Commercial vehicle component supplier Accuride Corp. said its Brillion Iron Works business unit won a long-term contract to supply the flywheel used with the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission.
May 16, 2016Business, Equipment
Accuride Wins DTNA Contract for Flywheels
Business
DTNA Opens Parts Distribution Center in Dallas
Daimler Trucks North America announced that it has opened a 275,000-square-foot parts distribution center in Dallas as what it called a major step in a multifaceted plan to improve parts availability and meet customer expectations of uptime.
February 12, 2016Business
DTNA Picks Kary Schaefer as General Manager of Marketing, Strategy
Kary Schaefer is the new general manager of marketing and strategy for Daimler Trucks North America, the manufacturer said Jan. 19.
January 19, 2016Business
DTNA to Lay Off 30% of Workers at Heavy-Duty Plant in North Carolina
Daimler Trucks North America announced it will lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30%, of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, where it manufactures heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
January 5, 2016Business
DTNA Starts AMT Production, Announces Engine Investment
REDFORD, Mich. — Daimler Trucks North America celebrated the production launch of its Detroit-branded DT12 automated manual transmission here while simultaneously announcing a $375 million investment to bring its new medium-duty diesel engines to the United States over the next two years.
November 30, 2015Business
Safety Systems Have Reasonable ROI, DTNA Executives Say at Nevada Event
HENDERSON, Nev. — Daimler Trucks North America executives said that advanced truck safety systems are an investment with a reasonable return.
September 28, 2015Business
DTNA Declines to Participate in Navistar’s Fuel-Economy Challenge
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — An executive with Daimler Trucks North America said the company does not plan to participate in the industrywide fuel-economy challenge issued by Navistar Inc. earlier this month.
July 28, 2015Business
Daimler Trucks Reports Stronger First-Quarter Results, Led by North American Market
The truck division of Daimler AG reported stronger financial results for the first quarter, led by continued sales growth in the North American market.
April 28, 2015Business
DTNA Appoints Henning Bruns General Manager of Cleveland, N.C., Truck Plant
Daimler Trucks North America has appointed Henning Bruns general manager of its manufacturing plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, where the company builds Class 8 Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
April 16, 2015Special Coverage, Business
DTNA Says Planned 2015 Production for DT12 Transmission Already Filled
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Daimler Trucks North America CEO Martin Daum said demand for the manufacturer’s proprietary automated manual transmission has far exceeded its original expectations and has outstripped its current ability to produce it.
March 27, 2015