Geert De Lombaerde

Senior Editor

A native of Belgium, Geert De Lombaerde has more than two decades of business journalism experience. With a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, he began his reporting career at the Business Courier in Cincinnati and later was managing editor and editor of the Nashville Business Journal. Most recently, he oversaw the online and print products of the Nashville Post and reported primarily on Middle Tennessee’s finance sector as well as many of its publicly traded companies.

Daimler Truck Holding AG
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Equipment

Daimler Truck leaders counting on improving supply chain to put up 2023 growth

March 15, 2023
Chairman Martin Daum says the new Western Star 57X is ‘really rocking its segment.’ DTNA expects to sell around 200,000 vehicles this year, but that estimate could depend on supply...
Schneider National Inc.
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Fleet Management

Schneider execs join peers in forecasting growing strength in 2023

Feb. 8, 2023
The for-hire carrier plans to boost capex by at least 14%, with fleet leaders saying they expect the freight downturn to end in the coming months.
Cummins
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Equipment

Cummins to acquire Meritor to accelerate fleet electrification

Feb. 22, 2022
The $3.7 billion acquisition is expected to close at the end of 2022, positioning Cummins 'as one of the few companies' to provide integrated powertrain solutions across combustion...
Schneider National
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Fleet Management

Schneider seeing ‘a lot of price momentum’

Feb. 10, 2022
The carrier’s executives have set a capex target that’s two-thirds larger than 2021’s spend.