Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks suspend production due to Coronavirus concerns

By Alex Crissey
Mar 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks have suspended the manufacturing process in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

In a letter to customers posted to the Volvo website, Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Verhooeve wrote that “out of an abundance of caution we have suspended our manufacturing operations to protect plant employees. As you can imagine this situation continues to evolve, so we encourage you to keep in close contact with your local dealer to stay informed about the latest developments.”

Verhooeve added that all service, parts and uptime operations will be unaffected and will continue to run.

This is a developing story and we will update it when and if new information becomes available.

United Natural Foods to deploy eCascadia and VNR Electric trucks

UNFI will combine these trucks with refrigerated trailers cooled by Carrier’s all-electric Vector eCool TRU.

By Alex Crissey
Nov 17, 2023

United Natural Foods, Inc. announced that it is deploying two battery-electric trucks and five regenerative electric refrigerated trailer systems. UNFI is deploying the trucks and trailers in the Sacramento and Gilroy, California markets, just in time for the peak holiday selling season.

UNFI worked with Penske Truck Leasing to secure two Class 8 electric trucks: a Freightliner eCascadia and a Volvo VNR Electric. UNFI will combine these trucks with refrigerated trailers cooled by Carrier’s all-electric Vector eCool transport refrigeration unit (TRU).