DETROIT, Mich. – December 5, 2014 – Detroit Diesel Corporation (Detroit) today announced that the Intelligent Powertrain Management (IPM) system will be standard on all Detroit™ DT12™ automated manual transmissions paired with any heavy-duty Detroit™ engine, beginning in March 2015. IPM helps the powertrain operate as efficiently as possible, based on the truck’s momentum generated by […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — November 11, 2014 — Truck Bucks℠, the popular Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) rewards program, has unveiled a new website that provides even more benefits for Truck Bucks members. The new website, www.MyTruckBucks.com, launched November 11. With enhanced features, like an updated search/sort function, the new site makes it easier for customers to […]
PORTLAND, Ore – Nov. 5, 2014 – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced vehicle order intake for Class 6 – 8 NAFTA and exports markets reached 31,304 units in the month of October. The order figure represents the single largest order month on record for DTNA, as well as sets the new industry benchmark […]
Concord, N.C. – Oct. 29, 2014 – The Freightliner Trucks Run Smart™ Hauler Challenge raced to the season finale on Oct. 10, 2014 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., where Greg Sorber, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion for Joey Logano and Team Penske, took home the grand prize and Freightliner Trucks trophy. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 27, 2014 – Freightliner Trucks today announced that it has awarded its top dealer sales professionals “Elite” status through its annual Leland James Sales Achievement program. Created in 2003 and named after Freightliner Trucks’ founder Leland James, the program recognizes and rewards outstanding sales results of sales professionals from dealerships in […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – Oct. 22, 2014 – Freightliner Trucks, the Official Hauler of NASCAR®, is hosting its second Freightliner Trucks’ Run Smart Pit Stop at the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2014. The event will offer special amenities, prizes and entertainment for truck […]
SAN DIEGO – Oct. 6, 2014 – Fleets and owner-operators seeking to maximize profitability must consider their trucks as a critical part of their business, according to a new white paper released today from Freightliner Trucks. Available on FreightlinerTrucks.com/RCO, “Increasing Profitability by Lowering Your Real Cost of Ownership” takes a close look at hard and […]
SAN DIEGO – Oct. 6, 2014 – Daimler Trucks North America today announced that it will offer Detroit™ medium duty engines beginning in 2016. The new engines, branded the Detroit DD5™ and DD8™, will allow DTNA to further expand Detroit engines to its complete product portfolio. Detroit’s new DD5 and DD8 engines are a part […]
SAN DIEGO – Oct. 06, 2014 – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has entered the increasingly important business of driver safety systems with the introduction of its proprietary suite of safety systems, Detroit™ Assurance. With Detroit Assurance, customers can – for the first time – fully integrate their Detroit powertrain and safety system, resulting in […]
FORT MILL, SC. – Oct. 3, 2014 – Today, Freightliner Trucks marked Manufacturing Day 2014 with the delivery of the first of 67 Freightliner 114SD severe duty trucks to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The event was held at the world headquarters of The Godwin Group, in Dunn, N.C., and was attended by […]