Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) received approval to build a new greenfield truck manufacturing facility in the United States. Construction is expected to begin by the end of ’26 and production targeted for late ’29. DTNA has not yet disclosed the location, investment amount, production capacity, or which truck models will be built there. However, President and CEO John O’Leary said the company expects the purpose-built facility to become the largest U.S. truck manufacturing plant when complete. The new DTNA U.S. truck plant will expand manufacturing capacity for vocational and on-highway vehicles and is being designed around flexible production systems, advanced manufacturing technology, and the ability to respond to changing vehicle and market requirements. A Greenfield Plant Provides a ‘Blank Canvas’ DTNA has been considering a new greenfield manufacturing facility for several years, according to O’Leary and Jeff Allen, senior vice president of operations at DTNA. Unlike an existing facility that must be reconfigured around established assembly lines and infrastructure, O’Leary said a purpose-built plant gives DTNA an opportunity to incorporate new manufacturing processes from the beginning. “We also feel that a purpose-built facility, unlike most of our other ones that we have, really gives us a blank canvas to add capacity and build flexibility into our operations from day one,” O’Leary said. The facility is expected to incorporate a digital manufacturing backbone supporting technologies including AI, automation, and vision systems. Allen added that those technologies can make it faster and easier to adapt manufacturing processes as products become more complex and new production technology becomes available. DTNA intends to design the new operation with greater manufacturing flexibility from the outset. Efficiency will be another priority. “Anything we can do to make this the most efficient truck plant, not only in our network, but in the world is an absolute