Transportation Vision Truck Group named top Canadian Volvo dealer April 29, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – Vision Truck Group has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2019 Dealer of the Year. The awards were presented virtually over Skype, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Equipment Global OEMs suspend production, warn of financial impact of Covid-19 March 17, 2020 STUTTGART, Germany – Daimler Group has announced it is taking the extraordinary step of suspending the majority of its production in Europe for an initial period of two weeks. The…
Equipment Volvo’s electric trucks drive into the spotLIGHTS February 12, 2020 Low-Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution (LIGHTS) project brings Volvo’s electric truck vision to life
Transportation B.C. trucker named national Driver of the Year December 6, 2019 Price’s trucking career spans more than 32 years and over 4 million accident-free miles
Equipment Volvo expands VNR lineup October 28, 2019 Volvo VNR 660 ATLANTA, Ga. – Volvo is introducing a VNR 660 model, for customers with length…
Business Management Volvo looks to bring its success in Canada to Mexican market October 18, 2019 PUEBLA, Mexico – Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) president Peter Voorhoeve could not be happier with the continued progress his company has made in the Canadian market. While looking to…
Equipment Volvo Group now boasts a million connected assets October 3, 2019 GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Group has declared it now has more than a million connected customer assets on the road. They include trucks, buses and construction equipment. The data collected…
Volvo updates collision warning system June 26, 2019 Volvo has unveiled the latest generation of its Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA) collision mitigation system, which will be standard in VNR and VNL models and also available in the…
Technology Volvo’s Vera making driverless deliveries June 13, 2019 GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo’s driverless, cabless, electric truck has been put to work shuttling containers between a port and logistics center. Dubbed Vera, the truck is operating for ferry and…
Engines/Drivetrains, Software Volvo expands parameters eligible for over-the-air updates April 24, 2019 Volvo Trucks has added more parameter updates to its Parameter Plus subscription package, and now offers more than 250 paramaters that can be changed over the air. The Parameter Plus…
Equipment Volvo Group opens new Canadian PDC in Milton March 26, 2019 MILTON, Ont. – Volvo Group has opened a massive new parts distribution center (PDC) in Milton, Ont., triple the size of its former Mississauga location, about 20 kms away.
Technology Volvo demonstrates connected vehicle technologies March 12, 2019 CARSON, Calif. – Volvo Group recently demonstrated the potential of connected vehicle technologies integrated with traffic signal data, using a Volvo VNL. The demonstration of Eco-Drive was done along two…
Technology Volvo invests in wireless EV charging January 16, 2019 PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Volvo Group, has invested in a firm developing high power wireless charging of electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics, based in Pennsylvania,…
Business Management New Volvo Trucks leader optimistic about the future December 11, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A 53-year-old former engineer from the Netherlands now leads Volvo Trucks North America, after a successful stint in Australia where he grew the company’s market share. Now…
