Commercial Truck Manufacturers Coverage
In terms of the trucking industry, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) refers to parts made by the same company that makes the vehicle (as opposed to aftermarket parts, which are produced by different companies and designed to be compatible with as many vehicles as possible). While OEM products may cost more than aftermarket upfront, the price reflects the quality.
The biggest commercial truck manufacturer in the world is Daimler AG (better known as Daimler Chrysler), which produces the brands Mercedes-Benz, Western Star, Freightliner, Sterling Trucks, and Fuso, among others. Other leading commercial truck manufacturers include Volkswagen Group (which produces MAN, Scania and Volkswagen Commercial-Vehicles), Volvo Group (which produces Volvo, Renault, Mack, Eicher, and UD Trucks), and Dongfeng Motor, China’s largest automaker.
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Mack Trucks filed a recall for 27,418 heavy-duty trucks because their turn signal visibility does not comply with a federal safety standard.
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Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum will add the role of CFO while the Supervisory Board searches for a permanent replacement for Jochen Goetz.
Hino Motors trucks have been recalled because of inaccurate readings on how much fuel remains in 70- and 90-gallon tanks.
Nikola is recalling about 209 Class 8 battery electric trucks following 2 battery fires, but the trucks can stay in service pending a fix.
Daimler Truck said CFO Jochen Goetz died in a “tragic incident,” but the company gave no cause of death for the 52-year-old executive.
Class 8 truck orders rose in July, but they are still in the summer doldrums and trail replacement demand.
Like other trucking OEMs, Daimler Truck rode higher prices to solid second-quarter results while incoming orders fell.
The waiver the EPA granted to California to allow its Clean Trucks rule to proceed has states lined up in court on either side of the issue.
What’s behind Paccar’s stunning Q2 profits? Inflation is part of the answer. So is a burgeoning parts footprint.
Paccar continued a string of record quarterly performances in Q2, posting a 70% gain in profits and a 24% increase in sales.
The Diesel Technology Forum released data on trucks getting cleaner, but is it enough in the energy transition?
Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.
In its first meeting with analysts since going solo, Daimler Truck projected revenue growth of 40%-60% in the second half of the decade.
Paccar Inc. is recalling 4,914 Peterbilt Model 579 Class 8 trucks because a misplaced fastener can chafe alternator insulation to catch fire.
Navistar Inc. is recalling an additional 22,684 trucks and buses for a brake fluid leak that can lead to an under hood fire.
Nineteen states want an appellate court review of an EPA waiver that allows California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule to proceed.
Federal safety regulators have opened a preliminary evaluation of automatic emergency braking in Freightliner Cascadias.
Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp. plan to merge their Asian units to save money in new technology development.
As electric trucks get most of the attention, Peterbilt’s devoted fans celebrated a new version of an historic oil-burner.
Martin Weissburg is retiring as president of Mack Trucks after five years. He is being succeeded by Stephen Roy.
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.
Once dismissed as a far-off technology, hydrogen fuel cells and infrastructure are getting buzz at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.
The Freightliner Class 6 battery-electric eM2 will go into production this fall with plans for a range of vocational models to follow.
Like Volvo Group and Paccar Inc., which have already reported, Daimler Truck forecasts a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.
Paccar Inc. crushed Q1 revenue and profit estimates, a quarter dampened by a $446 million hit related to European price-fixing settlements.
General Motors is recalling 40,000 medium-duty trucks built by Navistar that can catch fire because of leaking brake fluid.
Paccar Inc. is taking a $600 million pretax charge against first-quarter earnings from settlements in a 2016 European price-fixing scandal.
Volvo Group reported record sales and deliveries in the first quarter, projecting a positive note as the first truck manufacturer to release financials.
Daimler Trucks will likely have to issue an equipment recall for over 24,000 trucks after a federal regulator denies the company’s exemption request.
With some big-name backing, Verne is trying to tackle the issue of storing hydrogen on board a truck using it for fuel.
