(Daimler Truck North America)Key Takeaways: Daimler Truck North America said Aug. 6 it plans a new U.S. truck plant, with construction starting by year-end 2026 and operations beginning in 2029. The investment reflects growing demand, as DTNA raised 2026 sales guidance and reported its first year-over-year quarterly sales increase in six quarters. Daimler Truck North America plans to build an additional truck manufacturing plant in the United States that is expected to begin operations in 2029, the company said Aug. 6, citing growing demand. CEO John O’Leary told reporters the plant would be the company’s largest truck manufacturing facility in the United States when up and running. The closure will end Freightliner manufacturing in the Rose City for the first time since 1947.