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Freightliner is a true American truck. When other trucks couldn’t handle the terrain in the Western United States, Freightliner stepped up and started altering them and then eventually making their own trucks to haul up steep grades and over long distances. Though production was halted during World War II, Freightliner picked right back up, moving its headquarters from Utah to Oregon.
Manufacturing has taken place in both the United States and Canada, mostly in the Western and MidWest states (such as Ohio, Oregon, and Utah). Though the company has changed hands several times since its inception in the 1930’s, 2018 has been a good year for Freightliner, which has promised to hire a large number of individuals for their Ohio plant, as there has been a purchasing increase in the recent past. The market has also become global, including such places as Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand.
Freightliner is best known for their class 5-8 trucks, and their biggest, most popular seller is the class 8. They have also done work in the form of full-size vans and bus chassis, which are available as cargo vans and school buses, respectively. One of the newest ventures for Freightliner is their team-up with Tesla, which is providing an electric motor for Freightliner’s vans
