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  Our History – Freightliner LLC
Freightliner LLC was built on a concept as relevant today as it was when the company was founded more than 60 years ago: Build a better vehicle.
When he approached truck manufacturers with his idea of building truck components with lightweight aluminum instead of steel, he was met with resistance and skepticism.
As Freightliner LLC moves through its seventh decade in business, it remains committed to the values on which it was founded: innovation, quality and an unwavering dedication to meeting customers' needs.
www.freightliner.com /inside/our-history.aspx   (549 words)

  
 Freightliner LLC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The company is known mainly for the heavy duty class 8 diesel trucks that it produces, as well as class 5-7 trucks.
As of 2005 Freightliner is the largest manufacturer of heavy duty trucks in North America with annual earnings of over $17 billion (2005 est.) and over 22,000 employees (including Detroit Diesel).
Today, that truck is in the Smithsonian collection in Washington, D.C. Lacking distribution capability, and seeking higher volume to reduce production costs, CF entered into an agreement to sell their trucks through the White Motor Company, of Cleveland, OH, and their dealer network in the U.S. and Canada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freightliner_(truck)   (1742 words)

  
 Freightliner Trucks, Used Freightliner Trucks, Freightliner Truck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Freightliner trucks have built their reputation by supporting their customers in constantly changing business environments by producing a Freightliner truck that adapts to customers varying needs.
Freightliner Trucks is a member of the Freightliner Group, which is reported to be the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles in North America.
Freightliner Trucks makes the best-selling heavy-duty Class 8 diesel trucks in North America and is a leading supplier of Class 5, Class 6, and Class 7 trucks.
www.truckpaper.com /freightliner.asp?guid=   (179 words)

  
 Welcome to Freightliner in South Africa - News Archive
Freightliner LLC, the U.S. truck subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2002.
Freightliner trucks have been one of the biggest local winners in the heavy commercial vehicle stakes this year and its share of this market segment over 16 tonnes is already up by 3 percent compared to the same period last year.
Freightliner was not 'chicken'' to reconsider the (s)pecking orders of ten FLB 75's in operation with Unitrans Rustenburg on one of the country's largest chicken (transport) runs.
www.freightliner.co.za /archive.asp   (1145 words)

  
 Campbell Freightliner LLC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Freightliner brand itself has long since been joined by other Freightliner LLC brands: Western Star, for example, is the North American brand for premium heavy-duty trucks and has been part of the company since 2000 while Sterling (since 1998) focuses on vocational truck segments.
Freightliner LLC thus offers today’s customer an efficient and integrated alternative to the more traditional “custom spec” process where trucks are developed and built using individual components chosen by the customer.
Freightliner LLC, which is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the leading manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks in North America.
www.campbellfreightliner.com /webpages/details.aspx?id=48   (1438 words)

  
 Freightliner News
Freightliner LLC will eliminate 800 jobs at its truck assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont., early next year when the current boom in sales of big rigs slows down after new emissions standards for diesel trucks...
Freightliner LLC, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, recently completed a comprehensive two-year study on the impact of aerodynamics on fuel efficiency.
Freightliner Trucks, which operates a manufacturing plant in nearby Cleveland, has offered employees nationwide a "voluntary termination of employment plan" in advance of expected "softening" of sales in 2007,...
www.topix.net /autos/freightliner   (688 words)

  
 Inside SelecTrucks: Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Freightliner Trucks are meticulously designed and engineered with one goal in mind: to handle a lifetime of hard work.
The truck's engine is started while still on the line and the truck is driven to the offline area for a precision alignment.
Since each new Freightliner Truck is crafted to such high standards, it's no surprise that these vehicles are also in such high demand in the used market.
www.selectrucks.com /inside-selectrucks/magazine/archive/winter05art3.asp   (1405 words)

