2008 News Releases - USA
| Tales of trucking in the frozen North will be heard in the deserts of Las Vegas as TJ Tilcox of The History Channel’s hit program “Ice Road Truckers” joins Volvo Trucks North America at the Great West Truck Show, June 26-28. TJ will be in the Volvo display at the truck show to sign autographs and to talk to show visitors about his experiences and adventures while driving a Volvo VN on the Canadian ice roads for the program.
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| Volvo Trucks North America will develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks.
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| Employees of Volvo Trucks North America will continue their annual commemoration of the sacrifices made by the United States armed forces this Memorial Day weekend by participating in the national Rolling Thunder® - Ride for Freedom motorcycle rally in Washington, DC.
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| Volvo Trucks North America introduced an innovative process called MVASIST to provide customers with faster, more accurate service estimates and write-ups when their trucks need service. MVASIST is an internet application that simplifies the critical first step of the service process by providing the service writer with integrated fleet and manufacturer information. Customers benefit with greater uptime, improved cost management and a better overall service experience.
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| Volvo trucks and engines have many features to help truck operators reduce fuel consumption. It’s more important than ever to make full use of these features now that the U.S. average price for diesel is over $4 a gallon and rising. And less diesel consumed means less CO2 emitted to the atmosphere.
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| Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley Plant (NRV) won Virginia’s highest environmental award for employing advanced technology to recycle and reuse 70 percent of the wastewater generated by the plant’s production activities.
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| Volvo Trucks North America recently announced its 2007 U.S. and Canadian dealers of the year, and recognized other dealers for their performance in truck and Volvo engine sales.
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| Volvo Trucks North America’s customers may now take advantage of a new feature to meet California’s very stringent low-emissions truck idling requirements. Volvo trucks equipped with this feature comply with California regulations, with the benefit of very low nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. |
| Volvo Trucks North America today announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers have ratified a new three-year agreement covering about 2,600 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley, VA, plant. The new contract takes effect on March 17, and will expire on March 16, 2011. The agreement ends the UAW strike that began on February 1.
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| Volvo Trucks North America today announced that the company and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement on terms of a new three-year agreement that would cover approximately 2,600 UAW members at the New River Valley, VA, plant. |
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