Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff The first electric mixer truck emanating from a global Cemex and Volvo Trucks partnership will be based at the producer’s Spandau plant in Germany’s capital city, equal to a full day of inordinately quiet duty cycles on a single top-up charge. Officials unveiled the Volvo FMX mixer in Berlin earlier this…
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Volvo VNR Electric shifts from miles per gallon to kilowatt hours per mile
Volvo Trucks North America has scheduled an early-2021 production start for the regional delivery-geared VNR Electric. The zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric model for the U.S. and Canada joins the manifest at the New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va.
Read MoreBetter Plants, Better Buildings group assembles at Volvo powertrain line
Volvo Group North America’s Hagerstown, Md. powertrain facility hosted a tour as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings, Better Plants 2019 Summit. The early-July event highlighted the production line with special emphasis on advanced crankshaft grinding machines that help reduce energy consumption.
Read MoreVolvo tests artificial intelligence in truck safety
Volvo Trucks North America, along with automated vehicle software provider Perceptive Automata and customer Dependable Highway Express (DHE), is proving the potential to raise drivers’ safety performance by leveraging human intuition artificial intelligence that predicts pedestrian, cyclist and motorist actions. The manufacturer recognizes the need for improved safety for all road users, specifically to augment situational awareness and better anticipate human behavior while on the road. It demonstrated a proof-of-concept, based on Perceptive Automata’s artificial intelligence software, with a Volvo VNR 300 regional-haul model at DHE’s Ontario, Calif., headquarters.
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Ryan Suszek transitions this month from Besser Co. vice president of Pipe and Precast to president, succeeding Kevin Curtis and becoming the sixth individual to hold the title in the manufacturer’s 115-year history. “The concrete products industry provides countless opportunities for collaboration and growth. I’m excited to lead the team at Besser in operational improvements and work closely with producers to create new and grow existing partnerships,” Suszek affirms.
Read MoreVolvo bundles “Payload Plus” components for bulk-ready VNR series
New packages for Volvo Trucks’ VNR regional haul series net significant weight savings, helping maximize payload and fuel efficiency in weight-sensitive tanker or bulk-haul applications. Now in production, the “Payload Plus” offering provides a simple, model-based way to shave up to 540 lbs. Packages include horizontal exhaust, aluminum wheels and lightweight chassis components; additional opportunities to reduce weight based on application entail optimized wheelbases and frame rail thicknesses.
Read MoreVolvo programs autonomous dump truck as ‘limestone transport solution’
Volvo Trucks North America parent, Volvo Truck Corp. of Sweden, recently entered an agreement to equip Norway limestone producer Brønnøy Kalk AS with six dump body-bearing FH cabover models programmed for driverless operation. Following individual vehicle demonstrations last year, the fleet will be deployed in 2019 to haul rock from underground mine to crusher—navigating a three-mile tunnel and outdoor road route at a wheel loader operator’s direction.
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Command Alkon has promoted Monty Newport to senior vice president, responsible sales and service functions supporting the company’s integrated software solutions for construction materials industries. He has held sales and service management positions throughout a 23-year tenure at the Birmingham, Ala.-based company.
Read MoreLink engineers 6×2 Pusher Axle For Volvo, Mack Programs
After a year of product engineering and collaboration, Iowa-based Link Manufacturing Ltd. announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show a multi-year manufacturing agreement for Volvo Trucks’ new 6×2 program. It centers on a lift axle configuration featuring Link’s robust 20K DuraMax axle with a modified 9-in. drop center. Other features include patented adjustable mounting brackets; compact frame mounting; unique air bag locations to ensure rapid axle deployment; and, open designed lift spring, greatly reducing road debris entrapment.
Read MoreVolvo ‘tracks’ customer experience
Volvo Trucks North America recently dedicated a 1.1-mile Customer Experience Track at its New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va.