The Volvo Group has announced it is building a new Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in Tacoma, Washington.
The company will invest $37.7 million to open the 115,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art RDC, which will support its Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Volvo Penta and Volvo Construction Equipment dealers in North America.
When complete, the facility will employ about 20 people and is key to optimizing parts delivery and expanding coverage to dealers in the northwest United States and western Canada.
“This facility represents a significant expansion to the Volvo Group’s parts distribution capabilities, allowing us to reduce transportation lead times and improve reliability, especially for dealers in the more remote areas of Western Canada,” said Peter Andell, Vice President of Service Market Logistics for Volvo Group North America.
The new facility is expected to open in the first quarter of 2027. It will becomethe primary RDC for approximately 240 dealers, reducing delivery times on stock orders by an average one to two days.
As well, the RDC is expected to help the Volvo Group significantly reduce its emissions by centralizing order distribution closer to recipient dealers.
Once fully operational, the Tacoma RDC is expected to fulfill more than 500,000 order lines each year.
