Press release – North America

Volvo Group North America Hosts Touch-A-Truck Event at its Greensboro Campus

2021-10-17

Volvo Group North America hosted today the Junior League of Greensboro’s 11th annual Touch-A-Truck event at its Greensboro campus. The family-friendly festival provided an interactive, hands-on opportunity for children to experience and learn about the many types of vehicles that help protect, build and sustain our community. Pictured (left) between a Volvo VNL 760 and Mack Anthem are Greg Karpinski and his daughter and (right) Sarah Hopkins and her son enjoy the construction equipment activity area. Volvo Group North America supports the mission of the Junior League of Greensboro, promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The event featured vehicles from the Greensboro Fire Department, Greensboro Police Department, Greensboro Transit Authority and many local businesses serving the community. Representing Volvo Group North America were Mack Anthem® 70-inch sleeper and Mack Anthem day cab models, along with Volvo VNL 760 sleeper trucks and a custom VNL 780 dubbed “Boomer." Created by engineers in Greensboro, Boomer’s dual 150-gallon diesel fuel tanks were converted to subwoofer enclosures and a large speaker array was mounted behind the sleeper cab. A functional fuel tank was added behind the cab so Boomer can be driven from one location to another. Boomer pumped music throughout the event. Volvo Group North America hosted the Touch-A-Truck event to help inspire children and teach about the integral role trucks and other vehicles play in the Piedmont Triad.

October 17, 2021

For further information, please contact Sheri Masters,336.334.2890, sheri.masters@volvo.com

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase customer uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. The Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, employs almost 100.000 people and serves customers in more than 190 markets. In 2020, net sales amounted to about $36.8 billion. Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.volvogroup.com.

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