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The Freightliner Cascadia is a heavy-duty semi-trailer truck produced by Freightliner Trucks. The Freightliner Cascadia was designed with fuel efficiency in mind, as well as improving upon several other features including the powertrain offerings, sound mitigation, safety systems, and overall mechanical reliability from its predecessors.
In 2019 alone, Freightliner was forced to issue safety recalls 24 separate times by the NHTSA, and there have been over 100 recalls total on its flagship truck, the Cascadia. The judge found that Freightliner had no system in place to track faults, and ordered $5 million of the fine be applied to upgrading outdated paper-based systems and ...
The 57X is the on-highway variant which a uses Freightliner Cascadia chassis and cab but has many improvements such as reinforced cabin bones, different doors, and an aerodynamic front end with two stage heated headlights and stainless steel chrome grille. It also implements a digital cockpit as standard equipment.
Freightliner Trucks: Also called: Freightliner Century Class S/T Freightliner Century Class CST112 (Australia) Production: 1995–2010 (North America, 1996–2010 model years), 1998–2020 for export markets 1995–present as a glider truck kit: Body and chassis; Class: Heavy Duty Class 8 Truck: Body style: Conventional Day Cab, Sleeper Truck ...
Chevrolet Silverado 5500HD/International CV, Ford F-550, Ram 5500, Isuzu NRR, [18] Freightliner Business Class M2 106: Class 6: Medium duty: 19,501–26,000 pounds (8,846–11,793 kg) Chevrolet Silverado 6500HD/International CV, Ford F-650, Freightliner Business Class M2 106, International MV [19] Class 7: Heavy duty: 26,001–33,000 pounds ...
1942- Leland James founds the Freightliner Corporation. 1947- Freightliner opens its first truck plant in Portland, Oregon. 1950- Hyster Company is the first private carrier to order a Freightliner truck. 1951- Freightliner signs agreement to retail trucks through White Motor Corporation dealerships.
The ancestor of Detroit Diesel was the Winton Engine Company, founded by Alexander Winton in 1912; Winton Engine began producing diesel engines in fall 1913. After Charles F. Kettering purchased two Winton diesels for his yacht, General Motors acquired the company in 1930 along with Electro Motive Company, Winton's primary client.
The Freightliner Business Class (FL-Series) is a range of medium-duty (Class 5–8) trucks that was assembled by the American manufacturer Freightliner Trucks from 1991 to 2007. [2] The first medium-duty trucks sold by the company, the FL60/FL70 replaced the Mercedes-Benz L-series trucks which were withdrawn from the United States market during ...