Mid-America Truck Show smashes show records

Published: Apr 7, 2015

It was another record-setting year for the Mid-America Truck Show (MATS). The 2015 show set an all-time record for attendance with 81,768 attendees, surpassing the previous record set in 2012. In addition, MATS set a new record for average exhibit space per exhibitor and sold-out of exhibit space faster than the past 15 years. If you weren’t there to see all the awesome trucking sights for yourself, check out the video above and then head over to the MATS website for more information and eye-popping, engine-revving statistics from the biggest MATS yet.

Volvo Group to build new heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico

Volvo expects the plant to be operational in 2026.

By Kevin Linger

Managing Editor/Producer of Fleet Equipment Magazine

Published: Apr 16, 2024

The Volvo Group announced that it will build a new heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico to supplement its U.S. production. The plant will provide additional capacity for both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the U.S. and Canadian markets, and support Mack truck sales in Mexico and Latin America, Volvo said. Volvo expects the plant to be operational in 2026.