Daimler Truck North America News Updates

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North American Softness Drags on Daimler Truck Earnings

Daimler Truck North America orders in the most recent quarter totaled 26,168 trucks and buses, down 29% year over year from 36,794 vehicles, but nearly double Q2’s 13,842 total.

November 7, 2025
BusinessEquipment

DTNA’s Detroit Unveils Lighter DT12-VL Transmission

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.

November 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

SuperTruck 2 Might Be DOE’s Final Concept Fleet

With funding for DOE's SuperTruck program apparently halted, the concept trucks developed during SuperTruck 2 may stand as the final fully realized concept trucks the program produced.

October 28, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafety

Daimler Truck, Geico Launch ‘Connected Insurance’ Program

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.

October 27, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Clean Energy to Display New Freightliner X15N Demo Truck at MCE

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

October 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

How Trump's Tariffs on Trucks, Parts Could Hit Fleets, OEMs

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.

October 2, 2025
BusinessEquipment

DTNA to Consolidate Bus, Specialty Chassis Units

The company said the decision would create greater synergies, enhance customer service, improve operational efficiency and accelerate innovation across the specialty vehicle segment.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Daimler Truck Seeks Investors for 91ÊÓÆµ Unit

The German truck maker is working with Bank of America Corp. to sound out potential investors interested in acquiring a minority stake in Torc.

September 4, 2025
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4 Top Truck Makers Sue CARB, Newsom Over Emissions Rules

Daimler, International, Paccar and Volvo Group are suing the California Air Resources Board on grounds that federal actions vacated the state’s efforts to enforce its own emissions rules.

August 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DTNA Backs EPA GHG3 Rollback; Other OEMs More Cautious

GHG3 was rolled out under the Biden administration but came under heavy fire from trucking stakeholders, many of whom characterized it as damaging to carriers.

August 7, 2025