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Striking Volvo workers in Virginia dig in for long battle as truck manufacturer announces Q1 profits
Nearly 3,000 workers at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia have entered their second week on strike against the Sweden-based multinational. Although the corporate media has largely blacked out their struggle, striking workers are determined to win back wage and benefit concessions granted over the last three contracts by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
Striking Volvo workers (Source: Facebook UAW Local 2069)
Volvo Group reported higher first-quarter revenue and profits last Friday, as truck and construction equipment deliveries increased along with demand for other products and services. The company made $1 billion in profits in the first three months of 2021, compared with $560 million a year earlier. Truck deliveries rose to 52,444, from 44,765 during the same period in 2020, and construction equipment sales rose by 53 pe
US CEO pay soars during pandemic
For the majority of the population, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Second World War. With a death toll over 586,000 in the US alone, millions of families have lost loved ones, as parents, spouses, siblings, and even children fell ill and succumbed to the virus in a matter of days. Millions more have survived an infection only to face debilitating long-term consequences to their health.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings President & CEO Frank Del Rio, right, joins applause as he rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
April 22, 2021 15:00 ET | Source: Saia, Inc. Saia, Inc. Johns Creek, Georgia, UNITED STATES
JOHNS CREEK, Ga., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced that Saia LTL Freight has taken delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks that will join the carrier’s fleet of nearly 5,000 vehicles this week. The zero-emission, battery-electric tractors from Volvo Trucks North America, a first for Saia, will be based out of the company’s Los Angeles, California terminal, running pickup and delivery routes in the local area.
Deployed as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, the Volvo VNR Electric models will operate in a pilot project at Saia through the end of 2021 to demonstrate the ability of battery-electric trucks to successfully transport goods as part of the company’s cit