FREIGHTLINER’S VOCATIONAL FOCUS PAYING OFF
Four years ago, at a press event in Napa Valley, Calif., Freightliner declared it was going to get serious about the vocational truck market. The company said it wouldn’t rest until it is the...
View ArticleDRIVING A LITTLE FREIGHTLINER
With the Freightliner business sessions behind us, it was time to hit the streets of Yountville, Calif. and surrounding highways in a variety of Freightliner trucks. I first opted for the smallest of...
View ArticleAND DRIVING A GREAT BIG FREIGHTLINER
Next up was the Freightliner 122SD tri-drive heavy-haul tractor; a Canadian spec’ that will find a home in the Alberta oilfields. This beast featured a large classic-styled hood, a 70-inch mid-roof...
View ArticleFreightliner adds options to Class 6/7 M2
PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner says new options are now available for order on its Class 6/7 M2, enhancing fuel economy, driver retention and professional image. “We know our medium-duty customers want...
View ArticleFreightliner to recognize hardest working cities
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The host of the NTEA Work Truck Show was recognized as the first of Freightliner’s Hardest Working Cities, part of a new promotion intended to reward hard work, investment and...
View ArticleFreightliner adds new options to severe-service 122SD
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Freightliner recently announced new options for its 122SD severe-duty vocational truck. The new options, intended for severe terrain and off-road applications, include oil pan skid...
View ArticleFreightliner offering Bose Ride System and other new options
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freightliner announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show, availability of the new Bose Ride System II truck seat suspension. The seat uses sensors and a regenerative electromagnetic...
View ArticleYokohama’s full line of tires available on Freightliner trucks
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama has announced its full line of commercial truck tires are now available on Freightliner trucks. “All our truck tires, including ultra wide-base, drive, trailer and...
View ArticleFreightliner’s autonomous Inspiration Truck debuts in record-setting fashion
A spectacular display on the Hoover Dam ushered in what could potentially be a new era for trucking
View ArticleRiding in Freightliner’s autonomous Inspiration Truck
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — After a flashy prime time introduction of its Inspiration Truck atop the Hoover Dam, Freightliner today offered further details on how the world’s first road-legal autonomous truck...
View ArticleDriving Daimler’s $80-million SuperTruck
Getting used to the camera-based mirrors was an adjustment. Aside from that, it drove like any other well-appointed Freightliner.
View ArticleDT12, Detroit Assurance helping DTNA defend market share
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — This has been an incredible year for truck sales in the North American market and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) says it has been able to defend its strong market share....
View ArticleFreightliner names Edmonton one of North America’s hardest working cities
EDMONTON, Alta. — Edmonton has been declared by Freightliner to be one of North America’s hardest working cities. It joins New York City, Charlotte, N.C. and Seattle-Tacoma as the 2016 recipients. The...
View ArticleFuel efficiency, performance and safety focus of Detroit Assurance 4.0
System offered in new Freightliner Cascadia
View ArticleDetroit DT12 transmission offers improved fuel efficiency, reduced friction
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Freightliner’s newly unveiled Cascadia, which was revealed Sept. 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo., brings a lot of new technology, driver and safety enhancements to the table,...
View ArticleFreightliner’s new Cascadia in production
PORTLAND, Ore. – The brand new Cascadia 126” BBC Day Cab and 72” Raised Roof Sleeper Cab models are on the way. Freightliner Trucks announced today (Feb. 1) that its new flagship Cascadia truck models...
View ArticleDaimler releases the Detroit DD8
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and its component brand Detroit unveiled the new Detroit DD8 medium-duty engine during the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The DD8 is a 7.7...
View ArticleNew Cascadia driving higher penetration of proprietary components
YOUNTVILLE, Cali. – Orders for the new Cascadia have now surpassed those for its predecessor, and buyers of the new truck are increasingly adopting proprietary powertrain components and safety systems....
View ArticleThe OEM with the best telematics will win: Paper Transport VP
YOUNTVILLE, Cali. – When choosing which brand of truck to buy, connectivity and telematics are playing a larger role in the buying decision, according to Dan Deppeler, vice-president of maintenance for...
View ArticleDaimler breaks ground on new logistics center
CLEVELAND, N.C. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has broken ground on its new logistics center at the company’s truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C. Expected to be completed early 2019,...
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