Sterling Trucks was a North American heavy truck brand that Freightliner created in 1998, while Freightliner was part of DaimlerChrysler, after it bought the heavy-truck lines of Ford. It kept building the second-generation Ford Louisville and Aeromax trucks under an oval badge with a silver S, and the name came from the old Sterling Motor Truck Company, which closed in 1953. Sterling sat between Freightliner and Western Star in the group, added medium-duty trucks in the 2000s, including a rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Canter and a rebadged Dodge Ram chassis cab, and sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Its headquarters were in Redford Township, Michigan, and Daimler ended the line in 2009.
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Sterling Trucks Corporation (commonly designated Sterling) was an American truck manufacturer from 1998 to 2009.
Lead, American maker
Sterling Trucks Corporation (commonly designated Sterling) was an American truck manufacturer from 1998 to 2009.
Part Of: Road Freight Transport, Lead, heavy trucks
Specializing in heavy-duty (Class 6-8) commercial trucks, the company was established following the 1997 acquisition of the heavy-truck product lines of Ford Motor Company
In Group: Bus, Truck and Bicycle Makers, Lead, truck maker
Sterling Trucks Corporation (commonly designated Sterling) was an American truck manufacturer from 1998 to 2009.
Part Of: Freightliner Trucks, Lead, product range
Within the Freightliner product range (later Daimler Trucks North America), Sterling was slotted between Freightliner and flagship manufacturer Western Star.
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