Wilson Trucking, a family-owned and operated business based in Virginia, had the rare distinction of buying both Volvo Trucks North American’s first and 500,000th U.S.-built truck from the OEM’s New River Valley production line in Dublin, Va. That first truck, an F7 tractor purchased in 1982, was only recently retired from service. The vehicled that pushed Volvo’s Virginia production to the half-million mark was a new VNL 300 daycab tractor. Brothers Chuck and T. Guy Wilson attribute the long life of their vehicles to their dad, a bomber pilot in World War II, who was ever mindful that Continue Reading

The Virginia rest areas closed as a cost-cutting measure, then re-opened by current Gov. Bob McDonnell to make good on a campaign promise are the subject of another budget battle. Actually, all of the the state’s rest areas must find ways to reduce costs. McDonnell has a few ideas of his own, but is waiting for Continue Reading