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Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
Saia LTL Freight recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its terminal in Los Angeles, California. Saia representatives pictured from left to right include Kevin Szydel, vice president of operations, west; Patrick Sugar, executive vice president of operations; Fritz Holzgrefe, president and chief executive officer; Cris Burgum, vice president of maintenance and properties; and Brandon Bruton, director of maintenance and administration.
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
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Sweden s Volvo AB (OTC: VLVLY) expects to take two to four weeks of manufacturing downtime this quarter as a shortage of microchips worsens.
Ironically, a strike by 2,900 workers at Volvo s only manufacturing plant in North America could help the company move chips to other plants and forestall downtime. The first United Auto Workers walkout at the Volvo Trucks North America plant in Dublin, Virginia, since 2008 began last Saturday. No talks are expected until next Monday at the earliest. The global supply chain for semiconductors remains very unstable and the uncertainty about the development is high, Volvo Group President and CEO Martin Lundstedt said in a statement. We therefore cannot rule out further disruptions in both the truck business and other parts of the group.
Truck-focused Electric Island charging site opens in Portland, Oregon
First 8 charging stations up and running; 1-megawatt chargers coming
0 427 2 minutes read A Freightliner eCascadia charges at one of the eight electric vehicle charging stations that Daimler Trucks North American and Portland General Electric opened near DTNA headquarters. (Photo: Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) opened their Electric Island charging project near the truck maker’s Oregon headquarters Wednesday. It is part of a larger three-state electrification effort catering to battery-powered trucks.
The manufacturer of Freightliner and Western Star trucks, DTNA and the utility are trying to learn about zero-emission heavy-duty truck charging from tank to wheel by:
Union workers strike at Volvo Trucks plant
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union went on strike Saturday at Volvo Trucks North America s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly plant, another significant hurdle in truck production that was already facing headwinds from supply chain shortages.
NRV Vice President and General Manager Franky Marchand noted the company was surprised and disappointed that the UAW decided to strike,” adding that progress was being made in negotiations with the union and we had offered substantial increases in our employees’ compensation.
UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry, Director of the UAW Heavy Truck Department, said the union was disappointed that Volvo Truck has failed to present a substantial offer by the March 16 contract deadline despite a contract extension, adding that more than 2,900 UAW members at NRV are seeking a new agreement that protects their families through job security, adequate wages and benefits and protects their health