Articles Tagged with ''truck manufacturing''

DUBLIN, VA—In response to increased demand for its trucks, Volvo increase production at its assembly plant here and hire approximately 200 hundred people.

Dublin, VA, is well known for being named after Ireland’s most famous city. But it is best known as home to the largest Volvo Trucks manufacturing facility in the world.

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Volvo will invest $30 million to expand its power train assembly plant here.

PORTLAND, OR—Daimler Trucks North America will expand its headquarters here after state and city officials offered nearly $20 million in incentives.

Think all big trucks look the same? Don’t tell that to an engineer at Kenworth Truck Co. The legendary firm is synonymous with hard-working, well-built vehicles.

NEW ORLEANS—Specialty truck manufacturer Schwing America is looking to build a new assembly plant in Louisiana, Georgia or Texas.

SWAN ISLAND, OR—Union workers at Daimler’s truck assembly plant here have gone on strike after rejecting a $1.30 per hour pay raise. The union had been seeking a $1.95 increase.

COLUMBIA, SC—EcoDual Inc., a manufacturer of dual-fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty trucks, will $13 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to generate 307 new jobs in the next five years.