Daimler Truck North America LLC (formerly Freightliner Corporation) is an automotive industry manufacturer of commercial vehicles headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and LLC of the German multinational Daimler Truck AG.[1]
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| Company type | LLC |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Freightliner LLC |
| Founded | 2008 (as Daimler Trucks North America LLC) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | John O’Leary, President, CEO |
| Products | Commercial vehicles diesel engines |
| Services | Financial services |
| Parent | Daimler Truck AG |
| Divisions | Freightliner |
| Subsidiaries | Detroit Diesel Thomas Built Buses Western Star Trucks |
| Website | daimler-trucksnorthamerica |
On October 1, 2021, Daimler AG stockholders approved a spinoff of the truck division.[2]
Brands
- Alliance Parts
- Detroit Diesel
- Freightliner Trucks
- Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation
- Freightliner SelecTrucks
- Thomas Built Buses
- Western Star Trucks
- Demand Detroit
- Sterling Trucks
Fuso Trucks America, while mostly owned by Daimler Truck, currently operates separately from Daimler Trucks North America.
History
Early years
- 1896- Gottlieb Daimler creates the first truck.
- 1923- First diesel truck: Benz[3]
- 1926- Daimler and Benz merge.
- 1942- Leland James founds the Freightliner Corporation.
- 1947- Freightliner opens its first truck plant in Portland, Oregon.
- 1950- Hyster Company is the first private carrier to order a Freightliner truck.
- 1951- Freightliner signs agreement to retail trucks through White Motor Corporation dealerships.
1960s and 1970s
- 1967- Western Star founded by White Motor Corporation.
- 1976- Freightliner opens new corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and sets up regional sales offices.
- 1977- Freightliner launches an independent network of dealerships and ends its agreement with White Motor Corporation.
1980s and 1990s
- 1981- Daimler-Benz AG purchases Freightliner Corporation from Consolidated Freightways.
- 1992- Production starts at Freightliner's new truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
- 1995- Freightliner launches Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and acquires American LaFrance.
- 1997- Freightliner acquires Ford Motor Company's heavy-truck business and names it "Sterling." Freightliner launches SelecTrucks.
- 1998- Freightliner acquires Thomas Built Buses. Daimler-Benz and Chrysler merge.
- 1999- The one-millionth Freightliner truck is built.
2000s
- 2000- Freightliner acquires Western Star Trucks. DaimlerChrysler buys Detroit Diesel Corporation.
- 2002- Western Star production moves to Portland.
- 2003- Thomas Built Buses debuts the Saf-T-Liner C2, a revolutionary school bus design.
- 2004- Freightliner opens its high-tech wind tunnel center in Portland, Oregon. FCCC introduces the hybrid electric walk-in van chassis.
- 2005- Opening of a high-tech cold chamber in Portland, Oregon.
- 2007- Daimler and Chrysler split. The new Daimler AG is founded. Freightliner LLC is renamed Daimler Trucks North America. Detroit Diesel starts production of the new heavy-duty engine – the DD15. Saltillo, Mexico plant opens.
- 2008- Parts of the company's operations are moved to Fort Mill, SC. Freightliner LLC becomes Daimler Trucks North America, LLC.
2010s
- 2014- Western Star introduces "The 5700" on-highway tractor with product placement in the latest Transformers movie "Age of Extinction" as the heroic lead character, Optimus Prime.[4] Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation launches UltraSteer passive rear steer axles for recreational vehicles to improve maneuverability and extend tire life.[5]
- 2015- DTNA completes its SuperTruck program after achieving 115% freight efficiency improvement and 12.2 MPG during final testing as part of a U.S. Dept. of Energy research program.[6] Detroit Assurance is introduced in Freightliner Cascadia.[7] Daimler Trucks North America introduces the world's first autonomous commercial vehicle licensed for use on U.S. public roads. The Freightliner Inspiration Truck was unveiled before a global audience at Nevada's Hoover Dam.[8]
- 2016- Daimler Trucks North America opens its new LEED Platinum headquarters on its campus in Portland, Oregon.[9] Thomas Built Buses celebrates its 100th anniversary.[10] Thomas Built Buses launches the industry's first compressed natural gas Type C school bus.[11] Detroit launches the DD5™ medium-duty engine.[12]
- 2017- Western Star celebrates its 50th anniversary.[13] Freightliner celebrates its 75th anniversary.[14] Freightliner Trucks introduces the new Cascadia with Detroit IDP (integrated powertrain management), which helps achieve up to an 8% fuel efficiency improvement over the Cascadia® Evolution.[15]
- 2018- Thomas Built Buses launches the all-electric "Jouley" Saf-T-Liner C2.[16] Detroit launches the DD8™ medium-duty engine.[17]
2020s
DTNA Assembly Plants
- Cleveland, North Carolina (Freightliner / Western Star)
- Mount Holly, North Carolina (Freightliner)
- Gaffney, South Carolina (Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation)
- Gastonia, North Carolina (Alliance Truck Parts)
- High Point, North Carolina (Thomas Built Buses)
- Portland, Oregon (Freightliner / Western Star)
- Redford, Michigan (Detroit Diesel)
- Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico (Freightliner / Western Star)
- Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (Freightliner)
References
External links
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