DTNA News Updates

Business, Technology

DTNA Renews Agreement With Motor Information Systems

Daimler Truck North America announced it signed an enterprise renewal agreement with Motor Information Systems, a custom data provider for medium- and heavy-duty parts numbers and cross-references.

March 4, 2022
Business, Equipment, Fuel

In Joint Venture, DTNA to Develop EV Charging Networks

Daimler Truck North America, BlackRock Inc.s Renewable Power Group and NextEra Energy Resources announced a joint venture to create electric charging networks along critical freight corridors on the East and West coasts and Texas beginning by 2026.

February 2, 2022
Business, Equipment

DTNA Names T.J. Reed President of Remarketing Unit

Daimler Trucks North America announced the appointment of T.J. Reed as president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing, effective immediately.

October 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

DTNA Reaches BEV Milestone at 1 Million Miles

Daimler Trucks North America announced a milestone for its medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric truck development program as participating fleets using 40 trucks reached a cumulative total of 1 million miles of real-world usage along the West Coast and Canada.

October 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

DTNA, ACM Announce Collaboration

Daimler Trucks North America announced a three-year, $3 million, first-of-its-kind partnership with the American Center for Mobility that will allow customers to experience DTNAs in-vehicle technology at test sites on ACMs 500-acre campus in suburban Detroit.

October 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Western Star Launches 47X Model for Weight-Sensitive Vocational Market

Daimler Trucks North America has introduced the Western Star 47X vocational model, a Class 8 truck intended for lighter-weight applications than the heavier 49X introduced in September 2020.

September 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

New DTNA CEO John OLeary Notes Industrywide Challenges, Strong Demand for Company's Brands

In the months since taking the CEO reins at Daimler Trucks North America, John OLeary has watched the trucking industry deliver a response he described as remarkable to the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. He believes emerging opportunities and lessons learned position the industry for recovery and growth.

June 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Upgrades Available for Detroit DD13 Engine

Detroit, a unit of Daimler Truck North America, announced its Detroit DD13 engine is now available with new features and power ratings focused on efficiency, robustness and thermal management, as well as with standard connected-vehicle services.

May 28, 2021
Business

DTNA Makes Changes in Senior Leadership

Daimler Trucks North America named David Carson senior vice president of sales and marketing a move intended to consolidate responsibility for all sales and marketing of vocational and on-highway segments.

May 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNAs Outgoing CEO Roger Nielsen Reflects on Industrys Transformation

Roger Nielsens four years as CEO of Daimler Trucks North America coincided with a time of rapid change in the commercial vehicle industry, highlighted by the introduction of electric-powered trucks and the continued advance of automated driving and connected vehicle technologies.

February 18, 2021