A possible strike by Daimler North America workers was averted at the last minute late Friday with a four-year deal.
New Class 8 truck deliveries have fallen for four consecutive months even as vocational equipment sales rise.
Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.
Like Volvo Group and Paccar Inc., which have already reported, Daimler Truck forecasts a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.
A Daimler Truck recall of Western Star models for a windshield wiper defect has grown from a few hundred to more than 54,000.
Daimler Truck North America is recalling 77,000 trucks for brake module corrosion, the third recall for the same issue.
Un número reducido de 7 modelos retirados podría experimentar esta condición
Daimler Truck North America is taking no chances that a brake module corrosion issue is more widespread than it thinks.
Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.
Hood trim pieces on Western Star vocational trucks are coming unglued, similar to an earlier recall for side intake covers falling off.
4 informes de piezas de bisel que se caen del capó provocan una llamada a revisión similar a la anterior
Western Star mashes up the off-highway ruggedness of its X-series with loads of luxury appointments on the on-highway 57X.
Daimler Truck North America is trying to solve thefts of semiconductor-rich powertrain control modules from its tractors.
La escasez de semiconductores se atribuye a la racha de estafas que deja a los camiones por los suelos
A safety recall by Daimler Truck North America inadvertently confirmed the next Western Star X-Series vocational truck.
Aunque todavía no está a la venta, el Western Star 57X está incluido en la llamada a revisión de seguridad por una pieza defectuosa en el capó
A joint venture focused on automated manual transmissions is responsible for the practical end of manual gearboxes in heavy-duty trucks.
All Daimler Truck segments reported higher sales in 2021 as the recent spinoff posted its first numbers as a publicly traded entity.
Class 8 truck orders placed this year for 2022 models are being retimed to next year as 2023 models because parts shortages are preventing production.
The new shortage hits home for a small Pennsylvania fleet as its canceled Western Star order leaves it with no options for new equipment.
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Western Star advances a family makeover with the second entry into its X-Series of vocational trucks.
Engine stall from broken battery terminal cable leads Daimler Trucks North America to recall 122,056 Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
There continue to be concerns about when these new orders will be prepared, as many truck manufacturers continue to deal with semiconductor shortages.
Western Star is recalling 6,830 trucks for possible stalling due to a faulty wiring harness. Some are being called back for a second time.
Daimler Trucks North America signed a consent order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration agreeing to pay up to $30 million for tardiness in reporting safety recalls in 2017 and 2018.
German newspaper Handelsblatt says Daimler AG may spin off Daimler Trucks in 2021 to spare it the drag of Mercedes-Benz’s financial struggles.
Dooner and the Dude talk to an author about his biography of a railroad legend and get a look at Western Star’s new truck.
A car-crazed high schooler, Samatha Parlier learned long before becoming vice president of vocational market development for Daimler Trucks North America that even though both have wheels and engines, off-highway trucks are quite different from passenger cars.
Daimler Trucks is bringing its global connected vehicle development efforts under a single group that will be based in the United States.
Six years in development, the new vocational truck adopts safety technology from Daimler Trucks’ on-highway models with other firsts for extreme-use trucks.
Better-than-expected performance across the board buoys Daimler prospects. Job cuts are a big part of the picture in a preview of second-quarter earnings.
The largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks puts worker protections in place as it tries to make up for production lost to the coronavirus pandemic.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 63,175 trucks dating to 2005 because reflective tape near the mudflaps may be obscured, preventing a following motorist from seeing the truck ahead.
All four major heavy-duty truck manufacturers now have suspended production for at least two weeks, with market leaders Daimler Trucks North America and PACCAR Inc. the latest to stop building trucks because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Western Star celebrated a production milestone the same week as parent Daimler Trucks elevated the off-highway truck segment for which the 53-year-old brand is best known.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2,725 Western Star brand 4900 and 5700 sleeper cabs from the 2016-2020 model years. About 4% of the recalled trucks are suspected of having an improper adhesive that could allow the vent windows to detach and fall from the trucks.
Volvo Trucks North America and the Western Star brand of Daimler Trucks North America will recall nearly 3,700 trucks between them for separate steering-related issues that could cause a crash. Neither issue has resulted in any crashes or injuries, according to postings on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.
Western Star is recalling 2,546 heavy-duty trucks because the sleeper side door can detach while the truck is in motion, creating a risk of the falling door striking another vehicle.
Designs of future vocational trucks by students at the ArtCenter College of Design may contain some long-term value for the Western Star Truck Sales subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America.
The civil equipment industry is thriving in the face of an overall manufacturing and industrial slowdown with demand for 5G fiber-optic cable installations and state-funded infrastructure projects among the main reasons.
Daimler Trucks North America celebrated the 750,000th build at its plant in Cleveland, North Carolina as its parent company prepares to build its heavy-duty Actros at its joint venture. in China.
The concept of customer experience has been around for decades but it is getting new emphasis in trucking as electric and autonomous technology arrives.
Despite lower net income and revenue in the first quarter of 2019, Daimler AG (DAI.XE) reported on April 26 that it expects to see slight earnings and revenue growth for the year.
January new truck orders have fallen 26 percent from December, continuing a trend that has developed after record-breaking months last year.
So much for the summer doldrums. New truck orders, which typically take a dip in the summer months as both carriers and OEMs reset for the fall, hit a new all-time high in July, according to the latest data from ACT Research.
The maker of FreightLiner and Western Star trucks wants its parts business to grow and have stronger brand identification.
More than 400,000 Freightliner and Western Star Trucks are being recalled by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) due to a potentially defective brake light.
