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Heavy Trucking Industry
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Virginia’s New River Valley is home to a strong heavy trucking industry cluster and we would like to continue to build on that track record of success. Home to the NRV Truck Plant, an OEM assembly plant for Volvo Trucks, as well as many other Tier I/II/III suppliers, the New River Valley offers an attractive business climate for the heavy trucking industry including low electric rates, excellent location, and a readily available, highly-skilled workforce. Heavy Trucking Industry in the New River Valley:

• Volvo Trucks North America (Pulaski County, VA) — A 1.6 million square-foot facility, located on nearly 300 acres in Dublin, Virginia, is the largest Volvo truck manufacturing facility in the world. The facility is certified under the ISO 9001 Quality andISO 14001 Environmental standards. The New River Valley Plant produces the Volvo VN, VT,and VHD. http://www.volvo.com/trucks/na/en-us/
• Fontaine Modifications (Pulaski County, VA) — For more than 50 years, Fontaine has been a leader in the truck equipment industry, supplying thousands of customers with quality products and competitive pricing with a constant goal of providing customer service and support second to none. Our products range from traditional truck equipment and new truck prep services to highly engineered modifications. http://www.fontainemod.com/
• CVG “Trim Systems” (Pulaski County, VA) — The Commercial Vehicle Group is a global leader in commercial vehicle system solutions for the heavy duty truck, construction, agricultural, industrial, marine and specialty industries.http://www.cvgrp.com/
• Dex (Floyd, VA) — Dex, a division of Arrow Truck Sales, dismantles used Mack and Volvo trucks to harvest components for reuse on other trucks. With more than 2.7 million heavy-duty trucks in operation in the U.S., there is a growing market for quality used parts. http://dextruckparts.com/
• Imperial Group (Pulaski County, VA) — Imperial Group is a major supplier of metal fabrications, stampings, chrome plating, design and assembly services to a variety of OEM commercial customers. In 2005 the Imperial Group became an Accuride Corporation company. Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. http://www.imperialgroup.com/

Volvo Trucks North America

Support Services:

• Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory: www.avdl.me.vt.edu
• Center for Automotive Fuel Cell Systems: www.me.vt.edu/research/centers/afcs.html
• Center for Rapid Transit Systems: www.crts.vt.edu
• Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Center for Advanced Vehicles: www.aoe.vt.edu/mad/
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute: www.vtti.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Transportation Control Research
• Virginia Tech “Smart Road”: www.vtti.vt.edu
• Automotive Analysis and Repair Diploma offered by New River Community College www.nr.edu/auto/
• Electroplate Rite (Dublin, VA) — Plating operation that specializes in all types of metal finishes. www.electroplate-rite.com

Research Sponsors include (but are not limited to):

Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corp., Federal Highway Administration, Visteon, Michelin, Omni, ROHO, Lear Corporation, Koni Shock Absorbers, Raytheon Corporation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Volvo Heavy Truck, ONR, VDOT, FHWA, NASA

Regional and Location Information

• Extremely low cost of doing business (utilities, taxes, etc.)
• Area of outstanding beauty, recreation, sports, culture, and
  education
• Available, well-trained workforce with an outstanding work ethic
• Home of Virginia Tech, Radford University, and New River
  Community College
• Located on Virginia’s I-81 Corridor and close to I-77 and I-64
  with N,S,E,W rail lines
• Home of the Virginia TradePort
  (Port of Entry #1412 and FTZ #238)