me & my volvo
Text Rob Simpson
"This truck probably
saved my life."
hat happens when a test drive
becomes a real-life safety demonstration? Just ask José Avila, a
veteran driver with Iron Woman
Construction of Denver, Colorado. Iron Woman, a Native American-owned company, was considering for the first time purchasing
Volvo trucks, and the owners asked José to test one
in real-life driving. Little did José know how "real-
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life" it would become.
On the way to deliver a load of concrete panels
to a job site, José, a 19-year veteran behind the
wheel, noticed a wreck ahead. So did others around
him. "Suddenly, cars began cutting into my lane,"
he said. "And then a lady cut in front of me and
stopped. I had to stand on the brakes to avoid hitting her."
José says he was impressed with how well the
