Who's in the news: Our weekly trucking employment report

Aug 14, 2026

The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Aug. 10, 2026:

MEMA has named Walter Rentzsch as vice president of Market Intelligence.
Dr. Tobias Brandis will be the new chief legal and compliance officer at Daimler Truck.

Shop volumes rising but parts, labor costs are down

Combined fleet parts and labor costs were down 3.0% in the first quarter, TMC and Decisiv reported in its recent Commercial Vehicle Service Analysis report.

Truck orders slip in July as buyers await opening of 2027 order boards

Truck sales off by 11% through June

Daimler is moving production of Freightliner and Western Star trucks out of Portland, Ore., where it's made trucks since 1942.

Daimler to shift production from Oregon to Carolinas

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