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May 8, 2013 - Industry News

Penske Adds 500 Tractors With Eaton’s UltraShift Plus

Penske Truck Rental is adding 500 new Freightliner semi-tractors to its commercial truck rental fleet featuring Eaton’s UltraShift Plus Multipurpose High Performance (MHP) Automated Transmissions.

Tags: Eaton, Freightliner, Penske Truck Leasing, Transmissions

April 24, 2013 - Industry News

Paccar, Daimler Report Lower Earnings and Revenue

Overall business and profits declined in the first quarter of the year for the parent companies of several truck makers.

Tags: PACCAR, Daimler Trucks, Daimler AG, Earnings, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Freightliner, Western Star

March 6, 2013 - Industry News

‘Frameworks’ Program Aims to Put Freightliner Closer to Upfitters

Close co-ordination between Cargotec and Freightliner eased the installation of a complex materials handling body with crane, forklift and tag axle on a 104SD chassis.

Freightliner Trucks on Wednesday introduced a “Frameworks” program for truck equipment manufacturers, with the aim of making upfitting easier and quicker.

Tags: Freightliner, Medium-duty trucks, The Work Truck Show, Truck Bodies

February 21, 2013 - Industry News

Daimler Trucks North America Achieves Market Share, Fuel Efficiency Milestones

Daimler Trucks North America wants to expand its export business, such as this Australian Argosy.

Daimler Trucks North America outlined a number of milestones and achievements it accomplished over the past year, including being the market leader in Class 6 and 7 for the first time ever, completing Phase One of the SuperTruck program, and announcing a new international export goal. This announcement was made during an event for North American trade press this week in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico.

Tags: Freightliner, Medium-duty trucks, Vocational, Global, Daimler Trucks North America

January 31, 2013 - Industry News

Florida-Based Beer Distributor Replaces Fleet with Green Tractors

Beer distributor J.J. Taylor Companies Inc. announced it will replace its Tampa-based fleet with compressed natural gas tractors as part of an ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Tags: CNG, Natural Gas, LNG, Alternative Fuels, Florida, Freightliner

November 29, 2012 - Industry News

Daimler Celebrates 100,000th Cascadia From Plant in Mexico

Daimler Trucks North America is celebrating the production anniversary of its plant in Saltillo, Mexico, with the 100,000th Freightliner Cascadia to roll off the floor

Tags: Events, Freightliner, Mexico

November 14, 2012 - Industry News

EcoDual, Freightliner of Arizona Announce Distribution Agreement

EcoDual LLC, a provider of diesel-to-natural-gas dual fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, and Freightliner of Arizona announced a distribution and servicing agreement to deliver and support the EcoDual product line.

Tags: Industry, EcoDual, Freightliner, Natural Gas

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