In his new role, Reed will oversee all activities for DTR, including sales, marketing, and distribution, and be responsible for leading the SelecTrucks brand of used semi-truck retailers. Reed rejoins DTNA from Meritor Inc. where he spent the past five years progressing through various senior leadership roles, most recently serving as vice president of global business development for electrification.

“We’re excited to welcome T.J. Reed back to the Daimler Trucks North America team where his industry knowledge, incredible leadership skills, and previous DTNA experience are a perfect complement to the high-performing team in place at Daimler Trucks Remarketing. T.J. is uniquely suited to continue to grow and develop both the Daimler Trucks Remarketing organization and the SelecTrucks brand in the coming years,”

said David Carson, senior vice president, sales and marketing at DTNA.

During his previous tenure at DTNA, Reed oversaw both product marketing and product strategy for Freightliner and Detroit as director of product strategy and, earlier, as director of product marketing. Reed also previously held roles in strategic pricing and sales. He originally joined Daimler in 1998 as a custom application engineer for the company’s line of vocational trucks.

Beyond his professional contributions to the commercial vehicle manufacturing industry, Reed has routinely mentored and coached young professionals in the industry. Additionally, both Reed and his wife actively support the Rare Kidney Foundation, which focuses on raising awareness, building community, and advocating for patients with rare genetic kidney diseases.

Reed holds an MBA from Michigan State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in business and history from Muskingum University.

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“Mary has been a driving force behind the unprecedented growth of SelecTrucks and the entire portfolio of activity at Daimler Trucks Remarketing. Her proven track record of brand leadership, relentless focus on customer needs, and strong familiarity with our Freightliner and Western Star lineup are a winning combination for supporting our continued sales leadership, and for planning out the future of our product evolution with input from our customers, our dealers and our staff,”

“We owe an incredible debt to Kary for her past six years serving as the steward of our Freightliner and Western Star products and brands. She has been an unwavering advocate for our customers and dealers as we have launched so many products inspired by their feedback and designed to meet their needs, including the all-new Western Star 49X and the game-changing Freightliner eCascadia and eM2,”

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In her new role, Mack-Askew will lead the development of solutions for DTNA customers in diesel powertrain technologies, and support the transition to electrical propulsion solutions in chassis and vocational products.

Mack-Askew has over 20 years of automotive manufacturing experience and joined DTNA in 2014 as the vice president of engineering at Thomas Built Buses (TBB). While at TBB, she played an instrumental role in positioning the company as the premium product offering in the school bus industry, introduced a new suite of safety technologies and led the vision and strategy for the company’s test and compliance, trim and equipment, body-in-white, and mechatronics organizations. In 2016, Mack-Askew took on the position of head of the heavy-duty vocational platform project, where her contributions helped launch the all-new Western Star 49X. Her new role will harness her extensive automotive knowledge, unparalleled passion, and vast leadership experience to build on DTNA’s history of innovation and market leadership.

“Tracy has continually demonstrated that her strong leadership, intuition, and industry background provide much value for our company and our customers,”

said Dr. Rainer Müeller-Finkeldei, senior vice president of engineering and technology, DTNA.

“We look forward to her beginning in her new role, where she will continue to be an integral member of our engineering leadership team and drive additional innovation throughout the company.”

Mack-Askew also lends her leadership experience to DTNA as a member of the company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, and as the executive sponsor for the African American employee business resources group. In addition, her local community ties and philanthropic focus have made her a notable figure in the Portland and southwest Washington area. She is a board member of the Ronald McDonald House of Oregon and Southwest Washington, an independent member of the Board of Directors of Columbia Banking System serves as the national chair of the policies and procedure committee for Jack and Jill of America Inc., and is a chair of the Far West Region’s Area Workday as well as the immediate president of the Portland Willamette Valley Chapter.

Mack-Askew holds a master’s degree in management from Harvard, a master’s degree in engineering from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mack-Askew succeeds Randy DeBortoli, who recently assumed the role of chief engineer, product validation engineering.

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“We are thrilled to have Caley Edgerly step into a role for which he is so uniquely suited and which carries such great significance for our customers. Through his dedicated leadership, relentless customer focus, and unwavering attention to detail, Caley has continually demonstrated a strong commitment to both our valued Thomas Built Bus customers and the larger Daimler Trucks organization. We look forward to his continued support as we embark on an era of growth for the whole of the DTNA organization.”

said John O’Leary, president, and CEO, DTNA.

Edgerly joined Daimler in 1994, starting as a quality engineer at Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC). He later became the director of product development and growth for Detroit Diesel Reman where he was responsible for engineering and development at six plant locations. Since that time, he has held increasing roles of responsibility at DTNA, including vice president and general manager of DDC, vice president of operations at TBB, and, for the past six years, president and CEO of TBB. Edgerly holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Edgerly replaces Sungsoo Lee who is retiring after 34 years with Daimler and its affiliated entities. Lee started his career with Daimler as operations manager at then DaimlerChrysler in Detroit, before accepting an international assignment in South Africa, where he resided for nearly three years. On his return to the United States, he held increasing roles of responsibility at Daimler, including plant manager and executive vice president before the appointment to his current role as general manager, production planning, and quality management at DTNA.

