Articles from Volvo Trucks North America

Each year in North America about 500,000 crashes involve heavy-duty trucks.* To help avoid accidents, Volvo Trucks is leading the way to protect drivers and other road users.

Volvo Trucks North America’s new truck model – the all-new Volvo VNL - has earned the 2025 Red Dot Award for Product Design in the commercial vehicles category – a prestigious international honor recognizing excellence in design.

Greensboro, N.C., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo on Demand is a highly flexible, Truck-as-a-Service subscription initiative, designed to drive the adoption of zero-tailpipe emission technology by removing large upfront capital investments. Now, the very first Volvo on Demand customer in the U.S., R&M Trucking has started their subscription with a Volvo VNR Electric truck – carrying out local and regional deliveries at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Nashville, TN, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As demand for safer and more efficient fleets grows, Volvo Trucks North America continues to answer the industry's call with the launch of the all-new Volvo VNR—delivering the safest, most versatile, and fuel-efficient solution purposefully designed to reshape the regional haul market. Featuring a 90 percent redesign over the previous generation truck, the all-new Volvo VNR integrates the latest proprietary safety systems from the ground up. The all-new Volvo VNR is optimized for shorter-range operations, with a tighter turning radius ideal for navigating urban routes, while having the versatility to carry out long-haul operations when called upon. Advanced safety, connectivity, maneuverability, and visibility features further enhance its capability, making it well suited for areas with heavy pedestrian activity. Production will take place at the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia, with sales starting in the coming months.

Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America customer Labatt Breweries of Canada, one of the country’s most iconic brands and leading beverage companies, has added ten Volvo VNR Electric trucks to its fleet, marking a significant milestone in sustainable transportation. The trucks will transport Labatt’s beer and ready-to-drink-beverage portfolio from distribution centers in Montreal and Bois-des-Filion to customers in Montreal and on the north shore of Montreal. 

Nashville, TN, Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled significant enhancements to its Blue Service Contract, a dealer-managed preventive maintenance solution designed to maximize fleet uptime and efficiency. Powered by proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) models, the adaptive maintenance system adjusts service intervals dynamically based on factors such as fuel consumption, idle time, and oil samples. This data-driven approach replaces traditional static intervals with customized and optimized schedules, ensuring the right maintenance at the right time. By consolidating services into fewer planned stops, the system maximizes uptime for customers and keeps trucks on the road longer. The announcement was made at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trucks are assembled at the state-of the-art New River Valley Assembly Plant in Dublin, Virginia

Greensboro, N.C., July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America customer Hight Logistics, a privately-owned port drayage services business, is expanding its all-electric fleet with the delivery of five zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks. At the recent Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas, Hight Logistics signed a sales order for an additional nine Volvo VNR Electric trucks in 2024 and ten more for Q1 2025. Hight Logistics prioritizes environmental sustainability and has created the new Hight Electric division, focused exclusively on acquiring battery-electric vehicles and developing charging infrastructure.

Montreal, Quebec, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America customer Martin Brower, a leading supply chain solutions provider for global restaurant chains, is taking delivery of ten additional Volvo VNR Electric vehicles that will support food and beverage deliveries to select McDonald’s restaurants in the greater Montreal and greater Toronto areas. As a key distributor for McDonald's global operations, Martin Brower has partnered with the restaurant leader to help reduce its carbon footprint in Canada with the expansion of alternative-fuel vehicles in Martin Brower’s supply chain fleet in two of its distribution centres. The battery-electric vehicles used for deliveries to select McDonald’s restaurants in the greater Montreal and greater Toronto areas will expand on the trial of the first zero-tailpipe emission tractor that was deployed in 2022 to Martin Brower’s Baie d’Urfé distribution centre to support deliveries to McDonald’s restaurants in the Montreal area.

Purpose designed and built for autonomy; the fully redundant truck will enable autonomous transport

Greensboro, N.C., May 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS) have joined forces to form Volvo on Demand, a collaborative initiative to change and lead the industry in the Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) business model. Using 25 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks, Volvo on Demand was designed as an innovative solution to simplify the acquisition and reduce the major upfront investment in battery-electric vehicles. Volvo on Demand provides qualified customers with flexible term options as short as 12 months and includes Volvo Trucks’ industry leading Gold Contract and the option to bundle vehicle insurance for physical damage and collision, route planning and optimization guidance, as well as consultation to find the best charging solution and incentives that might be available. Volvo on Demand is the next way to leverage the established electromobility ecosystem tailored for Volvo VNR Electric trucks in North America.

Long Beach, Calif., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America customer 4 Gen Logistics, a family-owned drayage company in Southern California, has deployed 41 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to haul freight throughout the Inland Empire and between the Port of Long Beach and distribution warehouses in the region. The company decided to scale its zero-emission fleet after gaining experience with battery-electric trucks by utilizing a Volvo VNR Electric truck that was deployed as part of the Volvo LIGHTS project in 2022. Volvo Financial Services provided funding support for 4 Gen Logistics’ scaled Volvo VNR Electric fleet.

