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Freightliner Trucks has launched its first truck powered by natural gas. The Freightliner Business Class M2 112 NG, is designed for port operations, natural gas utilities, and municipalities, the company says.

Daimler Trucks North America will deploy the Cummins Westport ISL G Natural Gas engine in its Freightliner Business Class M2 112 truck in six liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas configurations.

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Together with Eaton Corp., Daimler Trucks North America has developed the first hybrid truck for use in hazardous material transport.

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Continental Tire has been selected as the standard rubber on Freightliner Business Class M2 medium-duty trucks.

Freightliner Trucks has built a delivery truck for a Midwest propane distributor using Eaton Corporation's diesel-electric hybrid drive system.

Continental Tire North America, Inc. and Freightliner Trucks are pleased to announce that Continental tires will now become standard original equipment on all Freightliner Business Class M2 medium-duty trucks.

Freightliner Trucks has built a delivery truck for a Midwest propane distributor using Eaton Corporation's diesel-electric hybrid drive system.

Continental Tire North America Inc. has struck a deal with Freightliner Trucks to supply tires for many of its vehicles.

The Pettis County Commission on Friday approved the hiring of a part-time detention aide for the Juvenile Office, renewed the county's 911 tax rate and approved the purchase of a tandem axle dump truck.

From RVs to school buses, motor coaches, and walk-in vans, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

Decisiv, Inc. announced that a new Freightliner version of the Decisiv Service Management Platform is in use at a number of large national fleet customers.

By CCJ Staff Hendrickson made several announcements last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.: Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems announced Shipping on Demand , a program that allows customers to order selected lift axles and have them shipped straight from the factory within 48 hours or less.

Freightliner showcased a new predictive cruise system at the Mid-America Trucking Show that uses GPS to evaluate the upcoming road profile more than a mile in advance and then determines the most fuel-efficient speed for the truck.

Only a few employees remained in the offices of Parkdale Mills Inc.'s No. 10 Kenneth Pruitt Plant on Ozark Avenue in Gastonia on Thursday, a man contracted to work on a plant elevator said as he left the site.

Daimler AG has announced that Martin Daum will become head of Daimler Trucks North America , replacing Chris Patterson, who will retire effective June 1 after 32 years with the company.

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation has introduced a pilot hydraulic hybrid walk-in van chassis.

CHICAGO. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. rolled out a pilot model of a hydraulic-hybrid version of its MT-55 walk-in van chassis here at the Work Truck Show and 45th annual convention of the National Truck ...