Trucking

Today's assistance systems most effective for safety; Technology already available on the market

Stuttgart -- Jun 11, 2008 -- According to the findings of development engineers at Mercedes-Benz following a fleet test conducted with a total of 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros trailer in 2005/2006, half of the serious truck accidents could be prevented.

Mercedes-Benz Telligent Lane Assistent

Minority Shares in P.T. Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (18%) and P.T. Mitsubishi Krama Yudha Motors and Manufacturing of Indonesia (32.28%)

Stuttgart/Kawasaki -- Dec 03, 2007 -- Stuttgart/Kawasaki - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), an integral part of Daimler Trucks, today announced that it has acquired equity positions in P.T. Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB) and P.T. Mitsubishi Krama Yudha Motors and Manufacturing (MKM), two leading Indonesia truck and automotive companies. The transaction underlines MFTBC´s commitment to Indonesia, which is the company´s largest market outside Japan.

Oct 19, 2007 -- Stuttgart/ Detroit – Andreas Renschler, member of the Daimler Board of Management and Head of the Daimler Trucks Division, and his colleagues, Dr. Michael Dostal, who is responsible for Powertrain Operations & Manufacturing Engineering, and Chris Patterson, who is responsible for the NAFTA Region and the commercial vehicle brands Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses, today presented the new Heavy-Duty Engine Platform (HDEP) for the North American market in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Daimler Freightliner Cascadia

Working in cooperation with Iveco, ZF developed the first automatic transmission for heavy-duty commercial vehicles 10 years ago. Ever since, the ZF AS Tronic has been taking the work out of shifting gears for truck drivers all over the world. Today, ZF supplies a full range of automatic transmission systems for a wide variety of commercial vehicle applications.