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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 11, 2024

Great American Trucks: Freightliner Cabovers

More than any other North American OEM, Freightliner created the modern, iconic template for Class 8, long-haul cabover trucks. It was a look and basic design that would dominate trucking from the late 1950s all the way into the early 1980s.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 3, 2024

SAF-Holland Fifth Wheels Now Standard on Freightliner, Western Star

SAF-Holland fifth wheels will now be the standard spec on new Freightliner and Western Star tractors.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 11, 2023

Endurant XD Transmission Option for Freightliner, Western Star

Eaton Cummins Endurant XD and Endurant XD Pro automated manual transmissions are now available for Western Star 47X and 49X and the Freightliner 114SD PLUS model trucks.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 16, 2023

Coca-Cola Bottler Gets First Heavy-Duty EVs for California Trucking Fleet

Daimler Truck North America has delivered 20 zero-emission, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling,

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 31, 2023

Daimler Truck North America Launches Extended Optimum Used Truck Coverage

Daimler Truck North America has launched customizable, extended coverage for Freightliner and Western Star trucks with Detroit engines that are out of warranty. All work is performed by certified Freightliner, Western Star, and Detroit technicians.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 30, 2023

Freightliner eM2 Medium-Duty Electric Truck Goes Into Production

Daimler Truck North America has started production of Freightliner eM2 battery-electric medium-duty trucks, using a proprietary, fully integrated electric Detroit ePowertrain.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamOctober 23, 2023

Hexagon Agility Expands CNG/RNG Capabilities in North Carolina

With a new FleetCare facility and the expansion of a fuel system assembly plant, Hexagon Agility is growing its capabilities in North Carolina and preparing for what company leaders see as the coming growth of renewable natural gas in the trucking industry.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 5, 2023

Freightliner to Offer Cummins X15N Natural Gas Engine

Freightliner will offer an option in 2025 for a Cascadia powered by the Cummins X15N, a natural-gas engine designed with heavy-duty, on-highway truck operations in mind.

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Newsby Jack RobertsAugust 10, 2023

Flexibility, Scalability Guide OK Produce’s Path to Fleet Electrification

OK Produce in Fresno, California, has completed Phase I of a three-step, true zero-emissions plan that will soon power its entire fleet of electric trucks with 100% solar power.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 13, 2023

2007 Peterbilt 379 Takes Best of Show at SuperRigs

A 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD claimed top honors, Best of Show, at the 41st Anniversary Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition in Gillette, Wyoming.

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