NoDirectionHome Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Volvo Begins Construction of Customer Experience Track at New River Valley Plant Volvo’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., are constructing a Customer Experience Track, set to open during the third quarter of 2014. The track will feature a 1.1-mile paved road course and an off-highway area, allowing Volvo to showcase its entire Class 8 lineup during customer tours and other events. Volvo plans to open its Customer Experience Track during the third quarter of 2014. The paved road course is designed with banked corners, making highway speeds achievable. Inside the road course will be an off-highway area with a variety of surfaces and grades to simulate the most demanding of work environments. Rather than relying on outside resources for track design and construction, Volvo turned to a team of experienced employees skilled in design, excavation and the operation of heavy machinery. With the help of rented Volvo construction equipment, the team is tackling all aspects of the project – blueprints to bulldozing. "There are No Experts, Do the Math!" 2014 Freightliner Cascadia DD16 600hp 1850ft-lb 18spd 3.31 260"wb SpaceCraft S-470 SKP #131740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Dreamer Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/na/en-us/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=147934&News.Language=en-gb Opened in August of last year. Wonder how far from the ECR. Would make a good day trip! 2005 Freightliner Century S/T, Singled, Air ride ET Jr. hitch 2019 46'+ Dune Sport Man Cave custom 5th wheel toy hauler Owner of the 1978 Custom Van "Star Dreamer" which might be seen at a local car show near you! Check out http://www.hhrvresource.com/ for much more info on HDT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 A bit to far, but not to far from Fort Chiswell which is my stopover to & from the rally 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsnext Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 We saw the track this year. It was a pretty cool feature and with prior approval they will let customers drive it. All done by employees, which was the most impressive part. It is literally in the factory backyard. 2016 Volvo VNL780 D13 I-Shift 2016 DRV 44 Houston 2015 Smart Cabriolet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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