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September

Volvo Trucks North America invited members of the media to its customer center in Dublin, Virginia to its 2022 Electromobility Summit.

Truck 'N’ Roll Magazine was invited to a full-day press conference at Volvo's New River Valley plant, which manufactures the company's North American product line. This gave us the chance to see the work Volvo has done so far to lead the electrification of the heavy-duty truck industry, explore the challenging future of electromobility and find out how Volvo Trucks is contributing to the shift to sustainable transport in order to minimize environmental impact.

September

Expressway Trucks becomes first Volvo Trucks Certified EV Dealer in Ontario

Volvo Trucks North America has recently designated Expressway Trucks as a Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer, signifying that it is ready to support customers interested in adding Volvo VNR Electrics to their local and regional distribution, pickup and delivery, and food and beverage distribution routes. The dealership’s Waterloo location is the first to be certified in Ontario and is ideally located near Highway 401, one of the busiest traffic corridors in Canada.

Expressway Trucks’ service team has two technicians that have been fully trained and equipped to safely perform battery-electric truck maintenance and repairs.

(L to R) Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America; Paul Rosa, senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning, Penske Truck Leasing; Art Vallely, president, Penske Truck Leasing; Martin Lundstedt, president and chief executive officer, Volvo Group; and Carl-Henric Svanberg, chairman of the board, AB Volvo.

November

The Volvo Group and Pilot Company, the largest operator of travel centres in North America, will develop a national, high-performance public charging network for medium- and heavy-duty battery electric trucks utilizing selected Pilot and Flying J travel centres across the U.S.

October

Volvo hosted Penske Truck Leasing executives at the VTNA Customer Center in Dublin, Va. to commemorate the delivery of the 25,000th truck in a partnership that has spanned the last two decades.

Truck No. 25,000 is a VNL 300, featuring the D13TC engine designed for fuel savings and CO2 reductions. Penske has outfitted nearly 2,000 trucks with Volvo Dynamic Steering, a feature that uses an electric motor above the hydraulic steering gear to provide additional torque when necessary. The system receives input 2,000 times/s through sensors monitoring yaw rate, steering angle, wheel speed and the driver’s own action. This provides added safety in crosswind, heavy-braking, pothole collisions, rapid tire deflation or sidewall failure.

Through its collaboration with Pilot Company, Volvo will help identify which of the existing Pilot and Flying J travel centers should be prioritized for high-performance charging infrastructure based on current and anticipated battery-electric truck deployment volume, customers charging needs and patterns, and the availability of federal and state funding to support capital costs. The Volvo VNR Electric, which has a current range of up to 275 miles (ca. 443 km), was designed by VTNA to enable fleets to perform urban and regional distribution with zero-tailpipe emissions. Pilot Company operates a network of more than 750 travel centers throughout North America, covering 44 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces. The charging network will be open to heavy-duty vehicles of all brands.