Building the right truck for regional haul applications

Building the right truck for regional haul applications

The roller coaster of freight demand continues. For fleets looking at new applications to drive business, regional haul equipment options have expanded over the past several years. From gearing and powertrain options to driver safety and creature comforts, it’s important you spec the right truck for the regional job. And if you aren’t in a position to buy new equipment, there are software options to improve your current newer trucks’ operation in an application for which it wasn’t originally spec’d.

To dive into the spec’ing details and discover what equipment updates are available for existing fleet equipment, I connected with Chris Stadler, product marketing manager, Volvo Trucks North America. Watch the video above for all of the details.

Talking trucks with Volvo Trucks

Since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve been peppering Volvo Trucks North America with interview requests. They keep taking my calls to talk about everything from telematics and powertrains to driver safety. Here are more conversations with the Volvo Trucks North America team.

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