Tag: Daimler Trucks North America

Dealers

Truck, engine makers and industry groups pleased with final Phase 2 emissions standards

Industry stakeholders wasted little time in reacting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for a phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in […]

August 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

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More choices — and it’s not just what you ‘feel’ like.

November 6, 2013

Home

Daimler Trucks North America names company leaders

Daimler Trucks North America has assigned two new leadership positions within the company. All transitions will take effect July 1. John O’Leary will be DTNA’s new chief financial officer. O’Leary, who is currently senior vice president of service and parts, will continue to serve on the company’s executive Operating Committee.   O’Leary joined DTNA in […]

June 19, 2012

Safety

Court rejects EPA’s Navistar engine exemption

A federal appeals court on June 12 rejected the Environment Protection Agency’s ruling that allowed Navistar to sell heavy-duty diesel engines that don’t meet the agency’s 2010 emissions standards limiting the amount of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in diesel exhaust. An interim final rule (IFR) issued in January allowed Navistar to pay fines and continue […]

June 12, 2012

Maintenance

Western Star debuts Model 4700 tractor at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Trucking industry editors saw and drove the new Western Star Model 4700 tractor at a press event at the wind-swept Las Vegas Motor Speedway today. The new tractor complements the Model 4700 truck Western Star launched last year as a tough, durable day-cab configuration for regional-haul and vocational applications, according to Michael Jackson, general manager […]

May 8, 2012

Business

Daimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year, it said in a notice to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall is to fix an engine fuel line that could be damaged during maintenance, NHTSA said. “The pump to rail high pressure […]

March 13, 2012

Roadbuilding

Daimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year.

March 8, 2012

Safety

Daimler trucks meet 2014 greenhouse gas regs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has certified Daimler Trucks North America’s complete portfolio of model year 2013 on-highway, vocational and medium-duty vehicles as fully compliant with the new greenhouse gas 2014 regulations, Daimler said today, Feb. 23. DTNA’s GHG14 compliance came a year ahead of the mandate for certification by the EPA and the National […]

February 28, 2012

Roadbuilding

Daimler trucks meet 2014 greenhouse gas regs

DTNA’s GHG14 compliance came a year ahead of the mandate for certification by the EPA and the Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

February 27, 2012

Construction Equipment

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January 28, 2012

Roadbuilding

Freightliner to add 1,100 manufacturing jobs

Daimler Trucks North America on Jan. 12, announced the addition of a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C., creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012. The additional workers represent a 72 percent increase in personnel at the plant and will […]

January 15, 2012

Business

Freightliner to add 1,100 manufacturing jobs

Daimler Trucks North America on Thursday, Jan. 12, announced the addition of a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C., creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012. The additional workers represent a 72 percent increase in personnel at the plant and will include about 1,072 shop employees and an additional 29 engineering and support positions to facilitate increased production.

January 15, 2012