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Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company, is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
161
TOTAL
RATINGS
1587

Daimler Trucks North America Company Culture

Daimler Trucks North America Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.9/5
Daimler Trucks North America's Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Daimler Trucks North America CEO

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Roger Nielsen Daimler Trucks North America's CEO
Roger Nielsen
64 /100

Diversity at Daimler Trucks North America

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D

Diverse employees at Daimler Trucks North America have rated Perks And Benefits, Outlook, and Team as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Daimler Trucks North America

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D

Women at Daimler Trucks North America have rated Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and Office Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Daimler Trucks North America eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

-11

Daimler Trucks North America employees are -11% more likely to recommend Daimler Trucks North America as a great place to work

34%Promoters
21%Passives
45%Detractors

Working at Daimler Trucks North America

Working at Daimler Trucks North America is rated below average by 161 employees, across various culture dimensions. Daimler Trucks North America employees rate Perks And Benefits highest among all categories, and think that Environment and Office Culture have the most room for improvement, putting Daimler Trucks North America’s culture in the Bottom 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 35% compared to other companies in Portland. See below in detail how working at Daimler Trucks North America was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Daimler Trucks North America

C-

Overall Company Culture at Daimler Trucks North America is rated C-

Last updated 2 months ago

Bottom
30%

Daimler Trucks North America ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 161 Employees

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Design
61
Design61
Operations
61
Operations61
IT
59
IT59
Engineering
46
Engineering46

Daimler Trucks North America Employee Reviews

Out of 173 Daimler Trucks North America employee reviews, 65% were positive. The remaining 35% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Daimler Trucks North America improve their work culture.

65%
35%
Positive Reviews65%
Constructive Feedback35%

Positive Reviews From Daimler Trucks North America Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Good questions. Derby deep derp
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Finishing projects, customer satisfaction. Derp
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Good extracurricular events and training opportunities

Constructive Feedback From Daimler Trucks North America Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Increased compensation. If you are in a software or electrical engineering area, you are underpaid
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Upper management need to put people and customers first rather than be exclusively focus on shareholders
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    no incentives to collaborate to solve problems. Everyone works in silos and are afraid to talk about process problems. Blame culture causes people to be defensive.

Daimler Trucks North America Company Information

Daimler Trucks North America Company Overview

Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company, is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America.

Daimler Trucks North America was founded in 1942 and its current CEO is Roger Nielsen. Since its inception 84 years ago, Daimler Trucks North America has grown to 3471 employees.

Daimler Trucks North America Mission, Vision & Values

Daimler Trucks North America Mission Statement

Driven to connect our world.

Daimler Trucks North America Vision Statement

“At Daimler we are committed to excellence. To facilitate, enable and sustain this commitment, we want to create and live a culture of excellence. This culture is characterized by values the board of management discussed and agreed upon: Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline.”

Daimler Trucks North America Values

  • Pride
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Discipline
Headquarter4555 N Channel Ave
Portland, OR 97217
United States of America
Websitewww.daimler-trucksnorthamerica.com
Founding Date1942
Tel503.745.8000
Company StatusPublic
StockDDAIF
Jobsdtna.jobs
Social Sites

Daimler Trucks North America Competitors

Daimler Trucks North America competitors include Tesla, Cummins Inc., PACCAR, and Volvo Trucks. Daimler Trucks North America ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Daimler Trucks North America compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Tesla's Logo
    Tesla
    4.1/5
  2. #2
    Cummins Inc. Logo
    Cummins Inc.
    4.0/5
  3. #3
    PACCAR's Logo
    PACCAR
    3.8/5
  4. #4
    Volvo Trucks' Logo
    Volvo Trucks
    3.7/5
  5. #5
    Daimler Trucks North America's Logo
    Daimler Trucks North America
    2.9/5
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Daimler Trucks North America Employees

Daimler Trucks North America has 3471 employees. 161 employees at Daimler Trucks North America have reviewed Daimler Trucks North America across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.

Overall, the 161 Daimler Trucks North America employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Daimler Trucks North America are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Daimler Trucks North America, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Daimler Trucks North America are generally satisfied with their team. 161 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. The majority believe the meetings at Daimler Trucks North America are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Daimler Trucks North America believe the environment at Daimler Trucks North America is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Daimler Trucks North America is comfortably fast. About 64% of the employees at Daimler Trucks North America work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Daimler Trucks North America are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
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Daimler Trucks North America employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Daimler Trucks North America report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Daimler Trucks North America have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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74% of Daimler Trucks North America employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Daimler Trucks North America employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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50% of Daimler Trucks North America employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Daimler Trucks North America employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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58% of Daimler Trucks North America employees call their work environment negative
Environment

Joining Daimler Trucks North America - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Daimler Trucks North America is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Daimler Trucks North America employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 50% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Daimler Trucks North America KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Daimler Trucks North America's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 6 Daimler Trucks North America employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 1 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes17%
No83%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Daimler Trucks North America CEO & Leadership

Roger Nielsen Daimler Trucks North America's CEO
64 /100

Daimler Trucks North America CEO Awards and Recognitions

Top 30% Rated CEOs 2016

Daimler Trucks North America’s CEO Roger Nielsen started in this role in 2017. Roger’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Roger in the Bottom 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 40% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Portland. Roger Nielsen’s employees rank Daimler Trucks North America in the Top 10% for Perks And Benefits, in the Top 40% for Compensation, and in the Bottom 35% for Happiness. Nielsen is generally unpopular with Daimler Trucks North America employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the Operations department, and by employees identified with Other ethnicities and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO.

