AuctionTime Freightliner Blog Archive

    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. ...
    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. ...
    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. ...
    Freightliner’s New Cascadia Wins Good Design Award
    Posted On: January 24, 2018
    In this era, there is sometimes just as much emphasis placed on design and driver comfort as there is on power and performance under the hood. ...
    Freightliner Adds New Mid-Roof Cab Configurations For Cascadia
    Posted On: November 27, 2017
    Freightliner, a division of Daimler Trucks North America, is targeting regional overnight haulers and the bulk haul and flat beds segments with new mid-roof cab configurations for its Cascadia model. ...
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    Used Truck & Trailer Inventory Down In October As Semi-Trailer Auction Values Jump Nearly 20%
    Posted 11/6/2026
    The newest Sandhills Global market reports, which cover October data for used trucks and equipment on TruckPaper.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, and other Sandhills platforms, underscore inventory declines across most market segments. ...
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    Big Equipment, Small Tools & More Up For Bid November 11
    Posted 11/5/2026
    Explore AuctionTime.com auctions closing November 11, 2026, featuring combines, harvesting equipment, dump trucks, trailers, tools, tires, and more. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 11/2/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new VIP+ Dashboard inventory overview, the Sandhills System business system, and My Consignments. ...
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    Mini Skid Steers, Pickups, Farm Equipment & Power Units Highlight Auctions Closing November 4
    Posted 10/28/2026
    Consignment auctions closing November 4, 2026, on AuctionTime.com offer bidders opportunities to compete for dozens of construction equipment units, attachments, generators, pickup trucks, power units, and more. ...
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    Equipmentfacts Brings The Local Auction Ring To The World
    Posted 10/28/2026
    Live auctions used to have limited reach and a local pool of bidders, but Equipmentfacts’ simulcasting technology opens live auctions to bidders everywhere. ...
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    Extend Your Sales Reach To Canada & Latin America With MarketBook
    Posted 10/27/2026
    The MarketBook Canada and MarketBook Latin America platforms connect farm and construction equipment and truck and trailer sellers and buyers through proven regional print publications and localized websites. ...
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    Get Precise Asset Valuations With Value Insight Portal (VIP)
    Posted 10/26/2026
    VIP is a publicly available, mobile-friendly tool offering the industry’s most accurate valuations for construction equipment, farm machinery, commercial trucks, and trailers. ...
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    Fast Track Iron Dealer Network Unlocks Wholesale & Exclusive Benefits
    Posted 10/23/2026
    Sandhills’ Fast Track Iron dealer network offers wholesale buying and selling, valuable information on asset listings, and exclusive sales tools. ...
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    Compete For Sleeper Trucks, Construction Equipment, Trailers & More In Consignment Sales Closing October 28
    Posted 10/22/2026
    Explore consignment sales on AuctionTime ending October 28, 2026, to find sleeper trucks, construction equipment, trailers, and more. ...
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    Sell With Industry-Leading Sales Platforms Truck Paper & MDTrader
    Posted 10/21/2026
    Together, Truck Paper and MDTrader work hand in hand with Sandhills sales tools and services to serve as an integral part of successful truck sales. ...
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