Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks are launching a new program that will eliminate freight charges for most emergency replacement parts, the companies have announced.
The program will be launched in Canada at the end of March. If a part is not available at a local Volvo or Mack dealership, but is available within the […]

been almost 80 years since Volvo began exporting trucks and buses to the United States. But these days the Swedish firm’s bottom line is being sorely punished Stateside. Sales in North America fell 23% in the fourth quarter, and by a third in the year 2007, the company said Wednesday.
The firm blamed “continued low demand […]

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Allied Transport Establishment has contracted FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company) to supply 30 Volvo trucks for its operations in the United Arab Emirates.
The company, which selected the Volvo FH400 model with I-shift transmission technology, received the first vehicles from the order during a recent ceremony at the FAMCO headquarters in Dubai.
“Our fleet currently includes […]

Swedish lorry-maker Volvo said Thursday it had recalled 125,000 trucks in North America due to the danger of short circuits in the lighting system that could cause fires.”All the trucks produced in North America since 2003 to this day” are being recalled, Volvo spokesman Tommy Kohle told AFP, adding that the call-back was due to […]

Shares of companies that make Heavy trucks rose Wednesday, pulled up by a strong overall market, along with new data showing an increase in truck orders.
According to data from ACT Research LLC, orders of Class 5 through heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose 12 percent over November 2006 levels.
The November increase came after a 9 percent […]

World number two truck maker Volvo has given notice of redundancy to 650 employees at its plant in Dublin, Virginia, a spokesman for the firm said on Monday. Volvo spokesman Marten Wikforss said the staff affected had been informed of the measure last month and would be leaving the firm at the end of January […]

Up to 650 people working for Volvo Trucks North America will be cut next month at its Dublin plant in southwest Virginia.
The layoffs are the second round since November 2006, when about one-third of plant’s 3,170 work force was let go. Many of those workers were rehired, and the plant now has 970 workers, Volvo […]