Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Quick Facts


Corporate Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, USA

Number of Employees: 20,000 (including affiliated companies)

Products: Heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles for long-haul transport, local and regional distribution, construction and services; school buses; chassis for delivery vans, recreational vehicles and shuttle buses; heavy- and medium-duty diesel engines; mechanical transmissions, drive and steering axles

Geographic Markets: United States, Canada, Mexico, and more than 35 countries outside of the NAFTA region

Annual Production: 118,404 units (2011)

Annual Factory Sales: 118,800 (2011)

Brands: Freightliner® trucks, Western Star® trucks, Thomas Built® buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, Detroit™ engines and components, Alliance Truck Parts, SelecTrucks® used trucks

Sales and Service Support: Approximately 2,000 locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico (including Detroit distributors, Petro Truck Centers and TravelCenters of America ServicePoint facilities)

Market Share:

  • 27.0% of the NAFTA market for Class 4-8 commercial vehicles (7.3 tonnes+)

Business Unit Headquarters Locations:

  • Freightliner Trucks, Fort Mill, South Carolina
  • Western Star Trucks, Fort Mill, South Carolina
  • Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Gaffney, South Carolina
  • Thomas Built Buses, High Point, North Carolina
  • Daimler Trucks Remarketing Corporation, Fort Mill, South Carolina

Manufacturing Facility Locations:

  • Redford, Michigan
  • Cleveland, North Carolina
  • Gastonia, North Carolina
  • High Point, North Carolina
  • Mt. Holly, North Carolina
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Gaffney, South Carolina
  • Saltillo, Mexico
  • Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Centers:

  • Emporia, Kansas
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Cambridge, Ohio
  • Hibbing, Minnesota
  • Tooele, Utah
  • Toluca, Mexico

Parts Distribution Centers:

  • Atlanta (Duluth), Georgia
  • Chicago (Wood Dale), Illinois
  • Reno, Nevada
  • Bridgeport, New Jersey
  • Canton, Ohio
  • Memphis, Tennessee
  • Calgary, Alberta
  • San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Used Trucks: North America’s leading remarketer of heavy-duty used trucks

Exports:

  • Leading exporter of heavy-duty vehicles from North America
  • Key export markets include Australia, South Africa, Central and South America

Founded: 1942

Ownership: Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler company, the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer with a global reach