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May 10, 2018
<p>Truck upfitting has come a long way since this early dump truck model upfit from 1918. <em>(Photo courtesy of Auto Truck Group)</em></p> Commemorating Auto Truck Group’s Centennial

A steadfast commitment to its customers and employees has helped the company weather change and celebrate 100 years of success.


<p><strong>The Volvo Trucks online configurator allows users to spec out the new Volvo VNR and VNL models, selecting exterior options, interiors, powertrain and uptime services.</strong> <em>Screenshot via Volvo Trucks</em></p> Volvo Trucks Rolls out Online Spec’ing Tool

Volvo Trucks has released a new online configurator tool for building and customizing new Volvo VNR and VNL models.



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Three Steps to a Successful Upfit: Plan, Plan, Plan

Upfitting a vehicle to perform a specific task is one of the more complicated aspects of fleet management that is fraught with many opportunities to make mistakes, sometimes very expensive ones. We all agree that planning is crucial to the success of any project, but it is especially important when spec’ing a new upfit. Conceptually, most fleet managers will agree with this statement, but it isn’t always followed in actual practice.

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