While truck drivers are out delivering freight to restock bare shelves or deliver medicines and other vital goods, commercial vehicle manufacturers, dealers and suppliers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic are focused on keeping their employees healthy and ensuring services, equipment and components remain available to fleets.
March 18, 2020Daimler Trucks North America
Business, Equipment, Safety
Pressure Systems International in San Antonio. (Pressure Systems International)
Commercial Vehicle World Focuses on Business Continuity
Pressure Systems International in San Antonio. (Pressure Systems International)
Business, Equipment
FlowBelow aerodynamic trailer equipment on display at an industry show in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
FlowBelow Products Added to Alliance Parts Catalog
FlowBelow aerodynamic trailer equipment on display at an industry show in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
FlowBelow Aero Inc., a supplier of tractor-mounted aerodynamic products, announced that starting in April, it will be included in the product catalog from Alliance Parts.
February 21, 2020
Business, Technology
Freightliner
DTNA Brings Cascadia to Down Under Markets
Freightliner
Daimler Trucks North America announced Nov. 22 the availability of the right-hand drive Freightliner Cascadia for Australian and New Zealand markets.
November 25, 2019
Business, Equipment
Alliance Parts Expands Offerings, Retail Footprint
Alliance Parts, a unit of Daimler Trucks North America, announced it expanded its parts portfolio and increased its retail footprint with the goal of delivering parts in 24 hours or less.
July 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Greg Treinen, a sales and marketing manager at Daimler Trucks North America, said more than 30 fleets are involved in the company’s advisory council on electric trucks. (Jim Stinson/Transport Topics)
Trucking Firms Large and Small Urged to Think Electric
Greg Treinen, a sales and marketing manager at Daimler Trucks North America, said more than 30 fleets are involved in the company’s advisory council on electric trucks. (Jim Stinson/Transport Topics)
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Regional trucking firms should take a good long look at electric trucks, experts in the industry said.
April 24, 2019
Business, Equipment, Fuel
Freightliner
Daimler Posts Lower Earnings Despite Record Truck Sales
Freightliner
Daimler AG, citing regulatory and trade headwinds, reported a decline in net income for the fourth quarter and full 2018 while revenue inched up in both periods amid an all-time record for global truck sales.
February 6, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
DTNA CEO Roger Nielsen delivers the first Freightliner eM2 electric commercial vehicle to Penske Truck Leasing CEO Brian Hard on Dec. 20. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Delivers Freightliner Electric Truck to Penske
DTNA CEO Roger Nielsen delivers the first Freightliner eM2 electric commercial vehicle to Penske Truck Leasing CEO Brian Hard on Dec. 20. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America on Dec. 20 delivered to Penske Truck Leasing the first in a series of electric trucks Penske plans to deploy in California and the Pacific Northwest.
December 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
A 2018 Cascadia on display at Technology & Maintenance Council. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Daimler Reports Lower 3Q Results Despite Gains in North American Truck Sales
A 2018 Cascadia on display at Technology & Maintenance Council. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Daimler AG reported lower net income and revenue in the third quarter despite gains at its North American truck business. The company — the world’s largest luxury car manufacturer also is the largest truck maker — had forecast the results in recently released guidance.
October 25, 2018
Business, Technology
The redesigned Sprinter van provides a suite of technologies. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics)
Redesigned Sprinter Offers Enhanced Suite of Technologies
The redesigned Sprinter van provides a suite of technologies. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics)
HANOVER, Germany — The redesigned Sprinter van from Daimler Trucks and Buses gives commercial customers a suite of technologies that offers a way for fleet managers, vehicles and drivers to stay connected via a system tailored to their needs, the company said during the IAA Commercial Vehicles show.
September 25, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100
Freightliner eCascadia (DTNA)
DTNA Selects Penske, NFI to Test Vehicle Electrification
Freightliner eCascadia (DTNA)
Daimler Trucks North America announced Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries will operate the first trucks in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet of battery-electric eCascadia heavy-duty trucks and eM2 106 medium-duty trucks beginning late this year.
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