MOUNT HOLLY, NC—Freightliner produced truck No. 500,000 at its assembly plant here.

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Volvo Trucks has begun assembling automated manual transmissions at its plant here.

FORT WAYNE, IN—Terex Roadbuilding is restarting its assembly line here to meet growing demand for its concrete mixers.

Composites are becoming increasingly popular with body and trailer manufacturers. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD—It’s often said that if you really want to find ways to improve your business, ask an employee. At the Volvo truck assembly plant here, employee suggestions have yielded “significant savings.”

CHICAGO—Global sales of heavy trucks are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.87 percent during from 2011 to 2015.

CHARLESTON, WV—Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing plans to add 20 jobs and spend nearly $3 million to expand its assembly plant here.

DIXON, CA—Altec Industries Inc. has opened a new, $5.5 million assembly plant here. The energy-efficient facility, which employs more than 300 employees, makes specialty vehicles for electric utilities and other industries.

DUBLIN, VA—Volvo Trucks’ assembly plant here is the first U.S. manufacturing facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards for energy efficiency.