DTNA launches its Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab (116 in. BBC), paired with the Cummins ISX12N engine and the new Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series automatic transmission.

The first class 8 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia truck has now been delivered to food distribution company, Sysco Corporation, following an order in May for 800 units.

The ‘57X’ is the successor to the ‘5700XE’, providing fuel savings of 5.8% compared to its predecessor, thanks to alterations to the powertrain and the cab design.

Cummins has begun a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America to retrofit Freightliner Cascadia trucks with a Cummins fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The firms expect initial units will be available in 2024 for the North American market.

Daimler Truck AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has received a letter of intent from food distribution firm Sysco Corp for the order of up to 800 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks by 2026.

Daimler Truck North America LLC of Portland, Oregon, NextEra Energy Resources LLC of Juno Beach, Florida, and BlackRock Real Assets of New York, have signed a memorandum of understanding to initiate a joint venture for the design, development, installation, and operation of a nationwide charging network for medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles in the US.

Recipients of the federal research funding include PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, Daimler Trucks North America, Ford, and General Motors.

Allison Transmission Inc, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, has announced the integration of its 3414 Regional Haul Series automatic transmission into Daimler Trucks North America’s Class 8 Freightliner Day Cab models.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc has extended its agreement with Meritor Inc for the supply of Meritor’s EX+ LS air disc brakes as standard equipment for all-wheel positions on Freightliner Cascadia truck models through to 2025.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc (a division of Daimler Truck AG of Stuttgart, Germany) has launched an all new Western Star 49X truck.

September 2020 marks a year of Daimler Trucks North America Inc and Torc Robotics working together after the US-based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group.

Western Star Trucks announced delivery of its 200,000th truck in the USA.