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Red Eye Radio is a talk radio program currently hosted by Eric Harley and Gary McNamara. The program is syndicated nationwide by Westwood One, [1] and originates from WBAP in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The show traces its history through several predecessors, beginning with Bill Mack's overnight truck show in 1969.
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation launches UltraSteer passive rear steer axles for recreational vehicles to improve maneuverability and extend tire life. [5] 2015- DTNA completes its SuperTruck program after achieving 115% freight efficiency improvement and 12.2 MPG during final testing as part of a U.S. Dept. of Energy research program. [6]
Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer. [1] Founded in 1929 as the truck-manufacturing division of Consolidated Freightways (from which it derives its name), the company was established in 1942 as Freightliner Corporation. [2]
In 2019, the company launched a program to reward its top fifty percent of drivers with a salary bonus each month based on fuel efficiency. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In 2020, GP Transco partnered with Samsara Telematics Solutions to deploy their IoT platform that included dashboard cameras and AI to monitor drivers and streamline operations.
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 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 ...
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).
The Freightliner business unit had its assets transferred into a new company, Freightliner (1995) Limited, in preparation for sale. [11] Rejected as not sufficiently profitable by English Welsh & Scottish Railway , [ 6 ] on 25 May 1996, Freightliner was purchased in a management buyout backed by 3i and Electra Private Equity for a sum of £5.4 ...