Daimler Trucks North America announces new functionality for Express WriteUp
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced enhancements to its Express WriteUp mobile application. Express WriteUp allows service advisors at Freightliner and Western Star dealerships to create repair orders with a mobile device. When a vehicle arrives at a repair facility, the service advisor can access warranty repair coverage, repair history and fault code information via
Daimler Trucks North America announces changes in senior management
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that David Carson, currently president of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC), has been appointed president of Western Star Trucks and chief diversity officer of DTNA. Carson succeeds Kelley Platt who has been promoted within the Daimler AG global organization to president and chief executive officer of Daimler’s truck joint
Western Star to offer 3rd Eye safety camera and radar systems
Western Star Trucks has begun offering 3rd Eye backup cameras and radar option packages as factory-installed options on its vehicles. “The need for safety is extremely important for Western Star customers. Keeping drivers safe on the job—including the people working in and around the trucks—is paramount for all industries,” said John Tomlinson, Western Star’s vocational
Detroit Connect mobile app now available for Freightliner, Western Star customers
The Detroit Connect mobile app is now available for download for Freightliner and Western Star customers who have an active Detroit Connect subscription. This allows those customers to access information about their vehicles’ performance without needing to be at a desk or on a computer. The app offers many of the same features found in
Western Star details new product options
Here’s the rundown of the newly available options announced for Western Star trucks. Forward lighting option for 4700 models, 4800 and 4900 models The Western Star 4700 can now be spec’d with factory-direct H4 halogen headlight bulbs. The bulbs provide a brighter light than regular incandescent bulbs for better visibility. The cost-efficient H4 bulbs are
Daimler Trucks North America breaks ground on N.C. logistics center
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently broke ground on the future site of a modern logistics center at its Cleveland, N.C. truck manufacturing plant. The new center, expected to be completed early in 2019, represents a $27 million investment, and will create multiple new jobs in Cleveland. The Cleveland facility produces Freightliner and Western Star Class
Daimler Trucks announces changes in Senior Leadership Corporate Communications, Channel Marketing
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced two key transitions in the senior leadership of channel marketing and corporate communications for the company. David Giroux is taking over as director of channel marketing, DTNA. In this newly created position, Giroux will lead the development and implementation of all Freightliner and Detroit brand marketing communications and brand
Western Star presents OOIDA with a new 5700XE
The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has received a new Western Star 5700XE to power its “Spirit of the American Trucker” tour trailer. The truck was presented to OOIDA at Western Star’s 50th Anniversary event in Phoenix on April 27. Click here to see the 5700XE in action in FE’s video. The truck is decked
A diverse offering: Western Star sharpens its vocational focus
In addition to her duties as Western Star’s president, Kelley Platt is also the chief diversity officer for Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). It’s a position that urges the company to reach out beyond the normal channels one would think to pull from when hiring and promoting. “Daimler Trucks North America, as a company, wants
Test driving the Western Star XD-25 lineup
I recently drove the truck pictured above, but before you call and report me to the authorities for driving without a CDL, I want to point out that I was on a closed track. I am always hesitant to hoist myself up into a truck cab where the door handle is more than eight feet
