Uptake, Daimler Truck partner on Data-as-a-Service model
This agreement will allow DTNA to facilitate streaming of critical data to power Uptake’s predictive maintenance program.
Three autonomous truck aspects to start seriously considering
The automated truck conversation expands beyond the technology and into business reality.
Inside the Freightliner SuperTruck 2’s powertrain efficiency
Its performance is the result of powertrain technologies and aerodynamics working hand-in-hand.
Freightliner SuperTruck 2 highlights new efficiency technologies
Four key areas drive the Freightliner SuperTruck 2 freight efficiency to new heights.
‘Stability despite headwinds,’ Daimler Truck N.A. CEO provides his 2023 outlook
Gaze into the crystal ball with DTNA’s John O’Leary.
Daimler Truck, Love’s partner to boost Freightliner service availability
Daimler and Love’s partner for increased truck services across US.
The biggest medium-duty truck headlines of 2022
Medium-duty truck trends can be hard to pin down. After all, these trucks tackle a vast array of applications–from local pick-up and delivery vans running around every neighborhood across the country to municipal fleet trucks servicing utility lines. Think about it: Manufacturers build naked chassis just so that bodybuilders can dress it up with the
The biggest heavy-duty truck stories of 2022
Let’s put this year in perspective. In January, just 12 months ago, the U.S. set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Five months later in May, ACT Expo in-person attendance grew by 60% compared to the show that took place nine months earlier and the truck market was booming but hampered by supply chain shortages. And
UPS takes its next step toward carbon-neutrality with the Freightliner eCascadia trucks
Owning one of the world’s largest private fleets of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, UPS has over a thousand electric vehicles and continues to build on that number receiving the first of 10 all-electric eCascadia Class 8 semi-trucks. The Freightliner eCascadia is among the first commercially available fully electric semi-truck in the U.S., and
Penske Truck Leasing, Daimler Truck commemorate delivery of Freightliner eCascadias
Penske Truck Leasing and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) commemorated the delivery of two battery electric production model Freightliner eCascadia semi-trucks. The delivery of these heavy-duty electric vehicles is a significant milestone for both companies and marks the culmination of a period of co-creation, refinement and field-testing that kicked off nearly five years ago. Penske has been an
Sysco receives first battery electric Freightliner eCascadia
Sysco Corp. recently received its first series-produced battery electric Freightliner eCascadia. Sysco’s first zero-emission Class 8 truck was presented to Marie Robinson, Sysco’s EVP and chief supply chain officer at the Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) Manufacturing Plant in Portland. Thecompany’s first Freightliner eCascadia is expected to operate in Sysco’s Riverside, California site, whichwill receive
Fyda Freightliner Columbus marks grand opening
Fyda Freightliner Columbus held its Building Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The newly relocated dealership is now at 2700 NE Plain City Georgesville Road in West Jefferson, at exit 85 off I-70. The event was attended by almost 40 vendor companies and 500+ customers, vendors, and employees. In addition, there
