Daimler Truck North America News Updates

LAS VEGAS — Powering America’s Commercial Transportation finalized its initial membership cohort in recent days with 24 founding members.

United Auto Workers members ratified a four-year labor deal with Daimler Truck North America covering 7,400 mostly Freightliner employees, the union said May 4.

Daimler Truck Holding is not likely to achieve the 15% reduction in operating costs, investment and research and development expenditures it’s targeting by 2025, its deputy chairman said.

Progress in 2023 for battery-electric trucks was slower than expected, with demand underwhelming and improvements needed for the underlying infrastructure, some OEM executives say.

AUSTIN, Texas — Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton and legendary pop rock musician Sting performed back-to-back sets at Daimler Truck North America’s 2023 Customer Appreciation Event.

Daimler Truck AG CEO Martin Daum will temporarily assume the role of chief financial officer at the original equipment manufacturer, the company said Aug. 14.

Jochen Goetz, the chief financial officer of Daimler Truck who is credited with its successful spinoff from the automotive giant that makes the Mercedes-Benz, died Aug. 5 at the age of 52.

Daimler Truck posted a net profit of $1.101 billion in the three months that ended June 30, compared with $1.037 billion in the year-ago period, the company said Aug. 1.

Michigan is joining California and other states in reimagining tomorrow’s truck stops, moving forward with the development of a high-speed charging hub for freight vehicles.

BOSTON — Daimler Truck during a Capital Market Day event recommitted to its ambitions for expansion of alternative fuels, stressing that diesel will remain an important part of the mix.