Health & Safety Daimler Truck mourns passing of finance boss Jochen Goetz August 8, 2023 Daimler Truck is mourning the sudden passing of board member in charge of finance and controlling, Jochen Goetz. He died “suddenly and unexpectedly” at 52, the company announced. Goetz was…
Equipment Daimler Truck outlines plans for future at first Capital Markets Day July 11, 2023 Daimler Truck hosted its first Capital Markets Day as a standalone entity this week in Boston, Mass., where it projected strong global revenue growth of 40-60% from 2025 to 2030.
Equipment Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus to merge with Hino under landmark deal May 30, 2023 Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp. have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies collaborate on advanced technology development, while merging Mitsubishi Fusu Truck and Bus…
Equipment Global Trucking Trends: Fuso now producing Next Generation eCanter in Europe May 23, 2023 Daimler Truck’s Fuso subsidiary is now producing the battery-electric Next Generation eCanter at the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe plant in Tramagal, Portugal. The vehicle will be offered to European buyers…
Transportation Global Trucking Trends: Europe’s driver shortage a focus during Year of Skills May 10, 2023 Europe’s shortage of truck drivers will be in the spotlight this year as the European Commission recognizes the Year of Skills, officially launched during Europe Day on May 9. According…
Equipment Freightliner ready to produce eM2 electric truck, eyes vocational uses May 2, 2023 Freightliner’s eM2 medium-duty electric truck has evolved from a rolling laboratory into a work-ready vehicle, with Daimler Truck announcing plans to begin series production this fall. Building on the OEM’s…
Equipment Daimler unveils new Rizon electric trucks for U.S. market April 28, 2023 Freightliner and Western Star have a new sibling in the U.S., with Daimler Truck launching the new Rizon brand of medium-duty electric trucks. The Class 4-5 vehicle configurations will be…
Equipment Partnerships play key role in journey to autonomous trucks February 8, 2023 The journey toward highly autonomous trucks continues, and there seems to be no shortage of paths to get there. Most of today’s test fleets focus on jurisdictions like New Mexico,…
Equipment Top 10 new and emerging truck tech in 2022 December 19, 2022 Trucks, trailers, and other commercial vehicle components were hard to come by amid the supply chain challenges of 2022, but that clearly didn’t dampen the creativity of engineering teams. Here…
Regulations Autonomous trucks continue to prove themselves in pilot projects August 26, 2022 Craig Harper first presented the idea of autonomous trucks to JB Hunt’s executive team back in 2016, although there wasn’t much to present at the time. “We couldn’t get a…
Equipment Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape July 8, 2022 Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group are officially combining forces in a joint venture to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe. Under the leadership of CEO Anja van…
Equipment Torc Robotics tackling more complex driving scenarios in autonomous testing April 12, 2022 Daimler Truck says its independent subsidiary, Torc Robotics, is making significant progress towards automating trucking in the U.S. It has expanded testing in the U.S. to include surface streets, ramps,…
Business Management Daimler Truck begins trading as standalone business December 10, 2021 Today marks the first day Daimler Truck trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a standalone business. The truck maker says it is the “start of a new era” as…
Business Management Standalone Daimler Truck business gives corporate update as it prepares for public listing November 11, 2021 As a standalone Daimler Truck business readies to go public Dec. 10, the company gave analysts an update on the overhauled organization Nov. 11. A key component of the plan…
Equipment European truck makers collaborate to develop charging network July 5, 2021 Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group have agreed to work together to develop a charging network for electric trucks in Europe. A newly formed joint venture owned by the…
