While the Volvo Group built its first truck in Sweden in 1928, Volvo first entered the North American truck market in 1959. It was not until the mid-1970s that Volvo was established as a permanent part of the U.S. truck market, through Volvo of America Corp.

1959 - Volvo Titan, Volvo Viking, Volvo Starke launched.
1971 - Volvo placed eight F86 trucks in the United States for tests.
1974 - Volvo F86 launched in northeastern United States.
1976 - Volvo F613 medium-duty truck launched.
1981 - A.B. Volvo purchased some assets of White Motor Corp. to form Volvo White Truck Corp., based in Greensboro, NC. Volvo White sold vehicles under the Volvo, White and Autocar nameplates.
1986 - A.B. Volvo and General Motors of Canada reached a joint venture agreement to form Volvo GM Canada Heavy Truck Corp.
1987 – Volvo GM Canada Heavy Truck Corp. operations began in Canada on January 1, 1987.
1988 - Our parent compnay, Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. was formed as a joint venture between Volvo and General Motors Corp. Volvo GM’s nameplates were WHITEGMC and Autocar. The WHITEGMC nameplate was discontinued in 1995 and Volvo GM’s trucks were sold under the Volvo and Autocar nameplates.
1993 - The Volvo D12 engine launched in North America.
1996 - Volvo VN launched.
1997 - Volvo purchased all of General Motors' interests in Volvo GM, and changed the company's name to Volvo Trucks Canada Inc.  Our parent company’s name changed as well to Volvo Trucks North America.
2000 - Volvo VHD launched.
2001 - Volvo licensed use of the Autocar name to Grand Vehicle Works Holdings LLC. All Volvo trucks in North America trucks are now sold exclusively under the Volvo brand name.
2002 - The new Volvo VN launched.
2005 - The Volvo VT series of powerful and bold tractors – and the D16 engine – were launched.  And Volvo Enhanced Safety Technology (VEST) became standard on all highway tractors.
2006 – Volvo introduces the new family of Volvo D11, D13 and D16 engines designed to meet the US’07 emissions regulations.  Volvo I-Shift transmission launched for North America.
2008 – Volvo Trucks Canada Inc. changes its name to Volvo Trucks Canada, a division of Volvo Group Canada Inc.

Today, the Volvo Group, including Volvo Trucks Canada and Volvo Trucks North America, is the second-largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in the world, and the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engines.