Daimler Truck North America, BlackRock Inc.’s Renewable Power Group and NextEra Energy Resources announced a joint venture to create electric charging networks along critical freight corridors on the East and West coasts and Texas beginning by 2026.

Daimler Trucks North America announced the appointment of T.J. Reed as president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing, effective immediately.

Daimler Trucks North America announced a milestone for its medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric truck development program as participating fleets using 40 trucks reached a cumulative total of 1 million miles of real-world usage along the West Coast and Canada.

Daimler Trucks North America announced a three-year, $3 million, first-of-its-kind partnership with the American Center for Mobility that will allow customers to experience DTNA’s in-vehicle technology at test sites on ACM’s 500-acre campus in suburban Detroit.

Daimler Trucks North America has introduced the Western Star 47X vocational model, a Class 8 truck intended for lighter-weight applications than the heavier 49X introduced in September 2020.

In the months since taking the CEO reins at Daimler Trucks North America, John O’Leary has watched the trucking industry deliver a response he described as “remarkable” to the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. He believes emerging opportunities and lessons learned position the industry for recovery and growth.

Detroit, a unit of Daimler Truck North America, announced its Detroit DD13 engine is now available with new features and power ratings focused on efficiency, robustness and thermal management, as well as with standard connected-vehicle services.

Daimler Trucks North America named David Carson senior vice president of sales and marketing — a move intended to consolidate responsibility for all sales and marketing of vocational and on-highway segments.

Roger Nielsen’s four years as CEO of Daimler Trucks North America coincided with a time of rapid change in the commercial vehicle industry, highlighted by the introduction of electric-powered trucks and the continued advance of automated driving and connected vehicle technologies.

Daimler Trucks North America announced its proprietary Detroit ePowertrain for the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 models, and plans a $20 million investment in its Detroit brand manufacturing facility that will serve as the North American source of Detroit ePowertrain components.