At the American Trucking Assications’ Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Voorhoeve gave an industry and heavy-duty truck market update. Watch the video above for his entire presentation and then catch up with his exclusive executive interview below:
Tested in the cold of Finland, and the heat of Spain, Mercedes-Benz says the BEV eActros 600 is slated to launch at the end of the year.
Engineers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks have been in Rovaniemi, Finland, to perform trials for the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage in extreme cold and snow. These were the last tests prior to the scheduled launch of series production at the end of the year. Between January and March, the company says refined prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 had to face temperatures falling as low as -31°F to prove their viability under adverse conditions.
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What’s no secret is the importance of trucking safety, and Volvo’s goal to reduce accidents across the globe.
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