Volvo Trucks

Amazon ramps up truckload business by going all-in on power unit investment

Preliminary used Class 8 truck sales fell for the 10th consecutive month in August as used trucks hit the market in bigger numbers because of new truck deliveries from record orders placed in the latter half of 2018.

July heavy-duty truck orders were the lowest since 2010, more evidence of a trucking sector recession taking hold.

Volvo Trucks says anyone involved in heavy-duty trucking has a “moral obligation” to make trucking safer.

Volvo Trucks has announced a $400M investment and expansion of the plant that will add 777 jobs over the next six years.

Volvo’s Vera autonomous vehicle is now moving containers from a local distribution center to the port in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Famed artist Syd Mead worked for Volvo Trucks at one point in his career, leaving behind a series of conceptual drawings.

Results of two audits could affect current quotas of glider truck kits.

Swedish company says market outlook remains positive in North America as order book remains full.

Funding announced as investment heats up for low-carbon fuel technology.

Wireless charging could be key to making electric trucks viable for the long-haul sector.

New truck and trailer purchases currently include a 12 percent federal excise tax, adding tens of thousands of dollars to the purchase price. A new coalition is looking to lobby for the repeal of the tax.

Tennessee Tech has acknowledged that the results of its controversial glider kit study were “inaccurate.”

Volvo Trucks will introduce an all-electric truck in California next year before making them commercial available in North America in 2020, the company said.

Volvo Trucks enters the electromobility age with FE and FL Electric truck variants and Vera, a fully autonomous electric truck concept that could redefine transportation within logistics hubs.

Volvo Trucks has unveiled its concept autonomous electric vehicle that it believes could help create a more efficient and cleaner transportation network, while acting as a complement to existing solutions.

The underlying science of glider kit emissions was the topic of a hearing on Thursday in Washington, although opponents of glider kits were not part of the panel.

Family owned TEC Equipment operates 26 Mack and Volvo truck dealerships in five states. In June, the company opened a $30 million location in Fontana, CA. Here is a look at that facility.

Volvo’s Q2 had the company’s sales earnings climb past hundred billion Swedish kronor, buoyed by double digit growth figures around the world except Europe, where its market has stabilized and is at the point of saturation.

To help alleviate the growing technician shortage, Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks are partnering with local colleges to develop training programs.