DTNA News Updates

U.S. Class 8 retail truck sales surpassed year-ago levels for a second straight month, with Omdia Automotive data showing that July purchases increased 2.2%.

Daimler Truck does not expect to shutter any additional North American manufacturing plants as a consequence of plans to build its largest U.S. assembly facility.

Daimler Truck Chief Financial Officer Eva Scherer confirmed to investors and analysts that DTNA would only sell 2027 EPA-compliant engines.

CEO John O’Leary told reporters the plant would be the company’s largest truck manufacturing facility in the United States when up and running.

It is the second time Daimler Truck or a predecessor has announced plans to close the Swan Island plant since acquiring Freightliner in 1981.

The parent company of Freightliner and Western Star is seeing heavy replacement demand from larger on-highway fleets in particular, DTNA CEO John O’Leary said.

EPA has proposed ending diesel exhaust fluid-related engine derates, replacing the gradual dialing back of truck performance with visual or audible notifications.

The decision to bring back 400 workers and hire 200 more is one of the first public indications of the freight market rebound’s impact on truck demand.

DTNA's sales of trucks and buses rose 8% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, the first increase compared with a year-ago period in six quarters.

DTNA is rolling out a software update that incorporates revised diesel exhaust fluid inducement parameters, lifting the minimum speed before work must be performed.