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, 2016Daimler’s Powertrain Chief Oversees Global Integration
REDFORD, Mich. — As head of powertrain and manufacturing for Daimler Trucks, Frank Reintjes plays a critical role in the development of the company’s 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, 2016Video: TT's Abt Joins Daimler Execs on PBS Program 'Autoline'
Transport Topics 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, 2015Bernhard: Trucking to Benefit From Autonomous Car Push
REDFORD, Mich. — The path to the autonomous truck remains clear and is actually being made easier by the aggressive steps being pushed by the passenger car segment, the head of Daimler’s global commercial vehicles division said.
November 30, 2015Daimler Kicks Off Production of AMTs in North America for First Time
REDFORD, Mich. — Daimler Trucks North America officially launched production of its Detroit-branded DT12 automated manual transmission on Nov. 20 while simultaneously announcing a $375 million investment to produce medium-duty engines here in 2018.
November 20, 2015Daimler AG Truck Unit’s Third-Quarter Earnings Set Record
Daimler AG reported third-quarter earnings before interest and taxes at its global truck division were the highest ever, climbing 34% to about $897 million compared with about $667 million in the year-earlier quarter.
October 22, 2015Watch as Daimler's Autonomous Truck Debuts on German Roads
Daimler AG’s autonomous truck made its debut on public roads in Germany on Oct. 2. Watch a rebroadcast of the debut.
October 2, 2015Daimler Trucks Expects Brazil Crisis to Worsen Before Revival
Daimler AG said it expects demand for trucks and buses in Brazil to plunge as much as 50% this year as the crisis in South America’s largest economy worsens.
September 11, 2015Daimler Reverses Brazil Truck Job Cuts by Reducing Hours Instead
Daimler AG reversed course on the 1,500 job cuts announced last week at its Brazilian truck-making division, saying it will scale back hours by 20% instead as demand shows no sign of improving.
September 1, 2015Daimler Gets OK for On-Highway Autonomous Testing in Germany
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in Stuttgart, Germany, has given Daimler AG permission to test its autonomous-driving Future Truck on highways in the region, news services reported.
August 31, 2015