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Joanna Cooper on Building People Who Build Trucks
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Joanna Cooper, General Manager, Daimler Trucks
Key Takeaways:
- Daimler Trucks produces Freightliner medium-duty trucks, including box trucks and 18-wheelers.
- The company collaborates with customers like Penske Truck Leasing and Ryder to provide trucks for various purposes.
- Daimler Trucks has been focusing on automation, safety features, and autonomous truck development.
- They are actively working on electrification, with the production of electric Big Rig trucks and medium-duty variants.
- The transition to electrification requires customer and dealer acceptance and involves long development cycles.
- Joanna Cooper believes in living a purpose-driven life and finds passion in taking risks, being uncomfortable, and building people who build trucks.
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During Automotive Retail USA 2023 in Las Vegas, Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier interviewed dealers, OEM representatives, industry partners and more, looking to make the most innovative voices in retail automotive louder.
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