Volvo unveils “medium-heavy” truck engine
At Volvo Group’s recent Capital Market Day in Eskilstuna, Sweden, CEO Leif Johansson announced that the OEM has developed a new medium-heavy engine for use in its trucks and buses and that it is scheduled to be rolled out next year...
Volvo calls for larger trucks
BOSTON. Longer combination vehicles and heavier gross weight limits are needed to reduce the environmental impact of trucks while also addressing requirements for greater freight productivity, according to a top executive at Volvo Trucks North America...
Arrow awards Volvo VNL to “Back on the Road” winner
LOUISVILLE. Truck driver and U.S. Air Force veteran Dennis Lott won Arrow Truck Sales’ second annual “Back on the Road” contest...
SCR will eliminate need for active DPF regeneration for Volvo trucks next year
Volvo Trucks North America announced that its 2010 highway trucks equipped with SCR (selective catalytic reduction) emissions control systems will no longer generally require “active” regeneration...
Video: Volvo's 2010 SCR system
Volvo's selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology not only reduces NOx levels but also active regeneration too...
Volvo: SCR will cost $9,600
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has announced its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2010 emissions reduction technology using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) will carry a surcharge of $9,600...
Mack sells former headquarters in Allentown, PA
Mack Trucks is selling its office complex in Allentown, PA to New Jersey based-J.G. Petrucci Co...
Mack, Volvo offer DPFs for California operators
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) are now offering retrofit diesel particulate filters (DPF) that will allow operators using non-EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) engines sold from 1996 to 2002 to meet California emissions requirements...
Mack, Volvo will add OBD to 13L diesel first
Recently issued Federal rules requiring on-board diagnostics (OBD) for heavy-duty diesel engines will be met with a combination of existing sensors already in place and “a handful of new sensors,”...
Volvo, Mack stick by SCR
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Mack Trucks have applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to implementing its 2010 emissions regulations as planned. ...
Mack, Volvo launch DPF remanufacturing program
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America have announced launching a program to remanufacture diesel particulate filters (DPF) for the trucking industry...
California ports order Volvo, Mack trucks
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have ordered 100 Volvo VNL 300 day cabs and 100 Mack Pinnacle Axle Back day cabs for the initial phase of their...
Mack, Volvo offer Bendix air disc brakes
Bendix ADB22X heavy-duty air disc brakes will be available on the Mack Pinnacle Axle Forward and Axle Back models as well as Volvo VN and VT model trucks, the two OEMs have announced...
California ports order Volvo, Mack trucks
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have ordered 100 Volvo VNL 300 day/cabs and 100 Mack Pinnacle Axle Back day/cabs for the initial phase of their Clean Trucks Program...
Volvo to have Cummins ISX in 2010
Volvo Trucks North America will offer the 15L Cummins ISX engine, certified for 2010 emissions standards, in the Volvo VN. This is an extension of an...
