About Daimler Truck
Daimler Truck is the company behind a startling share of the world's freight. Spun off from the old Daimler group and listed in Frankfurt as a separate company in late 2021, it owns Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe, Freightliner and Western Star in North America, Fuso in Japan, BharatBenz in India and the Thomas Built school-bus business, plus bus brands Mercedes-Benz and Setra. Its headquarters sit near Stuttgart. Few companies have a hand in so many of the vehicles that deliver the world's goods and carry its children to school.
The group's backbone in America is Freightliner, whose Cascadia is the best-selling heavy tractor in North America, while the Mercedes-Benz Actros is a common sight on European motorways. Detroit, the engine brand Daimler acquired decades ago, supplies diesels and integrated powertrains across its North American trucks. The scale gives Daimler Truck heavy influence over industry standards, supplier networks and regulatory debates on both sides of the Atlantic. When it changes direction, the rest of the industry tends to notice.
Daimler Truck is betting on two zero-emission paths at once: battery-electric trucks such as the eActros and eCascadia, and hydrogen fuel-cell trucks under the GenH2 banner. It is also a partner in a joint battery venture with other truck makers and is merging Fuso with Toyota's Hino in Japan. Its rivals include the Volvo Group, Traton and Paccar. Coverage here follows orders, launches, plant decisions, earnings, partnerships, autonomous-truck projects and the policy battles that shape the business.