Daimler Truck completed its first year as a stand-alone company with financial results meeting its targets.
Mack, Isuzu and Hino offer new battery-electric medium-duty work trucks as the industry transition accelerates from diesel and gasoline power.
Germany’s Traton Group topped $42 billion in revenue for 2022 with Navistar contributing significantly to the top and bottom lines.
Volvo Group’s CampX has ushered 50 startups through its accelerator. Now it is adding an incubator for early stage startups.
Kenworth Truck Co. joins a select few truck manufacturers in reaching its 100th anniversary, which features two special edition trucks.
Ryder’s 2023 profitability forecast assumes lower numbers due to falling used truck prices.
Batteries. Electrified components. Fuel cells. Cummins Inc. has plans for all of them. But hydrogen-making electrolyzers top the list.
Class 8 truck orders in January fell year over year for the first time since August, lightening the 2023 backlog.
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If history is a guide, advanced technologies in Daimler Truck North America’s SuperTruck II prototype could end up in production.
Daimler Truck created capacity for 2,000 battery-electric trucks in 2022, but the lack of charging infrastructure stunted deliveries.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined the Volvo Group $130 million for slow reporting of safety recalls.
Deliberate perfectly describes Paccar’s approach to trucking electrification. The company offers nine commercial electric trucks but skips the hype.
Uber Freight and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are stressing patience over hype in working to digitally schedule loads for the truckmaker’s one-stop shop for all things autonomy.
Jonathan Randall has been named to the vacant North American presidency of the brand where he led sales and commercial operations.
Daimler Truck’s cellcentric joint venture with Volvo Group is a fuel cell truck first, but a big battery pack makes it a parallel hybrid.
After nearly a year of accepting only orders they were sure they could build, heavy-duty truck OEMs fully opened orderbooks in September.
Navistar is recalling 8,002 more trucks for a connecting rod defect discovered in 2020, bringing to 23,802 the number of trucks included.
Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.
Hood trim pieces on Western Star vocational trucks are coming unglued, similar to an earlier recall for side intake covers falling off.
Navistar’s S13 integrated powertrain will be the truck manufacturer’s last internal combustion engine as the trucking industry decarbonizes.
Western Star mashes up the off-highway ruggedness of its X-series with loads of luxury appointments on the on-highway 57X.
New leaders, an electrification push and Scania influence mark the first year after the Traton’s $3.7 billion takeover of Navistar.
Navistar spending more than $190 million for an integrated powertrain in Alabama for North America .
A safety recall by Daimler Truck North America inadvertently confirmed the next Western Star X-Series vocational truck.
Navistar is recalling thousands of trucks because their backup lights illuminate with the wrong shade of white.
With its new TX-18 automated manual transmissions, Paccar looks to make off-highway and severe service easier on the driver.
Navistar’s new CEO aligns with parent Traton Group in declaring batteries will be the ultimate solution to zero-emission transportation.
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All Daimler Truck segments reported higher sales in 2021 as the recent spinoff posted its first numbers as a publicly traded entity.
Navistar and MAN SE leaders trade positions as Traton continues a makeover of Navistar’s executive team.
Truck manufacturer Navistar faces a data breach lawsuit after disclosing that sensitive information about 49,000 people may have been exposed in hack.
The semiconductor shortage takes a 7,000-truck toll on Paccar in Q3 with no sign of relief in sight.
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Western Star advances a family makeover with the second entry into its X-Series of vocational trucks.
Peterbilt takes the convention audience to school on electric truck math while Volvo puts ist VNR Electric to work on its own plant deliveries.
Traton Group shuffles the executive deck at Navistar, replacing CEO Persio Lisboa with former Scania executive Mattias Carlbaum.
Cervus Equipment is set to be acquired by Brandt Tractor in a $240 million deal that will take the Canadian Peterbilt dealer private.
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Data apparently stolen from Navistar International appears on the dark web as an underground marketplace begins an auction for the heavy truck manufacturer’s internal files.
