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DTNA Names T.J. Reed President of Remarketing Unit
T.J. Reed by Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America announced the appointment of T.J. Reed as president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing, effective immediately.
October 12, 2021DTNA Reaches BEV Milestone at 1 Million Miles
eCascadia by Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America announced a milestone for its medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric truck development program as participating fleets using 40 trucks reached a cumulative total of 1 million miles of real-world usage along the West Coast and Canada.
October 8, 2021DTNA, ACM Announce Collaboration
Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America announced a three-year, $3 million, first-of-its-kind partnership with the American Center for Mobility that will allow customers to experience DTNA’s in-vehicle technology at test sites on ACM’s 500-acre campus in suburban Detroit.
October 4, 2021Western Star Launches 47X Model for Weight-Sensitive Vocational Market
The new Western Star 47X. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Trucks North America has introduced the Western Star 47X vocational model, a Class 8 truck intended for lighter-weight applications than the heavier 49X introduced in September 2020.
September 23, 2021New 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, 2021