Eight Canadian Freightliner sales reps were among the best in North America, the company revealed in announcing the winners of its annual Leland James Sales Achievement program. The program, founded in 2003, is named after Freightliner ...
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Freightliner Trucks—the official hauler of NASCAR—has launched its NASCAR weekend "Freightliner Hauler Challenge" Sweepstakes. Running September 1-28, 2013, the sweepstakes is part of the "Freightliner Hauler Challenge: Journey ...
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Volumes for used Class 8 trucks sold in July, 2013, recovered from the steep decline they experienced in June. All three market segments, auction, retail, and wholesale, contributed to the sequential gain, with the total market improving 4% ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced it has grown its network of Elite Support dealers. The network commits to a heightened level of customer service and now stands at 113 North American locations, according to the company. ...
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Freightliner today announced the availability of a new factory-installed roof fairing for the Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution, as well as the start of production of the 122SD vocational truck. The new roof fairing is standard on the ...
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The small northeastern Minnesota town of Hibbing has produced some notable stars, including rocker Bob Dylan and the MLB home run king of the pre-steroid era, Roger Maris. It's also home to Greyhound Bus Lines. Today, another Hibbing ...
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It has been a mediocre first half of the year for new truck orders, but a spectacular one for Freightliner relative to its competition. Mark Lampert, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, today projected 2013 will end with Class 8 ...
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Zenith Global Logistics has expanded its fleet with the purchase of 60 new 53-foot trailers and 10 Freightliner M2 straight trucks for local home deliveries. Jack Hawn, president and CEO, said the investment for this new equipment is ...
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Eaton has announced its manual transmissions can now be ordered in Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Cummins Westport natural gas engines. Eaton's manual transmissions are an option with the ISX12 G natural gas engine. The transmissions ...
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Freightliner has announced LED headlamps are now standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models. The company is the first manufacturer to go standard with the lights, which provide greater nighttime visibility and longer life. ...
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NAPA, Calif. -- To say integrating natural gas trucks into your fleet involves a lengthy learning curve is an understatement. Just ask Mike DelBovo, president of Saddle Creek Transportation, which is currently designing its fourth ...
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Who says natural gas trucks can't be aerodynamic? Freightliner has partnered with one of the most experienced natural gas fleets in the US to create a new 113-inch BBC day cab Cascadia with advanced aerodynamics. The first 10 of these ...
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On June 30th, 2013, the annual Peruvian heavy duty truck 1000 meters rally was held, in which SINOTRUK HOWO A7 and International, Kentworth, Freightliner, Volvo participated. There are altogether 35 tractors and 15 dumpers joined in the ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, formerly DuPont Performance Coatings, the leading manufacturer and marketer of heavy-duty truck coatings, received the Daimler Trucks North America Masters of Quality award. This is the fourth consecutive year that ...
Penske Truck Leasing has announced that they will add 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors to their rental fleet. "Many full-service truck leasing customers continue to evaluate using natural gas vehicles (NGVs) within their truck ...
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