Greensboro, N.C., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America has announced a significant advancement in its sustainability efforts by fueling newly assembled trucks with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel, as they depart from the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Operations (NRV) in Dublin, Virginia. All Volvo trucks for the North American market are produced at the NRV plant, including the all-new Volvo VNL that will begin production later this summer. This initiative is part of Volvo Trucks’ broader strategy to decarbonize the industry through a three-pillar approach: enhancing internal combustion engine (ICE) efficiency and drop-in renewable fuels to make the largest immediate emissions reductions while continuing to scale the Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric and developing hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the announcement of the all-new Volvo VNL, the truck designed to change everything, Volvo Trucks North America further extended its class-leading fuel efficiency by enhancing the dependable Volvo D13 engine and I-Shift transmission. Design enhancements to the D13 engine include a new wave piston with a shorter piston height, as well as a longer connecting rod; smaller injector needle control valves; a variable vane oil pump; and improvements to the turbo compounding (TC) unit and turbocharger. To further drive the fuel efficiency benefits of I-Shift, Volvo Trucks engineers introduced enhancements that improve shift speeds by up to 30%. These efficiency increases are critical to Volvo Trucks’ customers’ bottom line, while also providing tremendous reductions in carbon emissions.

Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America has launched a completely reimagined Volvo VNL to set new industry standards in heavy-duty trucking. The all-new Volvo VNL features the next generation of enhancements to improve total customer value, driver productivity, safety, and sustainability. The new Volvo VNL features striking aerodynamics and is engineered to achieve a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 10%. The new Volvo VNL is designed to meet the challenges and demands of the North American market and transform the driving experience. Sales will begin in the coming months with production at the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia.

Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America introduces a completely reimagined Class 8 Volvo VNL with striking visual details that is set to redefine industry standards in heavy-duty trucking. The all-new Volvo VNL has been meticulously reengineered from the ground up by its U.S. team through six years of intensive research and dedicated product development. Tailored to address the dynamic challenges of the North American freight transport sector, the all-new Volvo VNL features hundreds of next generation enhancements to empower customers to drive productivity, safety, profitability, and sustainability like never before and transform the driver experience. With a substantial investment of $400 million, Volvo Trucks has built a state-of-the-art cab plant for the all-new Volvo VNL next to its New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia, creating new jobs and underlining its commitment to innovation and excellence in heavy-duty trucking.

Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America customer Tim Hortons – Canada's largest restaurant chain operating in the quick service industry with nearly 4,000 restaurants across the country – recently took delivery of its first two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to transport food and beverage products from two of Tim Hortons’ distribution centres to Tims restaurants. The zero-tailpipe emission vehicles are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in Tim Hortons’ fleet and will support the company’s sustainability targets, operating out of the distribution centres in Guelph, Ontario, and Langley, British Columbia.

Greensboro, NC, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America announced a new comprehensive fleet management portal to access Volvo Trucks’ digital services, providing fleets with near real-time data on the health and performance of trucks in operation. The new portal, Volvo Connect, provides a digital suite of state-of-the-art services, analytics, and reports that deliver fleets a range of truck data, including fuel consumption, idle time, vehicle speed, seat belt information, and location information. Volvo Connect helps companies ensure their fleet is maximizing efficiency and profitability with all trucks operating at peak performance. The announcement was made at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas. 

Greensboro, NC, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled the company’s SuperTruck 2, with the debut on the company’s YouTube channel. The SuperTruck 2 program, a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) tasked OEMs with achieving a 100% freight efficiency improvement over their submitted 2009 baseline. Despite the daunting supply chain challenges facing the advanced engineering team throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Volvo Trucks not only achieved the DOE objective but exceeded expectations, achieving 134% increase in freight efficiency. Volvo Trucks’ SuperTruck 2 will make its first public appearance in the Volvo Trucks booth (#4097) at the American Trucking Associations’ 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition, taking place October 14-17 in Austin, TX, offering a glimpse at styling and engineering cues for future generations of trucks. 

Montreal, Quebec, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honour of its fifth birthday and importance of its Toward a Better Future Together environmental sustainability action plan, Volvo Trucks North America customer Coke Canada Bottling Limited (Coke Canada Bottling) unveiled its first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The trucks are part of a six-truck pilot of electric vehicles to service their iconic ‘Red Fleet’ customer delivery routes throughout the Greater Montreal Area. Coke Canada Bottling was the first Canadian food and beverage manufacturer to announce the adoption of electric Class 8 trucks into its fleet.  

Greensboro, N.C., May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

Anaheim, California, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anaheim, California – Volvo Trucks has announced that it has tripled the number of Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealerships in North America, growing from 12 locations in May 2022 to 36 locations in 19 states in May 2023 with an additional 56 locations in process. Certified EV Dealerships comprise a key cornerstone in the Volvo Trucks electromobility ecosystem which is on display at its booth at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. To date, Volvo Trucks has delivered 251 VNR Electric trucks from the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia and continues to lead the shift toward decarbonized freight transportation.

Anaheim, California, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America today announced updates to its Volvo Blue service contract – its dealer managed service plan introduced earlier this year to help fleet customers continue to boost uptime and efficiency. Since first launching the Volvo Blue service contract, Volvo Trucks has onboarded and certified 37 dealer locations across the U.S., with an additional seven locations coming online in the near future.  The expanded adoption of the new comprehensive Volvo Blue service contract was announced during a press event on Tuesday, May 2, at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo.

Montreal, Quebec, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volvo Trucks North America today announced Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (Coke Canada Bottling) is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks, as part of a pilot program to service their iconic ‘Red Fleet’ customer delivery routes throughout the Greater Montreal Area. The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the beverage distributor’s fleet of 650 heavy-duty vehicles to service customers throughout the region. Coke Canada Bottling is the first Canadian food and beverage manufacturer to use zero-tailpipe emission trucks and all six Volvo VNR Electric trucks will be delivered throughout 2023.