19 Facts About Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks popularized the use of cabover semitractors, with the Freightliner Argosy later becoming the final example of the type sold in North America.

In 2019 alone Freightliner Trucks 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Freightliner Trucks had no system in place to track faults, and ordered $5 million of the fine be applied to upgrading outdated paper-based systems and converting to recall software used by other automakers for decades.

In 1949, Freightliner Trucks sold its first vehicle outside of CF ; the vehicle is preserved in the Smithsonian collection in Washington, DC.

In 1951, Freightliner Trucks entered into an agreement with White Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

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In 1985 Freightliner Trucks introduced a new Medium Conventional series, using the passenger portion of the cabin from the then recently introduced Mercedes-Benz LK.

In 1989, Freightliner Trucks acquired a standing plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, near Statesville, that had been producing transit buses for German manufacturer MAN.

For 1999 production, the Freightliner Trucks Argosy debuted; directly replacing the FLB, the Argosy consolidated four previous Freightliner Trucks COEs into a single model range.

In 1997, Freightliner Trucks acquired the truck-producing division of the Ford Motor Company and rebranded it as Sterling.

The Oshkosh and Freightliner Trucks partnership has dissolved, and Oshkosh is no longer affiliated with Freightliner Trucks.

At the beginning of the 21st century, Freightliner Trucks was part of DaimlerChrysler, following the 1998 merger of its parent company with Chrysler; several changes in 2000 were made by the merged company that affected Freightliner Trucks.

The first company to produce a fully tilting cab, Freightliner Trucks was the final truck manufacturer in North America to offer a Class 8 cabover.

In 2009, Freightliner Trucks began production of natural gas versions of the Business Class M2 in its Mount Holly facility.

In 2010, Freightliner Trucks introduced its first diesel-electric hybrid vehicle, based on a M2 106.

In 2012, Freightliner Trucks celebrated its 70th anniversary, unveiling the Revolution concept vehicle.

In 2013, Freightliner Trucks expanded its alternative-fuel lineup, adding a natural-gas version of the Cascadia.

At the time, Freightliner Trucks employed 2600 workers at the facility and 8000 employees in North Carolina.

Also, the eCascadia, an all-electric semi-truck by Freightliner Trucks, was handed to customers for field tests in 2019 and then officially premiered in May 2022.

In 2022 Freightliner Trucks revealed a update for the M2 Business Class series.