Maersk Plans to Deploy 300 Electric Trucks in North America by 2025
A.P. Moller-Maersk is building out its electric heavy-duty truck fleet with two announcements involving Einride and BYD, and, separately, Volvo Trucks North America.
VTNA Plant to Be Supplied Using VNR Electric Trucks
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Volvo VNR Electric, Volvo Trucks North America’s first commercially available battery-electric Class 8 vehicle, will be deployed on local logistics routes servicing the company’s New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va., by the end of 2021, the company announced.
Volvo Delivers Electric Class 8 Truck to New York Metro Area
Volvo Trucks North America has delivered its first electric-powered Class 8 truck on the East Coast to New York-based Manhattan Beer Distributors.
VTNA Introduces New Premium Service Offering
Volvo Trucks North America announced its Volvo Blue Contract service offering, a premium plan for new trucks.
July 27, 2021UAW Workers Reject Second Tentative Agreement With VTNA, Resume Strike
Volvo Trucks North America announced members of the United Auto Workers union at its New River Valley assembly operations in Dublin, Va., have resumed a labor strike following their rejection of a second tentative labor agreement.
VTNA, Albertsons Partner on VNR Electric Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America announced Albertsons Cos., the second-largest grocery chain in the United States, recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, Calif.
May 28, 2021VTNA, UAW Reach Second Tentative Agreement
Volvo Trucks North America May 20 announced the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new six-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
May 25, 2021VTNA Plant Remains Open After UAW Rejects Contract
Volvo Trucks North America announced employees represented by the United Auto Workers rejected a new five-year labor agreement covering approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
May 17, 2021UAW Strikes VTNA’s New River Valley Plant
Volvo Trucks North America on April 19 announced the United Auto Workers has called a strike at its New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
Cummins Top Supplier of Class 8 Engines in 2020
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. narrowly claimed the lead for the most Class 8 engines supplied in North America in 2020, pulling ahead by just 1,066 units over next-in-line Detroit, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America.