freightliner News Updates

Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Once Again Below Year-Ago Levels

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the pattern of trending below year-ago levels in October, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

November 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Freightliner to Offer Upgraded Hendrickson Rear Suspension

Freightliner Trucks will begin offering Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems’ Haulmaax EX rear rubber suspension system.

April 14, 2023
Business

Freightliner Photo Gallery

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, is based in Portland, Ore. Check out photos of some its latest trucks and products.

September 15, 2020
Business, Technology

Freightliner Updates Smart Source App

Truck manufacturer Freightliner has updated its Smart Source app with a new design, personalized notification options and enhanced product support, the company announced.

July 21, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety

Freightliner’s Team Run Smart Promotes Trucking Careers

Freightliner Trucks has expanded Team Run Smart to focus on career opportunities available in professional truck driving, while providing resources on how to succeed, the company said in a July 11 news release.

July 12, 2019
Business, Equipment

Doggett Buys Arkansas Truck Dealership

Leslie Doggett Industries purchased privately held Truck Centers of Arkansas and also gained distribution rights for Freightliner and Western Star trucks and parts in 45 counties in Arkansas and three counties in Oklahoma.

May 21, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Freightliner Launches Cabover Refuse Truck

LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America has introduced a low cab-forward refuse model for its Freightliner brand that the company said will complete its vocational lineup.

April 24, 2018
Business, Equipment

Meritor Technologies Keep Crossing Borders

ATLANTA — Meritor Inc.’s EX + L air disc brakes are soon to be standard on all new Freightliner Cascadia models, capping a component journey that began in Europe years ago.

March 7, 2018
Business, Equipment

Freightliner Cascadia Model to Feature Truck-Lite Mirrors, Signals

Three Truck-Lite Co. components have achieved standard position on the Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 truck from Daimler Trucks North America.

June 23, 2017

Exterior Views of New Cascadia

A quick walkaround captures the look of the front end of the new Cascadia unveiled by Freightliner on Sept. 1. (Video by Neil Abt/Transport Topics)

September 13, 2016