2012 News Releases

Volvo Trucks will again ride to the nation’s capital during Memorial Day weekend as part of the Rolling Thunder® - Ride for Freedom rally.

Volvo Trucks launched today its Remote Diagnostics aftermarket service for North America, which provides a seamless, dynamically connected system of vehicle management tools to help maximize vehicle uptime. Remote Diagnostics will be standard on all Volvo-powered VN model highway trucks.

Volvo Trucks today announced plans to launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America in 2014.

Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck, just got a little faster.

A new Volvo truck that runs cleaner and is more fuel-efficient than earlier models will be on display at the Piedmont Environmental Alliance Earth Day Fair in Winston-Salem April 28.

Volvo Trucks is furthering its North American fuel efficiency leadership with the addition today of two XE – exceptional efficiency – drivetrain packages featuring the 16-liter Volvo D16 engine.

Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck, will attempt to reach speeds in excess of 260 km/h (165 mph) April 27 at Wendover Airfield in Utah to best its own world speed records.

Volvo Trucks announced today at the Mid-America Trucking Show the addition of a natural gas-powered Volvo VNL daycab, further solidifying the company’s position as a fuel efficiency leader among truck manufacturers.

Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va. is the first U.S. facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards under a pilot program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Volvo Trucks’ latest active safety technologies – Volvo Enhanced Cruise with Active Braking and a Lane Departure/Driver Alertness Warning System – augment driver safety through advanced sensory technologies that monitor road conditions and driver behavior.