Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 After looking for several items that were Volvo specific, and then asking about where to find the items here, I now have the understanding that Volvo, White and GMC were all collaborating on these trucks. Is there an easily located source that covers the specific breakdown of model years or models built as the mergers and acquisitions took place? Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil D Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Volvo bought White Trucks in the very late 70s or early 80s to gain entry into the North American truck market. Volvo White then bought a majority interest in GM's heavy truck business in the mid-80s (around '86 or '87, if I'm not mistaken), forming a joint venture which operated as Volvo GM Heavy Truck, which marketed the White-based and Volvo-produced W-series trucks and GM-produced Brigadier models under the WhiteGMC brand. Volvo acquired the remaining GM stake in Volvo GM in the early-90s, reorganizing as Volvo Trucks North America. At that point Brigadier production was discontinued, and VTNA began producing Volvo-branded W-series trucks. The first entirely Volvo-designed truck, the VN series, appeared around 1996, although traces of their White Truck origins remained in their product line up until about three or four years ago, when the last model based on the White cab -- a specialty model built specifically for use as an auto transport -- was discontinued in favor of a new, VN-cab based model intended to serve that market. Anything pertaining to the VN/VH/VT series trucks is all Volvo-based. Phil 2002 Teton Royal Aspen 2003 Kenworth T2000 - Cat C12 380/430 1450/1650, FreedomLine, 3.36 - TOTO . . . he's not in Kansas anymore. ET Air Hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I believe the dates in this Wikipedia article are close and should answer your question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Trucks My first tractor was a 1974 White Road Commander cabover, a remnant of their earlier 7000 series cabovers. White was already in bankruptcy when the truck was made and a terrible piece of equipment that almost put me out of business almost before I started. White was marketing "The Big Four" at the time. Autocar, formerly produced in Exton PA, Heavy duty vocational truck for the east coast Freightliner, originally designed and built cabover by Consolidated Freightways in Portland OR spun off by this time to Freightliner Corp and badged a White Freightliner Western Star, originally produced in British Columbia for mostly Western US and Canada White, produced in Cleveland OH Freightliner and Western Star developed their own dealer networks and left the group when Volvo showed an interest in White. Freightliner was purchased by Daimler in 1993 and Western Star by Daimler in 2000. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks Phil and Jeff. That should help in finding some miscellaneous parts that are needed. I don't think anything would be exact build date needed, but the date range that a particular model was built from the say 1996-1999 time frame would probably have the same vents, etc. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkennell Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Not quite. I believe its 1998 and up for the VN series. I have a 1995 and a 1997 WIA truck that are nearly identical. No camper at present. Way too many farm machines to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strumminking Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hello everyone, Hi Have a 1995 Volvo (White GMC) tendem axle semi tractor, model (WIA64TTES). I was wondering if anyone has a fix for a broken (under sleeper) side hatch that has a broken pull cable? I'm sure I'm possibly looking over something obvious but other than trying to crawl in the other side and trying to jimmy the latch on the inside of the hatch with the broken cable, I can't think of anything. Also, has anyone ever had a speedometer stop working and if so, what are the possibilities that could be wrong. Thank you for having this forum to discuss these great trucks Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Autocar, formerly produced in Exton PA, Heavy duty vocational truck for the east coast Jeff...thanks for that info. Having been raised on the Right Coast, I always liked the look of the Autocar and just assumed you could find it pretty much anywhere in the U.S.A. 2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff 2019 Arctic Fox 32-5MCindy and Tom, Kasey and Maggie (our Newfie and Berner) Oh...I forgot the five kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkennell Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hello everyone, Hi Have a 1995 Volvo (White GMC) tendem axle semi tractor, model (WIA64TTES). I was wondering if anyone has a fix for a broken (under sleeper) side hatch that has a broken pull cable? I'm sure I'm possibly looking over something obvious but other than trying to crawl in the other side and trying to jimmy the latch on the inside of the hatch with the broken cable, I can't think of anything. Also, has anyone ever had a speedometer stop working and if so, what are the possibilities that could be wrong. Thank you for having this forum to discuss these great trucks Don On my 95, I've been very careful to keep these latches oiled and the seals lubed so not to stress the cables. I think your only option is to buy a new cable and then to jimmy (as you say) it open and fix it. My speedometer goes on the blink every now and then. I think its just a loose connection--all I have to do is press firmly on the face of the cluster and it usually comes right back. Wierd, but true. No camper at present. Way too many farm machines to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Isn't the latch area accessible from inside, with the bed lifted? I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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