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Three Freightliner fifth-generation Cascadia trucks are shown parked in a lineup, highlighting exterior design and aerodynamic styling.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 13, 2026

Freightliner Cascadia Receives Prestigious Design Award

Freightliner’s fifth-generation Cascadia earned a 2025 Red Dot Design Award for its aerodynamic design and functional updates developed through close collaboration between designers and engineers.

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A Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck towing Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane on a runway at dusk.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 3, 2025

Freightliner Moves Spaceplane Closer to Orbit

A Freightliner Cascadia helped tow Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser during high-speed runway tests at Kennedy Space Center.

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A blue Freightliner Cascadia truck operated by Albert Transport and branded with the Team Run Smart logo parked outside a Detroit Diesel facility.
Newsby Nicole DamronNovember 12, 2025

Albert Transport Pushes Diesel Efficiency to the Limit

Owner-operator Henry Albert has spent decades proving how far efficiency can go with diesel, and he's demonstrating those techniques in NACFE's Run on Less-Messy Middle.

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Photo of Freightliner Cascadia truck at Clean Energy RNG station
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 22, 2025

New Clean Energy RNG Demo Truck Program Features Cummins X15N in Latest Cascadia

Clean Energy Fuels is launching a second heavy-duty natural-gas truck demo program featuring the Cummins X15N, this time in the Gen 5 Freightliner Cascadia.

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Image of Freightliner truck on highway with Geotab ELD screen
Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2025

Geotab ELD Integrates With Latest Freightliner Factory-Installed Telematics

Geotab announced it’s the first telematics company to certify its electronic logging device with Daimler Truck North America’s new factory-installed CTP3 (Connected Truck Platform) telematics hardware.

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Three trucks from NACFE’s Run on Less – Messy Middle event, showcasing hydrogen, battery-electric, and natural gas powertrains, with company branding from Pilot, Saia LTL Freight, and Wegmans.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 9, 2025

NACFE Posts First 'Messy Middle' Fleet Videos

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is spotlighting real-world fleet strategies for cutting emissions and boosting efficiency in the Run on Less – Messy Middle showcase.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 28, 2025

Cummins X15N Natural Gas Engine Available in Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia

Daimler Truck North America and Cummins announced the availability of the Cummins X15N 15-liter natural gas engine in the Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia heavy-duty Class 8 truck.

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5th Generation Freightliner Cascadia.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 11, 2025

Freightliner Opens Order Book for the 5th Generation Cascadia

Orders for the Fifth Generation Cascadia can be placed at more than 380 full-service Freightliner dealers across the U.S. and Canada.

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HDT On the Spot: 5th Generation Freightliner Cascadia test drive.
Videosby Jack RobertsJanuary 8, 2025

HDT Test-Drives the 5th Generation Freightliner Cascadia

Freightliner has sold over 1 million Class 8 Cascadia tractors. Now, the OEM has rolled out its most advanced Cascadia, ever. And HDT was there to experience the new truck firsthand.

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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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