  
 Freightliner re-introduces cargo truck Diesel Progress North American Edition - Find Articles
Freightliner acquired the Cargo model and nameplate from Ford Motor Co. as part of the 1997 sale of Ford's heavy truck line to Freightliner Corp.
The Cargo is a Class 7-8 low cab forward truck available in two models, the FC 70 and the FC 80; both are designed for vocational applications.
Freightliner lists the FC 70 Cargo with the Fuller FS-6306A six-speed unit with magnetic plugs as the standard transmissions, but the range of transmissions available for the FC 70 and FC 80 includes five-, six-, and nine-speed direct manuals, four- and five-speed mechanical automatics, as well as five- and six-speed electronically controlled Allison automatics.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FZX/is_n10_v64/ai_21238855   (651 words)

  
 New Building & Equipment Aids Freightliner Truck Testing
Engineers and technicians at Freightliner Group's Test Engineering Center in Indiana are now using a new 24,600-square-foot shop and office building to support their mission of battering trucks to death to make them better.
Freightliner leases space and use of the testing areas from Bosch, and agreed to extend its lease to get the large, modern building, which cost about $2.5 million, explained Al Pearson, director of the company's Vehicle Test Group.
One truck - a Freightliner FLC cab-over-engine road tractor - was tested in '80; now as many as 21 vehicles of many configurations can be tested at any one time.
www.heavydutytrucking.com /2005/08/074a0508.asp   (676 words)

  
 Freightliner M2 106V Truck
Drivability and manoeuvrability of the Freightliner M2 106V Truck are the same one's that contributes to the success of the M2 Trucks series.
Suspension: The M2 106V Truck suspension, from 10000 to 20000 lbs, is particularly efficient for labour requiring a strong front-end stability.
Ergonomy: The Freightliner M2 106V Truck provide the typical class M2 Truck ergonomic benefits: High-back air-ride driver’s seat for more comfort and drivability; HVAC and insulation system for noise and temperature extremes reduction; Special Wing dash to keep the driver closer to the gauges and controls for better manoeuvrability.
www.publiquip.com /News/Freightliner-M2-106V-Truck.htm   (488 words)

  
 Upton donates fire engine to rural town - The Boston Globe (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The seats in the rear of the donated truck are open-air, Bradford said, a setup that is no longer allowed under national fire regulations.
The truck can still be used so long as New Braintree firefighters do not ride in the back, he said.
In addition to the Freightliner and the pumper that's in the shop, the department has a tanker and a brush truck.
www.boston.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/local/articles/2006/10/22/upton_donates_fire_engine_to_rural_town   (572 words)

  
 TruckPC PR: Freightliner Introduces Truck Productivity Computer
Truck API is a set of standards for sending and receiving information from a truck.
Freightliner Corporation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the leading heavy truck manufacturer in North America.
Freightliner produces and markets Class 3-8 trucks under the Freightliner, Sterling, American LaFrance and Thomas Built Buses nameplates and is a DaimlerChrysler company, the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer.
www.noregon.com /truckpc/pressreleases/11-01-99-TruckPCintroduction.html?id=252   (1882 words)

  
 Freightliner Pictures
A Freightliner truck hauling hay for East Chilliwack CO-OP.
This Freightliner was leased to the dump division based in Hamilton, ON which hauled grain, sulpher, ores, etc. in Ontario, Quebec, and Michigan.
Routair was a trucking company specialized in the ground transportation of air freight, between the major airport of North America.
www.hankstruckpictures.com /freightliner.htm   (1409 words)

  
 Freightliner Trucks, Sterling Trucks, Western Star Trucks - Barloworld Commercial Trucks
Barloworld Truck Center is one of the largest Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star Truck Dealers in the country with eleven full service truck dealerships and five truck body shops located in five states across South Central USA.
For your convenience, the new and used truck inventory is updated on a daily basis.
Specials for both truck parts and service are posted periodically and are available at all truck center locations.
www.txtruck.com   (167 words)

