Volvo Trucks North America
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News
Truck Talk: Proxy plumbing edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on happenings in the industry.
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Top Stories
UAW ends 13-day strike at Volvo with tentative contract agreement
The United Auto Workers took down picket lines Friday after a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America.
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Trucking
Truck Talk: Marriage and divorce edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter from FreightWaves that adds context and perspective to happenings in the trucking industry.
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Company earnings
Volvo expects up to a month of chip shortage downtime
Sweden’s Volvo AB reported a record operating margin in Q1 following a warning of up to a month of downtime due to microchip shortages.
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Electric Trucks
Truck-focused Electric Island charging site opens in Portland, Oregon
Daimler Trucks and Portland General Electric opened their Electric Island charging site as part of a border-to-border charging corridor.
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Top Stories
Volvo Trucks hit by first UAW strike since 2008
UAW calls walkout after 30-day extension fails to result in agreement. No new talks until at least April 26.
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Newsletters
Transmission: Electric delivery trucks from Volvo, Lion get ready to roll in California and Canada
It’s a good day to breathe a bit easier. The number of all-electric trucks headed out to make local deliveries is growing. Whether you’re in…
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Electric Trucks
Volvo gets first double-digit order for Class 8 electric trucks
Incentives help make Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks affordable for a food logistics supplier, whose 14-unit order benefits from a $3.9 million grant.
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Newsletters
Transmission: Volvo’s fossil-free steel gets real, White House meets (virtually) to discuss chip shortage
We are learning a bit more about Monday’s meeting between the Biden administration and numerous companies, specifically the list of attendees. At least two large…
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News
Truck makers warn Biden of inability to meet freight demand
The U.S. must help secure domestic semiconductor manufacturing, truck manufacturers tell the Biden administration.
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