MarketBook Freightliner Blog Archive

    Detroit Introduces Its 2027 Heavy-Duty Gen 6 Engines
    Posted On: February 19, 2026
    The latest Detroit engines comply with 2027 EPA standards and will be available for all heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks. ...
    Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia Earns Prestigious 2025 Red Dot Design Award For Exceptional Product Design
    Posted On: December 17, 2025
    Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), has announced that its Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia has been recognized as a 2025 Red Dot Design Award winner. ...
    Freightliner Unveils 5th-Generation Cascadia
    Posted On: November 4, 2024
    Freightliner’s fifth-generation Cascadia is packed with advanced safety features and has improved aerodynamics for even greater efficiency. ...
    Transportes Esteban Brings Freightliner eCascadia To Mexico
    Posted On: February 20, 2024
    Transportes Esteban recently received the first of two Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric trucks the company is adding to its fleet, marking the arrival of the first eCascadia in Mexico. ...
    Freightliner To Offer Optional Cummins X15N Natural Gas Engine In 2025 Cascadias
    Posted On: October 13, 2023
    The X15N is the first natural gas engine to be designed specifically for heavy-duty and on-highway truck applications, with 400 to 500 horsepower and 1,450 to 1,850 pounds-foot of torque. ...
    Titan Freight Systems Adds 3 Battery-Electric Freightliner eCascadias To Fleet
    Posted On: August 4, 2023
    The Class 8 trucks will run delivery routes throughout the Portland Metropolitan area and will be joined by three Freightliner eM2 medium-duty electric box trucks serving downtown Portland later this year. ...
    Detroit Reman Plant In Hibbing, Minnesota, Breaks Ground On Facility Expansion
    Posted On: May 19, 2023
    The expansion doubles facility space to support the increased need for electronic components and to prepare the ramp-up of battery-electric products for the future of zero-emission vehicles. ...
    Freightliner Details eM2 Powertrain & Features For All-Electric, Medium-Duty Trucks
    Posted On: May 9, 2023
    Available in Class 6 and Class 7 platforms, the eM2 is based on Freightliner’s existing M2 106 Plus platform, upgraded with latest Detroit ePowertrain with multiple battery size options. ...
    Sysco Eyes Sustainable Foodservice Distribution With Battery-Electric Freightliner eCascadia
    Posted On: November 18, 2022
    “The Daimler Truck team has been a great partner to Sysco as we have worked to electrify our fleet and we’re thrilled to receive our first battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia truck,” says Sysco’s Marie Robinson. ...
    Freightliner Introduces Business Class M2 & Vocational SD Series Plus Models
    Posted On: September 21, 2022
    The new Plus models have upgraded interiors and can be spec’d with many of the same high-end safety and driver assistance features found in Freightliner’s flagship Cascadia trucks. ...
    Battery-Electric Freightliner eCascadia Innovates Last-Mile Logistics & Regional Distribution
    Posted On: May 12, 2022
    Powered by Detroit’s ePowertrain, the zero-emission heavy-duty truck is ready to electrify last-mile logistics, local and regional distribution, and more. ...
    Freightliner Business Class M2 106: A Closer Look
    Posted On: January 3, 2022
    The popular Business Class M2 106 truck from Freightliner comes in medium-duty Class 6 and heavy-duty Class 7 and 8 models with a GVWR of up to 66,000 pounds. ...
    Southern California Edison Transports An Electrical Transformer To Los Angeles Using A Freightliner eCascadia
    Posted On: January 26, 2021
    The transformer will be part of a charging array used to power electric vehicles including other eCascadias making local and regional deliveries. ...
    Daimler Trucks North America & Portland General Electric To Build Large, Public Charging Facility For Electric Vehicles
    Posted On: December 7, 2020
    The facility is designed to offer charging that is four times faster than the current fastest light-duty vehicle chargers and will also be entirely carbon neutral. ...
    Freightliner’s Innovation Fleet Of eCascadia & eM2 Battery-Electric Trucks Has Covered 300,000 Miles In Southern California
    Posted On: July 31, 2020
    This is equivalent to 5,660 one-way trips from Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to warehouses in the Inland Empire, or 12 trips around the globe. ...
    DTNA Introduces Freightliner eCascadia & eM2 106 Customer Experience Fleet
    Posted On: March 5, 2020
    The fleet consists of six eCascadias and two eM2 106 battery-electric trucks; Daimler says “at least 14” customers will help test the new fleet in the U.S. ...
    Daimler Trucks Introduces Pay-As-You-Drive Financing Option For Freightliner Cascadia Customers
    Posted On: November 7, 2019
    The latest Freightliner Cascadia was on display at the truck company’s NACV Show booth in Atlanta from October 28 to 31, along with the new financing plan and a broad range of cutting-edge technology. ...
    Cummins X12 Engine Now Available For Freightliner 114SD Trucks
    Posted On: December 13, 2018
    Freightliner says the option to spec its versatile vocational truck with the X12 will be a big advantage for weight-sensitive configurations such as concrete mixers, refuse trucks, dump trucks, and others. ...
    Daimler Trucks North America Brings Freightliner & Thomas Built Buses To IAA 2018
    Posted On: September 25, 2018
    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has a Freightliner EconicSD, Freightliner 114SD, and Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley all-electric school bus on display alongside other Daimler vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. ...
    Freightliner Celebrates Delivery Of 50,000th New Cascadia
    Posted On: August 24, 2018
    Cargo Transporters of Claremont, North Carolina, received the keys of the truck and added it to the more than 550 Freightliner trucks in its fleet. ...
    Freightliner Introduces New Cascadia CNG Truck Models
    Posted On: May 2, 2018
    Freightliner is debuting two new Freightliner Cascadia compressed natural gas (CNG) models at this year’s Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo Conference. ...
    New Collision Mitigation System Introduced For Freightliner Cascadia
    Posted On: March 14, 2018
    It’s always exciting when advanced features become standard for a given truck model, and that’s exactly what’s happening for the Freightliner Cascadia line. ...
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    Posted 2026-10-27
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    Fast Track Iron Dealer Network Unlocks Wholesale & Exclusive Benefits
    Posted 2026-10-26
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    Get Precise Asset Valuations With Value Insight Portal (VIP)
    Posted 2026-10-26
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    Sell On Your Own Terms With Standalone Timed Auctions
    Posted 2026-10-21
    Standalone timed auctions on AuctionTime let you customize the date, time, and pace of your auction to more effectively reach your target buyers. ...
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    Can-Am Introduces 2027 Outlander Max X MR ATV Configuration For Mudding Enthusiasts
    Posted 2026-10-19
    Can-Am recently unveiled its 2027 model year lineup of Outlander ATVs featuring a new configuration, upgrades, and an option for a 10.25-inch touchscreen display. ...
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    Combines Lead Canadian Used Farm Equipment Market Changes In September
    Posted 2026-10-19
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    Crawler Dozers Lead Value Declines Across Canadian Used Construction Equipment Market
    Posted 2026-10-15
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    Use Real-World Auction Results From Auction Values To Your Advantage
    Posted 2026-10-14
    Mispricing assets can be costly, which is why auctioneers, dealers, and other sellers rely on Auction Values for making data-backed pricing decisions. ...
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    Declines Observed In Canadian Used Truck Auction & Asking Values
    Posted 2026-10-14
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    Leisure Travel Vans Introduces The All-New Wonder FX
    Posted 2026-10-13
    Built on the Ford Transit 350 Cutaway chassis, the Wonder FX offers two distinct living spaces, a nearly king-size Murphy bed, and an available dedicated rear office, all within 25 feet. ...
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