  
 Freightliner Trucks of South Florida - heavy duty trucks and other commercial truck sales.
Freightliner Trucks of South Florida - heavy duty trucks and other commercial truck sales.
See all Freightliner Trucks of So FLA has to offer...
Whether it's 1 truck or a 100 - day cabs or sleeper cabs, medium duty trucks or heavy duty trucks or any other kind of Freightliner including dump trucks and the Freightliner Sprinter Æ fleet managers and owner operators rely on South Florida Freightliner to deliver unmatched value and support.
www.freightlinersflorida.com /newtrucks.htm   (200 words)

  
 Fyda Freightliner - Sales
Fyda Freightliner offers the most versatile, advanced engineered family of trucks in the transportation industry from light commercial vans to heavy duty Class 8 trucks.
We are the largest retailer of used trucks in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and our volume means competitive pricing and immediate availability for our customers.
We have some of the top new and used truck sales representatives in the country with volumes of experience and integrity with the concern of the Customer at heart.
www.fydafreightliner.com /sales.asp   (292 words)

  
 Freightliner Truck Plant Tour
As part of the 1999 1/87 Vehicle Club convention, club members were treated to a tour of the Freightliner Corporation truck assembly plant in Portland, Oregon.
This FLD120 is one of the most common Freightliner conventionals seen on the road.
This Century Series is one of the newest Freightliner conventionals seen on the road.
www.1-87vehicles.org /Conventions/freightliner_tour.php   (202 words)

  
 DaimlerChrysler - Home - 25 Years of Freightliner LLC as Part of DaimlerChrysler AG: A German-American Success Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With annual sales of 182,400 trucks and school buses in 2005, some 26,000 employees (including Detroit Diesel) and nine manufacturing plants stretching from Oregon to North Carolina and from Canada to Mexico, Freightliner LLC is now a key pillar of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group.
The Freightliner Business Class M2 delivery truck already features (as standard equipment) a complete powertrain from DaimlerChrysler, with engine, transmission and axles that are designed for complementary and optimal performance.
Freightliner LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the leading manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks in North America.
www.daimlerchrysler.com /dccom/0-5-7145-1-619026-1-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html   (1473 words)

  
 Freightliner-truck-sales
Rainer Schmueckle, Freightliner LLC's president and chief executive officer, is predicting a boom in truck sales this year in North America for both heavy- and medium-duty commercial trucks.
Schmueckle is forecasting total Class 8 sales of 220,000 units in 2004 for Mexico, Canada, and the United States, a 20% increase from the 180,000 Class 8 trucks sold in 2003.
Medium-duty truck sales are expected to climb 12% in North America this year to 150,000 units, up from 133,500 units in 2003.
refrigeratedtrans.com /news/Freightliner-truck-sales/index.html   (173 words)

  
 News - General Builders Supply In The News
GBS appeared in a regional Freightliner publication "Wheels and Deals" for recognition of the companies use of Freightliner vehicles for delivery of materials.
Hiser said the Freightliner truck that General Builders Supply purchased is the best truck in the history of the company.
Hiser said his drivers are often surprised by the efficiency, quickness and total overall ride of the Freightliner truck.
www.generalbuilders.com /news/freightliner.asp   (851 words)

  
 Trucks For Sale at Truck Paper: Freightliner, International Trucks, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack trucks, dump trucks, dump ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Trucks For Sale at Truck Paper: Freightliner, International Trucks, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack trucks, dump trucks, dump trailers, used trailers for sale.
Find new and used truck dealers and trailer dealers based on the products and services they offer, geographic location, and so on.
Whether you call them semi trucks, tractor trailers, a big rig, or an 18 wheeler … whether you’re in the market for a Freightliner FLD120, an Isuzu NPR, or a Ford F350 … TruckPaper.com is your one-stop source for used truck and used trailer sales centers all over North America.
www.truckpaper.com   (209 words)