Daimler Trucks North America Leadership

The Daimler Trucks North America Executive Team is rated a “D+” and led by CEO Roger Nielsen, Vice President, Marketing Ann Demitruk, and SVP Aftermarket Stefan Kürschner

  • Roger Nielsen  CEO / President

    Roger Nielsen CEO / President

    Roger Nielsen serves as the CEO / President of Daimler Trucks North America.

  • Ann Demitruk Vice President, Marketing

    Ann Demitruk serves as the Vice President, Marketing of Daimler Trucks North America. Ann started at Daimler Trucks... read more

  • Stefan Kürschner SVP Aftermarket

    Stefan Kürschner serves as the SVP Aftermarket of Daimler Trucks North America. Stefan started at Daimler Trucks North... read more

  • Jeff Allen Sr. VP Operations and Specialty Vehicles

    Jeff Allen serves as the Sr. VP Operations and Specialty Vehicles of Daimler Trucks North America. Jeff started at... read more

  • Peter Arrigoni Vice President Sales at Western Star Trucks

    Peter Arrigoni serves as the Vice President Sales at Western Star Trucks of Daimler Trucks North America. Peter started... read more

  • Betsy Ballard Vice President Engineering & Business Development, Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing

    Betsy Ballard serves as the Vice President Engineering & Business Development, Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing of Daimler... read more

  • Bob Correll VP Sales, Freightliner Trucks

    Bob Correll serves as the VP Sales, Freightliner Trucks of Daimler Trucks North America. Bob started at Daimler Trucks... read more

  • Tracy Mack-Askew Managing Director - HD Vocational Platform Development

    Tracy Mack-Askew serves as the Managing Director - HD Vocational Platform Development of Daimler Trucks North America.

  • John OLeary Sr. Vice President and CFO

    John OLeary serves as the Sr. Vice President and CFO of Daimler Trucks North America.

Daimler Trucks North America Salaries

How much does Daimler Trucks North America pay?

How much do people at Daimler Trucks North America get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Daimler Trucks North America is $122,397, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $119,493, or $57 per hour.

At Daimler Trucks North America, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $313,355 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $47,484 annually. Average Daimler Trucks North America salaries by department include: IT at $90,997, Marketing at $120,854, Operations at $137,104, and Product at $150,799. Half of Daimler Trucks North America salaries are above $119,493.

80 employees at Daimler Trucks North America rank their Compensation in the Top 40% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 240 ratings) while 77 employees at Daimler Trucks North America rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 83 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Daimler Trucks North America employees include job titles like Director of Product, Senior Designer, Controller, and Project Manager. Comparably data has a total of 7 salary records from Daimler Trucks North America employees.

Last updated 2 months ago.

1st Percentile
$69k
$69k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$91k
$91k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$117k
$117k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$166k
$166k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$222k
$222k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$238k
$238k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$280k
$280k100th Percentile
$122,397*
Average Compensation
$119,493*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Daimler Trucks North America Salaries by City

Daimler Trucks North America Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Daimler Trucks North America

Diverse employees at Daimler Trucks North America score the company 53/100 across various culture categories, placing Daimler Trucks North America in the Bottom 15% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Daimler Trucks North America across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 55/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Men 74/100
Department - IT
Diverse Employees 69/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 35/100
Department - Engineering
Men 50/100
Department - Operations
Diverse Employees 56/100
Department - Operations

Daimler Trucks North America Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Office Perks

  • Company Social Outings
  • Legal Assistance
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Daimler Trucks North America PTO

Daimler Trucks North America's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Daimler Trucks North America's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 67% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Daimler Trucks North America's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $2500+ cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time17%
Vacation Policy67%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution16%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo50%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo25%
Less than $500/mo25%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Daimler Trucks North America applied for 21 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Daimler Trucks North America has a total of 3471 employees

21
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (21 out of 21)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 21)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 21)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 21)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Daimler Trucks North America Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Daimler Trucks North America on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Engineering
33%
Marketing
17%
All Industries
17%
HR
17%
Operations
17%

Candidates By Location

Portland
50%
Mira Loma
17%
Berkeley
17%
Bristol
17%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Daimler Trucks North America

What is Daimler Trucks North America address?

Daimler Trucks North America location is at 4555 N Channel Ave

Who is the CEO of Daimler Trucks North America?

Daimler Trucks North America CEO is Roger Nielsen, their score by employees is 64

What is Daimler Trucks North America eNPS?

The eNPS for Daimler Trucks North America is -11

What is the salary for Senior Developer in Daimler Trucks North America?

Senior Developer average salary in the US is 125k

What are the salaries in the Engineering in Daimler Trucks North America?

The average salaries for Engineering in Daimler Trucks North America is 142k

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