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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    Economic Uncertainty Extending Sales Cycles in Used Heavy Equipment Market
    Posted 9/4/2026
    New Sandhills Global market reports show continued inventory decreases for used heavy-duty construction equipment on MachineryTrader.com and other Sandhills platforms. ...
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    Massey Ferguson Introduces N-Series Split/Narrow Row Planter At 2026 Farm Progress Show
    Posted 9/2/2026
    Massey Ferguson’s new N-Series planters combine proven technology, flexible performance, and straightforward ownership to help farmers maximize productivity and achieve better results in the field. ...
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    High-Performance XPower Wheel Loaders From Liebherr At Steinexpo 2026
    Posted 9/2/2026
    At this year’s steinexpo, the international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and construction materials industry, Liebherr will showcase two high-performance XPower wheel loaders. ...
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    Fendt Launches 1100 Vario MT Gen2 Track Tractor, Momentum 80-Foot Planter & 300 Vario Gen5 At 2026 Farm Progress Show
    Posted 9/1/2026
    Three groundbreaking products, including Fendt's first global tractor launch in the U.S., underscore Fendt’s commitment to the North American market. ...
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    Inventory Management Lets You Enter Data Once, Sync Everywhere
    Posted 8/27/2026
    Inventory Management is your single point of data entry for every machine, truck, aircraft, RV, trailer, heifer, bass boat—everything you’d like to sell on a Sandhills Global platform. ...
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    UCC Search Lets You Look Up Lien Records Before You Buy
    Posted 8/26/2026
    UCC Search makes it simple to look up Uniform Commercial Code filings for a business or person before you buy from them. ...
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    Kuhn Krause Gladiator XL 1210
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Kuhn North America is pleased to introduce the Gladiator XL 1210, a commercial-grade, 24-row strip-till toolbar engineered for high-capacity performance. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new inventory Quick Add tool, a 120-day no-payment financing offer from Currency, and more. ...
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    Case IH Expands Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series With New 16-Row Configuration
    Posted 8/18/2026
    Built to create a consistent, agronomically correct strip that promotes strong emergence and yield potential, Case IH’s Nutri-Tiller 1000 series continues to evolve to meet the needs of today's producers. ...
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    Sell Farm Machinery At Auction & Wholesale With AuctionTime, Equipmentfacts & Pre-AuctionTime
    Posted 7/29/2026
    In addition to multiple world-class retail sales platforms like TractorHouse, Sandhills offers dealers other avenues to sell agricultural equipment and more via auction, wholesale, or a combination of all three. ...
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