DUSSELDORF, Germany 鈥 Daimler Trucks demonstrated a three-truck platoon on the Autobahn here March 21 as part of an event to spotlight the growing importance of connectivity.
March 22, 2016Business
Analysis: Trucks Make Everyone Smarter in Bernhard鈥檚 Connected Vision
D脺SSELDORF, Germany 鈥 Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler AG鈥檚 global truck and bus unit, said the connected truck 鈥 beyond being a benefit to the entire supply chain 鈥 offers technology that leads to a 鈥渉appy driver.鈥
March 28, 2016Business
Daimler Expects to Fight Chinese Rivals for Iran Truck Market
Daimler AG, seeking to regain its position as one of the leading truck makers in Iran after a six-year absence, is bracing for a fight in the reopened market with now-entrenched Chinese rivals.
February 22, 2016Business
Daimler Announces Additional Layoffs at Truck Plants
Daimler Trucks North America announced another round of layoffs that includes about 700 workers from its medium-duty plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, and an additional 500 at its Class 8 plant in Cleveland, North Carolina.
February 16, 2016Business
Truck Profit Growth Helps Daimler AG Improve Results
Stronger results at Daimler AG鈥檚 heavy-truck business helped the German vehicle maker post earnings growth of 20% in the fourth quarter and 36% in 2015, producing the best sales year since 2006 with a total of 502,500 units.
February 4, 2016Business
Daimler Trucks to Return to Iran With Production, Sales Accords
Daimler AG reached preliminary agreements to restart sales and local production of trucks in Iran as the lifting of global trade sanctions opens the oil-rich Middle Eastern nation to European investments.
January 20, 2016Business
Daimler Trucks to Cut Its Workforce at Cleveland, N.C., Factory by 30%
Daimler Trucks North America announced plans to lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30% of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina, which makes heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
January 11, 2016Business
DTNA to Lay Off 30% of Workers at Heavy-Duty Plant in North Carolina
Daimler Trucks North America announced it will lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30%, of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, where it manufactures heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
January 5, 2016Business
Daimler鈥檚 Powertrain Chief Oversees Global Integration
REDFORD, Mich. 鈥 As head of powertrain and manufacturing for Daimler Trucks, Frank Reintjes plays a critical role in the development of the company鈥檚 trucks around the globe. He has been with the company for 20 years, spending time on both the truck and passenger car side.
January 4, 2016Business
Video: TT's Abt Joins Daimler Execs on PBS Program 'Autoline'
Transport Topics聽Editorial Director Neil Abt joined Daimler executives Martin Daum and Jeff Allen on the Dec. 27 broadcast of "Autoline This Week," which appears on about 38 PBS affiliates around the nation. Daum and Allen lend perspective to the major news that Freightliner and Detroit Diesel made in 2015. Watch the program here.
December 29, 2015