Daimler Trucks North America won a distinguished achievement award from the U.S. Department of Energy for its participation in DOE’s SuperTruck program, the parent of Freightliner and Western Star Trucks said.
June 30, 2015BusinessTechnology
Daimler Takes Minority Stake in Zonar
Daimler Trucks North America announced June 25 it has taken a minority stake in Zonar Systems Inc., expanding a relationship started earlier this decade with the Virtual Technician remote diagnostic platform.
June 25, 2015Business
DTNA Promotes Frack to GM of Human Resources
Daimler Trucks North America has appointed Eileen Frack general manager of human resources, effective Aug. 1.
June 23, 2015Business
DTNA to Skip MATS in 2016; Calls for Biennial Schedule
The president of Daimler Trucks North America said the company will not attend the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show and will instead focus attention next year on the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany.
May 18, 2015Business
Exclusive: Daimler Trucks Pulls Out of Mid-America Trucking Show in 2016
The president of Daimler Trucks North America said the company will not attend the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show and will instead focus attention next year on the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany.
May 13, 2015Business
Freightliner Gets First License for Autonomous-Driving Truck (with video)
LAS VEGAS — Freightliner unveiled Inspiration, the first legally licensed autonomous-driving truck in the United States on May 5, in a video spectacular splashed on the walls of Hoover Dam.
May 6, 2015Business
Daimler to Add Third Shift, 600 Workers at N.C. Truck Plant
Daimler Trucks North America plans to “sharply increase production and employment levels” at its Mount Holly, North Carolina, truck manufacturing plant over the next three months.
April 29, 2015Special CoverageBusiness
Daimler Says SuperTruck Program Shows 115% Efficiency Improvement (with video)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Daimler Trucks North America said its Freightliner SuperTruck has achieved 115% freight-efficiency improvement, more than doubling the Department of Energy’s goal of 50% improvement.
March 25, 2015Business
Joachim Drees, Former Daimler Executive, to Lead MAN Truck and Bus Division
MAN SE appointed Joachim Drees to lead its truck and bus manufacturing unit, the first key personnel change since Andreas Renschler has started as head of commercial vehicles at parent company Volkswagen AG.
March 20, 2015Business
Daimler Trucks Sees ‘Significant Profit’ for 2015
Daimler Trucks said it expects “significant profit” in 2015 and projects a 10% increase in its North American heavy- and medium-duty truck sales.
February 25, 2015