Daimler Truck North America will relocate production from its Portland, Oregon, manufacturing facility to its manufacturing operations in the Carolinas as part of a broader effort that it said will optimize its production network and align resources with future business needs. The Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant will cease production by the end of the year.

This Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant has been part of Portland's story for nearly 60 years and part of more than 80 years of building Freightliner trucks in the city.

DTNA said this action will help ensure the company is making the right investments in the right locations at the right time, strengthening its long-term competitiveness and industry leadership.

Truck manufacturing operations at Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant will conclude by the end of the year. The Western Star X-series, the Freightliner eCascadia, and Freightliner eM2 have been manufactured in Portland.

“This decision was not made lightly. The Portland team has played a critical role in DTNA's success for decades, and we are deeply grateful for the dedication, expertise, and contributions of our employees,” DTNA said in a statement. “We are committed to supporting impacted team members throughout the transition, including severance benefits, transition assistance, opportunities to explore internal openings, and access to additional support resources.

Our commitment to Portland remains strong. Portland will continue to serve as DTNA's North American headquarters and a key center for engineering, innovation, product development, testing, and validation. We recently expanded our footprint with the opening of a new Engineering Building, further strengthening Portland's role in developing the next generation of commercial vehicle technologies.”

DTNA said it will continue to strategically invest in its products, technologies, manufacturing capabilities, and workforce across North America to best serve customers, support future growth, and maintain reliable production throughout its network.

DTNA Production Facilities in the Carolinas

Currently, DTNA has five production facilities in the Carolinas, four in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.

Those locations are:

• Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant, Cleveland, North Carolina
• Mount Holly Truck Manufacturing plant, Mt. Holly, North Carolina
• Gastonia Components and Logistics, Gastonia, North Carolina
• Thomas Built Buses High Point, North Carolina
• Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Gaffney, South Carolina

DTNA said production allocations are being finalized, and it does not have model-by-model manufacturing assignments to share at this time in regards to the relocation of models produced in Portland.