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Tag: Daimler Trucks North America: Page 3
Business
Daimler granted exemption to allow warning system cameras to be mounted lower on windshields
Daimler Trucks North America has been granted an exemption that allows the company to mount warning system cameras lower on windshields that regulations currently allow.
January 30, 2018
Business
Two Daimler recalls affect nearly 28,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks
One recall is in response to the Kidde fire extinguisher recall first announced in November. The other is for certain trucks with brake caliper bolts that are not properly torqued. East Manufacturing also announced it is recalling approximately 88 dump trailers.
January 8, 2018
Business
Daimler recalls more than 400,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks for brake light issue
Affected trucks include model year 2008-2018 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700 and 6900 trucks. DTNA says after hard brake applications, the brake light pressure switch may not activate the brake lights with the light application of the brake pedal.
December 11, 2017
Business
New online portal gives Freightliner, Western Star owners more access to engine data
Subscribers can use the portal to drill down on specific fault events and access full diagnostic information and real-time fault notifications generated by Daimler’s Virtual Technician and more.
July 28, 2017
Business
Traditional truck makers focus on short-haul for electric vehicles
Major truck and engine makers themselves have invested in the development of electric- and more conventional hybrid-electric-drive vehicles, but they see the most short-term promise in shorter-run applications.
July 6, 2017
Business
Daimler petitions FMCSA to allow lower windshield placement of warning system camera
Supplemental information submitted by DTNA clarified that the camera system would actually be mounted 8.5 inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers – more than twice as far below the area currently allowed by regulations.
June 23, 2017
Business
Martin Daum tapped to lead Daimler’s global trucks business
Daum has headed DTNA since 2009, responsible for Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation.
February 27, 2017
Business
Meet the 2013 Ride of Pride memorial truck driver
Chuck Ceccaci tells part of his story thus far piloting the 2013 Freightliner Ride of Pride veterans memorial truck.
August 23, 2013
Equipment
A legacy lives on
The Western Star 4900EX embodies the style and toughness of its Canadian roots, enhanced by the engineering of a global truck maker.
September 1, 2012
Business
Detroit gives sneak peek of DT12 transmission
The DT12 will be available in the Freightliner Cascadia Evolution starting in May 2013.
August 14, 2012
Business
LogBook
Court rejects EPA’s Navistar exemption, expanded Overdrive coming in August, EOBRs among hot topics for agency, OOIDA challenging Minn. out of service criteria and more industry news items are featured.
July 2, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Bug-removal tip: Scotch Brite ‘Dobie’ pads
This one comes by way of owner-operator Henry Albert’s blog, where he shares an anecdote about the Scotch Brite “Dobie” cleaning pads (pictured) he uses to clean bugs from his windshield — and how he somewhat inadvertently passed the trick off to Daimler engineers at the Uvalde, Texas, proving grounds. Give it a read here. […]
June 28, 2012
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