Ukrainian police arrest six alleged members of Clop, a notorious ransomware gang behind multiple cyberattacks on transportation and logistics companies.
A whistleblower filed a complaint in 2013 alleging pricing fraud by Navistar Defense that its parent company settled with no admission of wrongdoing.
An apparent ransomware attack has targeted Utility Trailer Manufacturing, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of trailers for commercial trucks.
PACCAR puts up strong Q1 numbers, including record parts sales that suggest the new truck backlog is boosting aftermarket sales.
Canadian trucking giant Mullen Group wades into truck sales after acquiring a small Volvo and Mack dealership as part of the acquisition of British Columbia’s Bandstra Group.
Navistar reported a Q1 fiscal loss in its final earnings in 35 years as the public holding company for International Trucks and IC buses.
Roger Nielsen will need a new outlet for his electric and driverless truck passion as the Daimler Trucks North America CEO retires after a 35-year career.
The $3.7B merger of Navistar and TRATON Group drew nearer Tuesday when Navistar shareholders approved a $44.50-per-share buyout.
With the coming independence of Daimler Truck from Daimler AG, the North American subsidiary gets a new CEO when Roger Nielsen retires in April.
With 2020 in the rearview, there are promising signs that point towards industry growth if one crucial thing takes place: tight inventory levels need to be replenished.
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer The Lion Electric Company expects to list on NYSE and raise $500 million after combining with blank check company though a SPAC merger.
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Daimler Trucks North America built the 700,000th truck in its medium-duty assembly plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, marking 41 years of Freightliner production.
Detroit, like the rest of the U.S, is experiencing a resurgence of positive COVID-19 tests. However, the auto industry is projected to continue operations as normal thanks to effective virus protocols in place.
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A car-crazed high schooler, Samatha Parlier learned long before becoming vice president of vocational market development for Daimler Trucks North America that even though both have wheels and engines, off-highway trucks are quite different from passenger cars.
Daimler Truck and Volvo Group expect to hit the ground running in their fuel cell joint venture. Volvo is buying Daimler’s expertise and helping offset the development cost of the zero-emissions technology while the rivals will compete in producing hydrogen-powered trucks.
Denny Slagle retired as Volvo Group executive vice president and Mack Trucks president in 2018.
Walmart Canada boosted its order of Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it bets on Elon Musk’s electric heavy-duty vehicle to cut carbon emissions from fleet.
Canadian EV manufacturer Lion Electric plans to deliver its first battery-powered electric trucks in October as orders from Amazon and CN generate buzz.
The fallout at Nikola could place additional scrutiny on new public offerings and nontraditional special purpose acquisition companies.
Shares of electric truck maker Nikola Corp. sag 20% on the announcement its founder and executive chairman was stepping down, following the fallout from a short seller report questioning the company’s technology claims.
Late Sunday night, FreightWaves broke the story of Trevor Milton voluntarily stepping down from the Nikola Motor (NASDAQ:NKLA) board. A few hours later, Nikola Motor made the resignation official in a press release: Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) today announced that Trevor Milton approached the Board of Directors and proposed to voluntarily step aside as Executive […]
Sources close to the embattled fuel cell truck manufacturer are reporting that founder Trevor Milton has resigned as executive chairman of Nikola Motor (NASDAQ: NKLA) and has departed the company effective immediately. He will remain as one of the company’s largest shareholders, but will not have a say in how the company is managed going […]
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CN orders 50 electric trucks from Lion Electric Co. to support its intermodal operations in its largest urban markets in Canada.
Demand headwinds will place “downwards pressure on revenue and earnings likely into 2021” for trailer manufacturer Wabash National. This was part of the rationale behind credit rating agency Moody’s lowering its ratings on the company.
From 15,000 workers on furlough in April, Daimler Trucks North America has seen steady build activity to meet replacement demand into 2021 as its order backlog grows.
Navistar picks Detroit suburb near major electrification suppliers to locate its NEXT eMobility business unit as it prepares to make its first battery-electric trucks and school buses.
