Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, July 16, 2020:
Volvo Trucks offering virtual truck walkarounds during COVID-19 restrictions
Social distancing guidelines and travel restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted Volvo Trucks North America to offer customers the opportunity to participate in live video walkarounds of pilot trucks, providing a high-definition look at the design and engineering of truck models.
The Volvo Trucks Customer Center in Dublin, Virginia, is conducting live virtual presentations of new Volvo Trucks models via video conference. The new virtual walkarounds give a more immersive visual experience for those looking for an up-close view of Volvo trucks.
“This has been incredibly beneficial in allowing customers to have an in-depth and up-close discussion of how they can use our trucks and services to benefit their business, even when they aren’t able to physically be here,” said Rob Simpson, director, Volvo Trucks Customer Center. “We also found that the camera’s small size and high definition let the customer get a close look at components and installations that are not easily accessible. So even with live customer visits, we will still use this technology to help them see more of our trucks.”
St. Christopher receives $62.5k donation from brokerage
MoLo Solutions, a Chicago-based 3PL company and freight broker, donated $62,500 to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, the largest donation from a 3PL to SCF and the first from MoLo.
The funds were raised in a campaign in which the company agreed to donate $5 for every load moved in May. The initial goal of $50,000 was exceeded on the last day of the campaign when employees donated more than $12,000 in less than an hour.
Donations to SCF help provide financial assistance to ill or injured semi-truck drivers in the form of direct payment to providers for household living expenses such as rent/mortgage, utilities, vehicle payments and insurance. SCF also provides health and wellness programs for drivers in hopes to prevent some medical illnesses, including health challenges, smoking cessation and free flu, shingles and pneumonia vaccines.
