DTNA marks Mount Holly manufacturing milestone

Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) has commemorated the production of the 750,000th vehicle built at its Mount Holly, N.C, truck manufacturing plant. Keys to the milestone vehicle – a Freightliner M2 106 Plus – were presented to representatives from Penske Truck Leasing during a ceremony at the facility.

Employees at Daimler Truck North America’s Mount Holly manufacturing plant commemorate the 750,000th truck produced. (Photo: Daimler Truck North America)

“Since it opened, the Mount Holly plant has earned a strong reputation of manufacturing excellence based on teamwork, collaboration and partnership with our valued customers,” said Jeff Allen, senior vice president, operations and specialty vehicles, Daimler Truck North America. “As the longstanding home to our M2 and SD vehicle lines, we’re honored to present the milestone 750,000th truck from Mount Holly, an all-new M2 106 Plus, to Penske Truck Leasing.”

Freightliner Trucks opened the Mount Holly truck plant in May 1979. It began by building a variety of heavy-duty Freightliner trucks for over-the-road applications. In 1991, it started producing the original Business Class trucks, progenitor to the Business Class M2 line introduced in 2002, and the Plus series line introduced in 2022. The changeover from legacy M2 and SD product lines is ongoing, and the plant will continue to ramp output of the Plus series. The Mount Holly Truck plant currently employs 1800 people.

“Penske appreciates the partnership with Daimler Truck North America and the dedication the team at Mount Holly has for satisfying the needs of our customers with quality trucks,” said Paul Rosa, senior vice president procurement and fleet planning, Penske Truck Leasing. “We look forward to adding this M2 106 Plus, and many more, from Mount Holly to our North American fleet in the coming months.”