VOLVO UNVEILS MID-ROOF SLEEPERS
Volvo has two new mid-roof sleeper options. The VT 830 and VN 730 tractors provide application-focused alternatives to tall sleepers, differing only in height from the VT 880 and VN 780. The height at the rear of the sleeper for both new
trucks is 86 in., a full 2 ft less than their taller brethren. Other dimensions haven’t changed: all four sleepers are 77 in. deep and 95 in. wide.
“The lower roof height on these trucks significantly improves aerodynamics,” says Peter Karlsten, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America. “Yet even with the mid-roof height, a 6 ft, 4 in. driver can stand upright between the seats.”
The new trucks will be in production in the second half of 2006, but they can be ordered now with current engines or, for later delivery, with new EPA-compliant 2007 engines. All chassis and powertrain options available for the VT 880 and VN 780 are also offered on the two new trucks.
Volvo is offering several different bunk configurations for either model: a single 53-x-79-in. bunk; two innerspring 53-in. mattresses, which include additional underbunk storage capacity; dual bunks, with a 42-in. lower bunk and a 32-in.
upper; or a single 42-in. lower bunk.
VT 830 buyers get additional protection through the Platinum Protection program — 3 years/600,000 miles or 10,800 operating hours, whichever comes first. It also
comes with Volvo’s proprietary two-way satellite communications system, Volvo Link, and the Volvo Link Sentry service for the 2007 model year.
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