“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell trucks.” That was the message of Sean Waters, Daimler Trucks North America’s vice president of Product Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, speaking at the Green Truck Summit.
Eight new Freightliner electric trucks will soon go into the hands of fleet customers, which will help the OEM evaluate their performance in real-world trucking applications.
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will retail for slightly less ($5) that the outgoing model for the base configuration, as the full-size cargo and passenger vans enter their third-generation with an array of updates, the company announced.
Mercedes-Benz Vans opened its new Sprinter assembly plant in South Carolina today, and began delivering cargo vans to Amazon, which has ordered 20,000 vehicles that Element Fleet Management will offer to small businesses with commercial leases.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC is recalling approximately 153 2017 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans because they may have structural problems, according to federal records.
Two new Freightliner Cascadia compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles were showcased for the first time at the 2018 ACT Expo Conference.
Freightliner Trucks introduced the new EconicSD, a low-entry cab-over-engine waste collection truck. It will be available in 6x4, high cab and low cab, and rear and side loader configurations.
TriState Truck Center Freightliner/Western Star and McDevitt Trucks with its affiliate, Patriot Freightliner, Western Star, have joined forces to form Advantage Truck Group LLC (ATG).
Detroit Connect Remote Updates is now available exclusively for the new Freightliner Cascadia spec’ed with Detroit engines.
The newest Detroit diesel engine from Daimler Trucks North America gives medium-duty fleets a higher-horsepower option for tough vocational applications.
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