Concluded O’Leary,

“We extend our many thanks to Sungsoo for his indispensable leadership and enduring commitment to the success of our organization for the past three and a half decades. We wish him the best as he steps into his well-deserved retirement.”

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“Through her 13 years at Daimler Trucks, Marcela has earned the trust and recognition of employees, peers and customers both in Mexico and across the region,”

said John O’Leary, president and CEO, DTNA.

“With her combination of varied Daimler Trucks experience, business acumen, and dedicated leadership, she is well-suited to lead our business in Mexico to even new heights in the coming years.”

Barreiro is a 13-year veteran of Daimler Trucks Mexico, most recently serving as the company’s head of human resources for the 8,000-strong workforce spread across two truck manufacturing plants and five additional locations in the country. She joined Daimler Trucks Mexico in 2008 as a member of the legal staff and served as the company’s general counsel for six years prior to leading the HR function.

She is the first woman to run the Daimler Trucks Mexico entity and is a strong proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion across the company and the industry. During her tenure heading HR, she helped the Daimler Trucks Mexico manufacturing organization win recognition as a Great Place to Work (2020). Similarly under her leadership, the company’s physical and mental wellness program for employees was recognized for its success by the Wellness Council of Mexico. Barreiro’s individual contributions were also recognized in 2020 when she was named one of the top 100 Most Powerful Women in business by Magazine Expansión.

Barreiro earned a bachelor’s degree in law at the National University of Mexico, holds an MBA with emphasis in business law from the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, and earned three postgraduate degrees in international commercial law, financial law and taxes from the Panamerican University.

Barreiro replaces Flavio Rivera who is separating with Daimler after 16 years with the company, the past four as president and CEO of Daimler Trucks Mexico.

Concluded O’Leary,

“We extend our many thanks to Flavio for his many years with Daimler and for his four years of dedicated leadership of the entire Daimler Trucks Mexico organization.”

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Effective April 1, 2021, O’Leary follows Roger Nielsen, who retires effective April 30, 2021, after 35 years in the company, the last four years as its president and CEO.

John O’Leary started at DTNA with Freightliner in 2000. After establishing internal transformation-processes, he led the US school bus business as the President and CEO of Thomas Built Buses. From 2010, O´Leary was the senior vice president for the Aftermarket business before becoming the CFO of DTNA in 2012 under then-president Martin Daum (2009-2017) and Roger Nielsen (2017 to 2020). Since September 2020, John O’Leary has been the Chief Transformation Officer for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany, laying the foundation for its transformation and profitability improvement. In this role, he also led the Mercedes-Benz Truck organization until the start of Karin Radström in February 2021.

“John O’Leary has more than 20 years of experience at DTNA and knows the North American commercial vehicle business like no other. As CFO of DTNA and lately as Chief Transformation Officer of Mercedes-Benz Trucks he has proven that his experience and knowledge make him just the right person to successfully lead DTNA into the future,”

says Martin Daum, President, and CEO of Daimler Truck AG and Member of the Board of Management Daimler AG.

Roger Nielsen has been the President and CEO of DTNA since April 1, 2017. Under his leadership, he started several customer trials with the Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 and launched the Thomas Built Buses Jouley school bus to pave the way to CO2-neutral transport at DTNA. In addition, he renewed the Western Star product lineup and the vocational truck business and made DTNA the most successful truck OEM in the U.S.

Martin Daum:

“I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Roger Nielsen for his dedication to the success of DTNA and his successful positioning of our brands Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses. Besides his passion for our business and unprecedented customer orientation, he is the embodiment of responsible people leadership.”

Roger Nielsen began his career in 1986 as a Freightliner manufacturing engineer responsible for wiring harness testing, followed by management positions in manufacturing, supply-chain-management, and as Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2016.

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Schneider has been working with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) through the development and running of Freightliner’s Cascadia equipped with the DD15 Gen 5 engines in high-mileage operations. Through early tests, Schneider has noted significant improvements in both the efficiency and emissions reduction of its vehicles.

“We anticipate that the investment to DD15 Gen 5 engines in our Freightliner purchases will deliver positive fuel economy savings and are very important to reducing our carbon footprint. Schneider works closely with Daimler Trucks North America to test and develop new and innovative technologies. This is just one small example of the type of collaboration we have enjoyed for decades.”

said Rob Reich, Schneider executive vice president, and chief administrative officer.

Schneider worked closely with DTNA to test, validate, and implement the DD15 Gen 5 engine. The updated engine design has an all-new EPA GHG21-compliant after-treatment system, new ratings, and improvements such as increased down speeding, better combustion, and new swirl piston design – all of which contribute to fuel efficiency gains and reduced carbon dioxide emissions.

“Sustainability is part of every strategic decision we make at Schneider. When DTNA moved forward with its plan to meet emission targets by a year early, it was further evidence to us that DTNA and Schneider are aligned on our approach to sustainability.”

said, Reich.

