12, 2021 Volvo Trucks plans to resume production at its New River Valley (NRV) plant, after workers there voted down a third tentative agreement. “We need to safeguard our future, and start…
Equipment Volvo reaches tentative agreement with UAW July 5, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America has once again reached a tentative agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented workers at its New River Valley truck plant in Dublin, Va. The deal with…
