Freightliner Trucks is an American maker of semi tractors, vocational and medium-duty trucks and vans, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It began in 1929 as the truck-building division of the carrier Consolidated Freightways, took the name Freightliner Corporation in 1942 and popularised the cab-over-engine tractor. Daimler-Benz bought it in 1981. During the DaimlerChrysler years of 1998 to 2007 it bought the school bus maker Thomas Built Buses, launched the Sterling brand from the former Ford heavy trucks and took over Western Star Trucks in 2000. It is now part of Daimler Truck North America, together with Western Star, Detroit Diesel and Thomas Built Buses.
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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.
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Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer.
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Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer.
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Freightliner produces a range of vans, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks
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Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer.
Part Of: Daimler Trucks North America, Lead, parent
Freightliner is now a part of Daimler Truck subsidiary Daimler Truck North America (along with Western Star, Detroit Diesel, and Thomas Built Buses).
View the SourceSterling Trucks (Wikipedia)
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Within the Freightliner product range (later Daimler Trucks North America), Sterling was slotted between Freightliner and flagship manufacturer Western Star.
Western Star Trucks (Wikipedia)
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In 2000, Western Star was purchased by DaimlerChrysler, becoming part of the Freightliner Trucks division.
Freightliner Century Class (Wikipedia)
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The Freightliner Century Class is a Class 8 truck that was produced by Freightliner from 1996 to 2010.
Freightliner Coronado (Wikipedia)
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The Freightliner Coronado is a Class 8 conventional truck, intended for long haul and vocational use.
Freightliner Argosy (Wikipedia)
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The Freightliner Argosy is a model line of cabover trucks that was produced by the American truck manufacturer Freightliner from the 1999 to 2020 model years.
Freightliner Business Class M2 (Wikipedia)
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The Freightliner Business Class M2 (typically shortened to M2) is a model range of medium-duty trucks produced by Freightliner since the 2003 model year.
Freightliner Cascadia, Wikipedia
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The Freightliner Cascadia is a heavy-duty semi-trailer truck produced by Freightliner Trucks.
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