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.
SAF-Holland fifth wheels will now be the standard spec on new Freightliner and Western Star tractors.
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.
Daimler Truck North America has delivered 20 zero-emission, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling,
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.
Daimler Truck North America has started production of Freightliner eM2 battery-electric medium-duty trucks, using a proprietary, fully integrated electric Detroit ePowertrain.
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.
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.
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.
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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