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A multi-stop truck operated by FedEx Ground. A multi-stop truck (also known as a step van, walk-in van, delivery van, or bread truck; "truck" and "van" are interchangeable in some dialects) is a type of commercial vehicle designed to make multiple deliveries or stops, with easy access to the transported cargo held in the rear.
As of May 2022, the MT-series step van (called MT50e) is available as an all-electric vehicle, [36] and so are school buses built on Freightliner's chassis. Also, the eCascadia , an all-electric semi-truck by Freightliner, was handed to customers for field tests in 2019, then officially premiered in May 2022. [ 37 ]
During April 2006, Freightliner Maintenance Limited was established as a separate entity dedicated to the repair and maintenance of traction and rolling stock. [33] It acquired a maintenance depot and took on 13 staff in Leeds from a former supplier that same year, and was promptly made responsible for the maintenance of Freightliner's 75 Heavy ...
Founded in 1998, Sterling was created following the 1997 acquisition of the heavy-truck product lines of Ford Motor Company by Freightliner. [1] Taking its nameplate from a long-defunct truck manufacturer, Sterling was slotted between Freightliner and Western Star within the Daimler product range (later Daimler Trucks North America).
In 1983, the company entered into a supply agreement with Ford Motor Company, with the Engine Division supplying the 6.9L IDI diesel V8 for Ford full-size pickup trucks and vans; at the time, V8 diesels served as a fuel-efficient alternative to large-displacement gasoline V8 engines. With the 6.9L and its successor V8 engines, the supply ...
In 2015, Utilimaster introduced the first walk-in cargo van, which they named Velocity. The van was developed on the Ford Transit chassis, available in gas, diesel, or CNG/LPG configurations. In 2020, at the NTEA's Work Truck Show, Utilimaster announced the Velocity M3, a walk-in cargo van built on the Mercedes Sprinter chassis. [8]
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Freightliner Manufacturing, founded by CF as Freightways Manufacturing in 1939 was a key to CF's early success. To begin with, Freightliner only built equipment for CF but in 1951 the company contracted Ohio-based White Motor Company to market and sell the excess trucks that CF didn't need, as it expanded, [1] creating the White/Freightliner ...