Daimler unveils new lease program, equipment updates

Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, says the Dynamic Lease Program represents the future of truck financing. ATLANTA, Ga. – Daimler Trucks North America has announced…

Western Star eyes higher vocational truck share

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America enjoys a significant share of the on-highway truck market, but Western Star president David Carson knows there is room for growth in the vocational business segment.

Daimler to establish new PDC in Canada

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America plans to establish a new parts distribution center in Canada as it pushes toward a goal of completing truck repairs within 24 hours.

Daimler team focusing on customer experience

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is establishing a new internal group that will dedicate itself to improving the customer experience, touching everything from new truck sales to service.

Do you trust autonomous vehicles?

MONTREAL, Que. – Engineers have proven they can create cars and trucks that move without drivers at the controls, but confidence in early autonomous vehicles has been shaken in the wake of some high-profile collisions.

Taking a quick spin with Daimler’s electric trucks

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Jim Park takes some of Daimler's earliest electric vehicles out for a test drive, but it will be several years before such trucks are a widespread offering.

Has platooning reached a dead end?

Has Daimler's Martin Daum thrown serious rain on the platooning parade? Is he right to stop investing in the technology? Will he dissuade others from doing so?

Paez tackles the Olympian challenge of cross-border trucking

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Crossing an international border can seem like an Olympian task at the best of times, with challenges ranging from ever-changing regulations to the search for backhauls.

The rules of the game are changing in Mexico

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Daimler has 8,000 Daimler employees in Mexico, and now their work will be guided by a new series of rules. But a new USMCA trade deal is only one of them.

Continental Divide: The differences between European and North American trucks

TORONTO, Ont. -- The manufacturers of North American and European trucks are more closely aligned than ever. But as close as the companies have drawn together, the equipment itself can appear a world apart. Different regulations are just one reason.

Daimler forecasts 440,000 Class 6-8 trucks

AUSTIN, Texas -- Roger Nielsen, CEO of Daimler Truck North America, discussed electrification, autonomy, the state of the economy and the supply chain during a round table at the American Trucking Associations Annual Management Conference and Exhibition in Austin, Texas.

Keep Cool: Engine coolants have evolved, so have maintenance needs

Coolant formulas have changed — and so have related maintenance practices. MONTREAL, Que. — Internal combustion engines burn fuel to produce kinetic energy, and generate heat in the process. That’s…

Daimler’s Daum: Trade war would have ‘no winners’

Martin Daum, head of Daimler Trucks and Buses HANNOVER, Germany – The business of making trucks is booming at Daimler Truck and Bus. Sales for the company were up 13%…

Euro Zone: New and future truck tech at IAA show

HANNOVER, Germany -- The scope and scale of the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany, is like no other. Daimler and Traton – the recently rebranded Volkswagen Truck and Bus -- stake their claims to entire buildings rather than individual exhibit halls. Some of the aisles in the halls are as wide as streets. The individual buildings are divided by actual streets. And did we mention the Ferris wheel?

Daimler displays safety-first philosophy in launch

HANNOVER, Germany – Safety is the name of the game, and Daimler has clearly raised that game with an array of new features unveiled during the IAA truck show. The latest generation of Europe's cabover Actros tractor includes no fewer than 60 new features, four of which have made world premiers. But in a launch event branded as “transforming transportation”, the focuses on visibility, pedestrian detection, and automated braking took center stage.