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This week etruck got the first opportunity, for a journalist, to drive the latest version of the Freightliner Argosy. Unfortunately, it was an extremely wet day in Victoria and one of the main problems was raindrops on lenses. That aside, the truck performed well and it was a great chance to see how the new [...]

Here are a couple of shots of the new Freightliner Argosy from the launch at Luna Park in Sydney. The images are a bit fuzzy but so is the amount of information available about the truck. The Argosy now has the Detroit Diesel DD 15 fitted as well as the return of Cummins ISX and [...]

etruck is back from holidays and has found this excellent film of a racing Freightliner Cascadia going for it in a race called ‘The Race to the Clouds’ climbing Mount Washington in the US. Well made and exciting, it shows just what a truck can do when pushed to the limits.

Here is something people have been talking about for years but has never been generally available in a production truck. Predictive cruise control takes the landscape into consideration when making decisions to improve performance and fuel consumption. The system knows a grade is coming up then speeds up to get stuck into the climb. As [...]

Freightliner have spent a big marketing budget setting up something they call a ‘Grille to grille’ challenge. The idea is simple, take their new Cascadia on the road from truckstop to truckstop and let truckies have a go at driving the new model. The difference is they also brought along their biggest competitor, an International [...]

A recall of Freightliner Argosy trucks has been announced by Daimler Trucks. Some incorrect bolts have been fitted in certain disc brake systems.

The market for rail freight may get shaken out of its virtual duopoly as Bahrain’s Arcapita look at a possible entry into Australia with their latest acquisition, the UK’s Freightliner.

Fallout from the Caterpillar/Navistar deal continues with an announcement by Freightliner concerning the return of Cummins as an engine supplier in the US. Freightliner have only offered Detroit or Cat in heavy duty for the last five years on their domestic market.