Today on FRAME, a feature on how Volvo trucks are made. See how the cradle-to-cradle approach is incorporated in the life ...

Volvo's Iron Knight set the new unofficial world record for trucks, covering the distance of 1 kilometer (or 0.621 mile) in 21.290 seconds and reaching a top speed of 276 kph, or 171 mph.

The DOE, in setting up the public-private SuperTruck 2 program, wanted the truck manufacturer to post 100% freight efficiency improvement over its 2009 baseline. Volvo Trucks says its SuperTruck 2 ...

The entire Super Truck 2 tractor-trailer combination was designed to smoothly displace air with minimal resistance, resulting in 50% lower drag than Volvo Trucks’ 2009 baseline. A SuperTruck is ...

Volvo really thought about the project holistically, too. In addition to being more efficient on the road, SuperTruck 2 also has a 48-volt mild hybrid system that acts as a generator with an ...

Volvo's SuperTruck features some amazing, cutting-edge technology. And yet 70% of its components are running the roads on VNL tractors today. Equipment Editor Jim Park and Senior Editor Jack ...

SuperTruck 2 from Volvo Trucks - photo 1 Volvo Trucks North America unveiled the company's SuperTruck 2, with the virtual debut on the company’s YouTube channel. The SuperTruck 2 program, a ...

Volvo's concept for the heavy duty semi of the future, dubbed the SuperTruck, has demonstrated 70 percent higher fuel efficiency than existing trucks.

A while ago we checked out Super Truck II, a Department of Energy program that has been challenging the makers of Class 8 heavy trucks—the ones that haul up to 80,000 lbs (36.3 tonnes) of freight.

Volvo's SuperTruck concept has been designed to address fuel economy and emissions issues, which has been fitted with a prototype hybrid powertrain. Fuel consumption is reduced by 5 to 10 percent ...

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) appears to have adopted a European rigid chassis design for its SuperTruck 2 design exercise in improved freight efficiency. That’s not something likely to find ...

That’s Keith Brandis, vice president of system solutions and partnerships for Volvo Trucks North America, showing reporters the Volvo SuperTruck 2 in its first public appearance during the ...