Freightliner News Updates

President Trump introduced 25% tariffs on U.S. imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts on Nov. 1 as he seeks to reorient trade flows, although the full details are yet to emerge.

Daimler Truck North America follows Volvo Truck North America and Mack Trucks in partnering with Class8 to offer carriers technology typically provided by third parties.

U.S. medium-duty truck sales are on track to end 2025 with only one year-over-year increase, that coming in January, according to data from Omdia Automotive.

DTNA unit Detroit has introduced the DT12-VL, an automated manual transmission designed to boost payload capacity and off-road performance for heavy-duty vocational trucks.

Daimler Truck Financial Services USA and Geico launched a connected insurance program that uses real-time driving data to lower premiums for Freightliner and Western Star truck owners.

Isaac previewed burgeoning capabilities and outlined its broader vision for AI and fleet management technology at its Horizon 2025 user conference, held Oct. 20-22.

Clean Energy Fuels is displaying a second Class 8 demonstration truck that runs on renewable natural gas at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

The tractors will be Talke’s first low- or zero-emissions Class 8 semis and will be used for drayage runs in the Houston area. The trucks are expected to have a range of 300 to 350 miles.

As is typical with Daimler Truck’s pre-earnings sales announcements, no color was provided on the statistics. Daimler Truck will report its full third-quarter earnings on Nov. 7.

Details on how the levies would be imposed and collected were scant as of Oct. 2, which kept truck makers understandably tight-lipped about the potential impact.