Freightliner LLC
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Freightliner, LLC is a truck tractor manufacturer. The company is owned by DaimlerChrysler. 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.
In the 1950's, Consolidated Freightways decided to produce their own truck line after finding that most existing heavy trucks did not have sufficient power to climb the steep grades found in the mountain regions of the western United States. The truck line eventually became known as Freightliner.
In 1991 FL Bussiness class series was the first class 5/6/7 freightliner made.
FL50- a Lighter duty and the baby freightliner class 5
FL60- a 5-ton truck that is used for a moving truck rentals and pickup and Deliveries and flat beds class 5/6
FL70- a upscale of the FL60 can be used as the same Applications as above. class 6/7
FL80- a Gonvernment use and pickups and deliveries and flat beds class 7
FL112- the tactor model. class 7/8
Freightliner's current main brands in the class 8 are the Columbia, the Century S/T, the Coronado and Classic, and Classic XL. They also make a cab over engine model, the Argosy. Their current class 6/7 truck is the M2. Freightliner formerly produced the popular Sprinter delivery van before the vehicle was transferred to Dodge, and the Unimog utility vehicle.
Subsidiary brands
A 1998 spinoff from Freightliner, Sterling Trucks (the old Ford Trucks), handles production of the company's medium-duty vocational trucks, while Freightliner focuses on heavy-duty hauling trucks.
The Western Star brand of heavy duty class 8 trucks are produced by the Freightliner group, and sold throughout North America.
Freightliner purchased the firetruck company American LaFrance, and continues to produce pumper and ladder bodies on their M2 and the Sterling Acterra chassis.
Freightliner currently owns and builds the Thomas Built Buses line of school buses.
Under the nameplate of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation Freightliner builds complete power trains and chassis for luxury motor homes.