  
 Trucks - Freightliner Trucks
When you drive a Freightliner truck, you are partnering with a company with a rich heritage and benchmark products.
You might drive a truck to earn a living, but hey, you still love driving a truck.
Freightliner Trucks is a member of the Freightliner Group.
www.freightlinertrucks.com   (163 words)

  
 Freightliner Announces Programs for New, Used Truck Financing
Effective upon the announcement, Freightliner offered buyers a choice of two interest rates for new truck purchases — 8.75% or 7.99%, both for a maximum of 60 months.
For purchasers of used trucks, Freightliner announced six programs to protect the residual value of trucks, to protect the investment of used truck customers, and to increase the demand for high value, late model used vehicles.
It is designed to ensure new owner-operators a chance at success as a used truck buyer and later as a purchaser of new trucks.
trailer-bodybuilders.com /mag/trucks_freightliner_announces_programs/index.html   (771 words)

  
 Inside SelecTrucks: Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Freightliner was a shoo-in for this part, given its exceptional road-handling capabilities.
Early on in The X-Files film adaptation of the popular TV series, a convoy of Freightliner trucks is seen moving stealthily across the American Southwest toward a small desert town with an out-of-this-world problem.
If nothing else, the special effects are pretty darn realistic—especially in one of the climactic scenes, where Freightliner trucks are used to help stop the flow of lava.
www.selectrucks.com /inside-selectrucks/magazine/archive/freightliner-movies.asp   (271 words)

  
 Used Freightliner Trucks: Select Trucks
In today’s trucking industry many uncertainties face the potential company driver wishing to transition to an owner-operator, or for that matter an owner-operator staying an owner-operator.
For the first time SelecTrucks buyer I, Mike Pallo, not only have a better than average Freightliner truck I also have a complete package of goods and services that come with your investment.
If this is your first attempt to purchase a truck let me explain the different ways of completing this task and becoming your own boss.
www.selectyourtruckdeal.com   (1490 words)

  
 Freightliner - New Truck Sales
If you want a truck that's more maneuverable on the job and more economical at the fuel pump, the FLD 112SD has what it takes.
Driven by the idea that uptime should be all the time, we designed the FLD 112SD to set a new high standard for reliability and efficient repair.
Whether you drive your own truck or you're looking to recruit and retain good drivers, do yourself a favor: let your Freightliner Trucks Dealer show you how modern truck construction with both brawn and brains behind it can improve your bottom line.
www.houstonfreightliner.com /trucks/newtrucks/ftl/md_sd/fld112.htm   (239 words)

  
 TruckPC PR: Freightliner LLC Unveils Truck Productivity Computerx Upgrades, 3rd Party Service Providers
Freightliner LLC is North America's largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer and a leading manufacturer of Class 4-8 vehicles.
Freightliner has made the decision to switch to the new Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive, version 3.0, for the Truck Productivity Computer operating system.
Freightliner's intent with the Truck Productivity Computer is to deliver a versatile platform that allows truck operators to customize features, functionality, communications media and ancillary hardware to their specific operating requirements.
www.noregon.com /truckpc/pressreleases/12-04-00-TruckPCupgrades.html?id=252   (1095 words)

  
 Freightliner LLC, MBCC Expand Used Truck Initiatives
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Freightliner LLC and Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. (MBCC) announced several initiatives yesterday designed to help rebuild the North American heavy-duty used truck industry at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
The multi-pronged endeavor is intended to effect structural changes within the used truck industry, with the goal of returning value to used trucks and returning equity to heavy-duty truck owners.
In addition to FASTruck, Hebe announced the opening of used truck retail remarketing centers, a new purchase program for used truck buyers, extension of used truck refurbishing and reconfiguration initiatives, and the expansion of Freightliner’s SelecTrucks network of used truck outlets.
fleetowner.com /news/fleet_freightliner_llc_mbcc/index.html   (402 words)

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