Volvo Truck's New River Valley or "NRV" truck plant in Dublin, Va., is currently the OEM's largest assembly plant within its global enterprise. Encompassing 1.6 million square feet, the plant employs 2,750 workers and can produce anywhere from 130 to 150 trucks per day. On top of that it's a completely "waste free" facility, with 87% of its waste fully recycled with the remaining 13% sent to a waste-to-energy plant in Alexandria, Va., where it is burned to make make electricity.
Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.