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MONSTER ORDER FOR FREIGHTLINER ECASCADIA

May 26, 2022 Joel Helmes

If truck manufacturers are worried about getting a return on their investment in alternative powertrains, news of orders like this should help them feel a little more relieved. It’s been confirmed that the food-service giant, […]

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SAFETY CREDENTIALS STEER STRAMIT TO FREIGHTLINER

May 19, 2022 Joel Helmes

A Freightliner Cascadia 116 has hit the highway for steel construction product supplier Stramit and its freight partner Glen Cameron Group. The new truck (as seen above), is the fifth Cascadia to join the stable […]

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UPDATED FREIGHTLINER ECASCADIA SHOWN

May 11, 2022 Joel Helmes

The Freightliner Cascadia is becoming an increasingly common sight on Aussie roads, the big unit though is only offered here with diesel propulsion. In North America, operators can opt for an electric version known as […]

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STOP IT – DAIMLER APPLAUDS AUTO EMERGENCY BRAKING MANDATE

March 7, 2022 Jon Thomson

Daimler  has applauded the Federal Government’s announcement  that it will make Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) for mandatory on  trucks and buses over 3.5-tonne GVM  but the manufacturer has made a statement encouraging customers to […]

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FREIGHTLINER ANNOUNCES RHETT BEERE AS NATIONAL SALES AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

July 26, 2021 Jon Thomson

Freightliner has announced  it has appointed its current national marketing manager, Rhett Beere’s as national sales and operations manager. The company says that Beere has worked within the automotive industry for more than 18 years in a […]

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FREIGHTLINER DOUBLES DOWN ON CASCADIA AIRBAG SAFETY

May 3, 2021 Jon Thomson

Freightliner has announced it will introduce a head-protecting side airbag on its Cascadia heavy duty truck in Australia later this year, which the company says will ‘further extend its safety leadership in the conventional truck […]

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DAIMLER STILL DRIVING AUTONOMOUS TRUCK TECHNOLOGY

November 18, 2020 Jon Thomson

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has briefed American journalists on the status of the company’s efforts and its new collaborations with both Torc Robotics and Waymo  on autonomous vehicles. DTNA’s Autonomous Vehicles director and project leader […]

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FIRST CUSTOMER CASCADIA’S HIT THE ROAD TO DELIVER MILK AND MONEY

June 16, 2020 Jon Thomson

Freightliner has been doing all the ground work to launch its new Cascadia model  to Australia  and while  there have been some delays in trucks arriving from  the North Carolina factory in the USA, som […]

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PROTERRA AND FREIGHTLINER TO DEVELOP ALL ELECTRIC DELIVERY TRUCK CHASSIS

March 3, 2020 Jon Thomson

US electric and zero emission vehicle specialist Proterra, has entered another collaboration with a Daimler subsidiary, announcing it is teaming up with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp (FCCC)  to develop the MT50e, a new all-electric delivery truck […]

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DAIMLER INTENSIFIES COST CUTTING AS GLOBAL TRUCK MARKET DIP DEEPENS

February 25, 2020 Jon Thomson

Daimler  Truck division is planning  to further cut costs to counter weakening global demand and to cope with the financial burden of investments in new technologies like electric and self-driving vehicles. “We want to and […]

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