Volvo Trucks to unveil new VNX vocational truck on October 14
The next-generation VNX will feature advanced safety systems, including active technology and passive design
Volvo Trucks is planning to unveil its all-new Volvo VNX on October 14, offering a first look at the next-generation vocational truck. Featuring a bold new design and a focus on strength and durability, the Volvo VNX offers a completely new truck solution.
The reveal will take place during a live-streamed event on October 14 at 1 p.m. EST. The truck is purpose-built to withstand construction, infrastructure, and heavy-haul applications.
“Volvo has built vocational trucks for some of the most demanding job sites in the world for decades, and the all-new Volvo VNX sharpens our focus on this segment for the U.S. and Canada. This truck is nothing like you've ever seen before from Volvo Trucks, with a rugged, all-business design built for the toughest jobs out there,” said Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America.
Volvo has a strong track record of delivering heavy-duty vocational solutions
Volvo isn't new to vocational work. Volvo Trucks’ FMX and VMX trucks have been operating on job sites across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
“We know our customers expect their trucks to perform day in and day out in challenging conditions. As the only OEM in North America that builds both construction equipment and construction trucks, we bring a unique understanding of how work gets done on the jobsite. Vocational work happens in some of the toughest, most unpredictable environments a driver will ever face, which is exactly why safety is always built into everything we do,” said Voorhoeve.
Vocational driving is one of the toughest jobs in trucking. Drivers work with people on foot around the truck, excavators and loaders moving nearby, tight urban sites, uneven terrain, and limited sightlines. Volvo will detail the all-new Volvo VNX advanced safety systems and design at the reveal.
Focusing on a growing segment
The timing couldn't be better, with infrastructure spending and a new generation of industrial and energy megaprojects driving a surge in Class 8 vocational demand. Power generation construction spending is expected to grow nearly 10 percent annually through 2030, according to FMI, a construction industry research firm. And federal funding continues to flow into the country's roads and bridges, with states already committing more than $270 billion in highway and bridge investment, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
