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DTNA’s Outgoing CEO Roger Nielsen Reflects on Industry’s Transformation
Nielsen speaks at a past industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Roger Nielsen’s 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, 2021DTNA Announces Detroit Brand ePowertrain
DET ePowertrain. (Detroit)
Daimler Trucks North America announced its proprietary Detroit ePowertrain for the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 models, and plans a $20 million investment in its Detroit brand manufacturing facility that will serve as the North American source of Detroit ePowertrain components.
February 9, 2021DTNA, SoCal Edison, Schneider Cooperate on Electric Truck Expansion
Freightliner eCascadias. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America announced Southern California Edison, the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, used a Freightliner eCascadia from DTNA to deliver an electrical transformer to a Schneider terminal in Los Angeles.
January 25, 2021DTNA Says Portland Plant Will Be First to Achieve Carbon-Neutral Production
DTNA's truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore. The plant reduced its energy consumption from vehicle manufacturing with equipment replacement and facility upgrades. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America announced its truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., will be the first to achieve carbon-neutral production in the global Daimler Trucks network — meeting green production this year.
December 14, 2020DTNA, Portland Utility to Develop Fueling Site for Electric Trucks
Rendering of the project site, where nine charging stations are planned to be operational in spring of 2021. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America and utility company Portland General Electric announced the co-development of a public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles that is expected to be the first of its kind in the United States.
December 1, 2020DTNA Launches E-Commerce Platform to Replace Pinnacle Parts
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Daimler Trucks North America announced the launch of Excelerator, its next-generation e-commerce platform to streamline the parts-ordering process that included input from more than 40 dealer partners to its design.
May 18, 2020DTNA, Platform Science Partner on Fleet Management
Daimler Trucks North America announced Platform Science will be its primary on-vehicle fleet management software development and distribution partner.
May 5, 2020Daimler Updates Repair Order Mobile App
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Daimler Trucks North America launched April 2 the second generation of its app that helps dealers create a repair order.
April 9, 2020DTNA Dealers to Add 700 Service Bays in 2020
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Daimler Trucks North America announced its dealer network is building or remodeling more than 40 locations across 30 U.S. states and Canadian provinces to add 700 service bays this year.
March 30, 2020DTNA Moves to Limit Truck Production
Freightliner trucks at an industry show. The company is a subsidiary of DTNA. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Daimler Trucks North America announced March 24 it will begin limiting production at its facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, citing emerging supply disruptions tied to COVID-19 that will soon impact its production operations.
March 24, 2020