Equipment Volvo celebrates I-Shift milestone May 10, 2021 Volvo Trucks is celebrating its I-Shift automated manual transmission’s 15th anniversary in the North American market. The transmission was brought to North America in 2007, after six years in operation…
Equipment Driving the Volvo VHD with I-Shift crawler gears July 4, 2016 Volvo’s crawler gears offer better control when even 1 mph is too fast
Equipment Volvo reinforces I-Shift for severe-duty applications March 18, 2015 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission can now be deployed into severe-service applications. A more rugged version of the transmission has been developed and will be available for…
Equipment The 2016 model year Volvo VNL featuring Adaptive Gearing November 9, 2014 Subtle powertrain and aerodynamic enhancements are expected to deliver a fuel economy improvement of up to 3.5% when the 2016s hit the market early next year
Equipment Volvo to introduce new fuel-saving features on 2016 model year VNs August 13, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo is promising a more fuel-efficient VN series with its 2016 model year. Improvements in aerodynamics and powertrain enhancements are expected to improve fuel economy up to…
DRIVING VOLVO’S VNX HEAVY-HAULER August 4, 2014 I love driving trucks and I’ll travel anywhere to do so, but there’s something special about driving them in your own neck of the woods over familiar roadways. I had…