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Daimler Truck North America will lay off around 2,000 employees at five sites as the weak and uncertain freight market continues to take a toll on truck manufacturers.

Daimler Truck executives signaled a renewed focus on diesel powertrains at the company’s Capital Market Day 2025.

Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year.

Daimler Truck North America sold 38,992 trucks and buses in Q1 2025, a decrease of 16% compared with 46,229 vehicles in the same period in 2024, parent company Daimler Truck said April 8.

A component supplier must continue to supply Detroit Diesel with housings for Detroit-branded transmissions installed on Freightliner and Western Star truck production lines, a court ruled.

Daimler Truck North America had a steady fourth quarter of 2024 and full year, but the rest of Daimler Truck is set for a substantial reorganization and strategy revamp.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales started the year on a down slope, losing ground on both a monthly and year-over-year basis, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Daimler Truck North America sold 190,428 vehicles in 2024, down 2.35% from 195,014 in 2023, parent company Daimler Truck said Jan. 14.

Daimler Truck North America will resume taking orders for diesel trucks and buses in Oregon after halting sales in late December, the company said Jan. 13.

One truck manufacturer has stopped taking orders for new diesel-powered trucks and buses in Oregon and two more are limiting sales there as a result of the state’s implementation of certain laws.