Nouvelles 2009 - États-Unis
| Volvo Trucks North America’s D11 and D13 engines have been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world. This means Volvo heavy-duty trucks will continue their essential service to the nation’s economy, but with a much smaller environmental impact. |
| Volvo Trucks North America today took part in a demonstration of technology to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The effort aims to dramatically cut down on truck engine idling by making it easier to use electric power when parked. |
| Bison Transport and Food City officials explain their companies’ approach to fleet safety in a video. Click on the link below to view the video. |
| Volvo Trucks North America will continue as the sole sponsor of America’s Road Team in 2010. |
| When performance and pride are on the line, the top drivers in the trucking industry choose the Volvo VN for the winning edge. Once again, the Volvo VN proved itself the first choice of professional drivers, as more than three-quarters of the top drivers at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) drove Volvo VNs to podium finishes.
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| Volvo Trucks North America announced the recipients of the first “Volvo Trucks Great Minds” scholarships. The one-year scholarships are given to three students entering or already enrolled in college, and whose parent or guardian drives or owns a Volvo truck. The scholarships are for $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000. |
| Volvo Trucks North America again demonstrated readiness for the EPA2010 emissions regulations when, on July 2, the first production-level EPA’10 Volvo VN (above) was driven off the line at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, VA. |
| Volvo Trucks North America was honored by the National Business Group on Health as one of the nation’s leading corporations for innovative programs to promote a healthy workplace, and for helping its employees make better choices about their own health and well-being.
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| As America’s Independence Day holiday draws near, employees at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley Plant recently continued their long-standing tradition of honoring the nation’s fallen and missing military heroes. |
| Seeing is believing, so Volvo Trucks North America is making sure as many customers as possible see its EPA2010 emissions technology in action through its “No Regen Engine” tour. So far, more than 1,000 customers have learned first-hand about the many benefits of Volvo Trucks’ fuel-saving selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, and how SCR eliminates diesel particulate filter (DPF) active regenerations for EPA’10.
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