Added Len Copeland, product marketing manager, Detroit:

“We’re proud of our long-term collaboration with Schneider and we are pleased that our industry-leading innovations such as the DD15 Gen 5 engine contribute to our shared vision with Schneider of reducing emissions and improving fuel efficiency.”

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The Portland plant will be the first vehicle manufacturing plant to achieve CO₂-neutral production in the global Daimler Trucks network. DTNA is making a significant investment in the facility as it prepares for production of the Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2, the company’s first battery-electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks planned for the start of series production in 2022.

“The commitment we have to CO₂-neutral vehicles starts with how they are produced, and we are on the path to achieving carbon-neutral production, beginning with our Portland truck plant in 2020. With our quickly growing portfolio of battery-electric vehicles and our transformative work in hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles that will be on the road within the decade, our future and our industry’s future is electric.”

said Roger Nielsen, president, and CEO, DTNA.

Partnerships to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

The Portland plant developed a strategy with local partners that will have a powerful impact. Through a partnership with Energy Trust of Oregon, the plant has reduced its energy consumption from vehicle manufacturing with equipment replacement and facility upgrades. The upcoming implementation of ISO 50001 will ensure further improvement in energy efficiency for the Portland plant.

As a signing member of Portland General Electric’s Green Future Impact program, DTNA has also committed to the purchase of “green” energy from wind and solar power generation, including from the recently announced Pachwáywit fields, slated to be Oregon’s largest solar facility, located in Gilliam County, about 150 miles east of Portland.

Geoffrey Jansen, plant manager, Portland truck manufacturing plant, DTNA, said:

“Sustainability is not a new topic for Daimler Trucks North America or for those of us here in Oregon, and we are excited to support our global commitments by getting a head start in our own home town. This announcement is even more meaningful since we will begin building the all-new electric Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 here within the next couple of years.”

Environmental Leadership

DTNA is committed to ambitious goals to reduce emissions of CO₂ and volatile organic compounds, energy consumption, waste generation, and water consumption in an effort to make a powerful positive environmental impact for the communities in which it does business and on the world as a whole. For Daimler Truck & Buses, sustainability means permanently creating value for all stakeholder groups: for customers, employees, and investors as well as for business partners and society as a whole.

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The annual program recognizes outstanding suppliers that have received high scores based on their quality, delivery, technology, and cost performance as measured on a Balanced Scorecard basis. These suppliers demonstrate dedication to the continuous improvement of the quality of their products, support to DTNA, and overall performance.

“Our suppliers have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to quality and service. We appreciate their ongoing partnership and support and are proud to recognize the 2019 Masters of Quality award recipients.”

said Jeff Allen, senior vice president of production, quality, and specialty vehicles, Daimler Trucks North America.

The complete list of Masters of Quality Supplier award winners is as follows:

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Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America announced the co-development of “Electric Island,” a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles expected to be the first of its kind in the United States. Electric Island will help accelerate the development, testing, and deployment of zero-emissions (tank-to-wheel) commercial vehicles.

The site is under construction now near DTNA headquarters in Portland and is designed to support up to nine vehicle charging stations with charging levels of up to greater than one megawatt by the spring of 2021. Electric Island will provide DTNA, PGE, and the public the opportunity to charge light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. Plans for more chargers, on-site energy storage, solar power generation, and a product and technology showcase building are currently being finalized.

Electric Island aims to address the intersection of vehicles and the grid, creating new opportunities for future EV drivers and utility customers. Powered by DTNA’s enrollment in PGE’s Green Future Impact renewable energy program, the site will be greenhouse gas emissions-free, including all vehicle charging.

Roger Nielsen, president, and CEO of DTNA said,

“In cooperation with PGE, and with the plan to expand electric vehicle charging right here in Portland to support not only our EV charging needs but those of other drivers in the area, we are paving the way to a brighter, cleaner CO₂-neutral future. As the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, we can accelerate this shift and are excited to address, holistically, the complete EV ecosystem. Daimler Trucks has made Portland our home for the past 73 years and having been born and raised in Oregon, I am incredibly proud to help make Swan Island an Electric Island.”

Maria Pope, president, and CEO of PGE said,

“Oregon’s transportation future is electric, and with global leaders like Daimler Trucks North America right here in Portland, we have the opportunity to accelerate a clean energy transition. We are excited to launch this cutting-edge partnership with DTNA, demonstrating what is possible when utilities and the automotive industry collaborate and innovate.”

Electric Island is designed to inform both DTNA’s work in commercial electric vehicle development and PGE’s work in meeting customer charging needs. The project will inform each company’s efforts by studying the future of heavy-duty charging, including:

• Use of vehicle chargers featuring power delivery of up to over one megawatt (over 4 times faster than today’s fastest light-duty vehicle chargers), enabling PGE and DTNA to develop best practices for cost-effective future deployments;

• Integration of heavy-duty charging technology into PGE’s Smart Grid, such as vehicle-to-grid technologies, second-life use of Daimler’s battery packs, and onsite energy generation; and

• Testing information technology opportunities like fleet and energy management by captive solutions and services.

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