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Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 23, 2024

New Trucks and Test Drives: 2024 Edition

As we draw closer to 2027, new truck and engine launches are beginning to pick up steam. And 2024 certainly didn't disappoint on that front: Here are the newest and most interesting new vehicles and powertrains we saw this year at HDT.

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Schneider National Freightliner eCascadia electric truck.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 16, 2024

Schneider eCascadias Log 6 Million Emission-Free Miles

Schneider National has reduced CO2 emission by 20 million pounds since the company started using electric trucks — equivalent to removing more than 2,100 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for one year.

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2025 Freightliner Cascadia.
Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsOctober 28, 2024

Photos: The 5th Generation Freightliner Cascadia

In early October, Freightliner gave journalists an early look at its new, fifth generation Cascadia Class 8 tractor, and HDT was there!

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2025 Freightliner Cascadia.
Articlesby Jack RobertsOctober 22, 2024

Test Drive: Freightliner's 5th Generation Cascadia Tractor

Freightliner's fifth generation Cascadia tractor is a study in evolution -- not transformation. And that's just the way DTNA wants it.

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2024 Freightliner eCascadia.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 21, 2024

Reyes Beverage Group Takes Delivery of 29 Freightliner eCascadias

The new eCascadias mark the first phase of the California beverage fleet’s transition to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2039.

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2025 Freightliner Cascadia.
Truck Techby Jack RobertsOctober 10, 2024

Daimler’s New Debut

Two days with Daimler Truck North America in Detroit answered a lot of questions about where the OEM has been. And where it’s going.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2024

Daimler Recalls Nearly 17,000 Upfitted Trucks for Possible Brake Light Issue

Nearly 17,000 Freightliner and Western Star medium- and heavy-duty trucks have been recalled because brake lights may not illuminate during an emergency automatic braking event.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 30, 2024

Trucking's Top 5 News Stories from the Summer of '24

Summer is usually a pretty slow time of year in trucking. But a lot of major news broke in the trucking industry over this past summer. HDT executive editor Jack Roberts takes a look back.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2024

DTNA Recalls 3,000-Plus Freightliner, Western Star Trucks

The latest trucks to be recalled due to ball studs from a third-party supplier that were improperly heat-treated: More than 3,400 Freightliner and Western Star trucks.

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Freightliner Trucks backup camera system.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 9, 2024

Freightliner's New Backup Alert Safety System

Available as a factory-installed safety option, Freightliner’s new passive safety system includes a 7-inch integrated touchscreen display, backup camera, and reverse proximity sensor.

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