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New DTNA CEO John O’Leary Notes Industrywide Challenges, Strong Demand for Company's Brands
O’Leary at company headquarters. (Daimler Trucks North America)
In the months since taking the CEO reins at Daimler Trucks North America, John O’Leary has watched the trucking industry deliver a response he described as “remarkable” to the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. He believes emerging opportunities and lessons learned position the industry for recovery and growth.
June 3, 2021Upgrades Available for Detroit DD13 Engine
A view of the Detroit DD13 Gen 5 engine. (Detroit)
Detroit, a unit of Daimler Truck North America, announced its Detroit DD13 engine is now available with new features and power ratings focused on efficiency, robustness and thermal management, as well as with standard connected-vehicle services.
May 28, 2021DTNA Makes Changes in Senior Leadership
David Carson (left) and Richard Howard by Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America named David Carson senior vice president of sales and marketing — a move intended to consolidate responsibility for all sales and marketing of vocational and on-highway segments.
May 17, 2021DTNA’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, 2020