Freightliner Trucks is an American maker of semi trucks, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the city where it began. The Wikipedia article says it started in 1929 as the truck manufacturing division of Consolidated Freightways, which gave it its name, and that Leland James renamed it Freightliner Corporation in 1942. Consolidated Freightways sold the business to Daimler-Benz in May 1981. Freightliner later became part of DaimlerChrysler after the 1998 merger, and it now belongs to Daimler Truck through the subsidiary Daimler Truck North America, alongside Western Star, Detroit Diesel and Thomas Built Buses. It makes vans, medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty trucks and popularized the cabover semi tractor in North America.
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Led By
Chief executive during the 1990s restructuring of Freightliner.
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Parent Company Of
Freightliner parent from the October 1998 purchase from the Thomas family and Berkshire Partners.
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Subsidiary Of
Daimler Truck is the present parent, with Freightliner placed under its subsidiary Daimler Truck North America.
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Daimler-Benz parent from the May 1981 purchase from Consolidated Freightways.
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DaimlerChrysler parent from the 1998 merger until the 2007 split.
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The company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon (the city of its founding)
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Founded in 1929 as the truck-manufacturing division of Consolidated Freightways (from which it derives its name), the company was established in 1942 as Freightliner Corporation.
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Freightliner produces a range of vans, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks
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Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer.
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Freightliner is now a part of Daimler Truck subsidiary Daimler Truck North America (along with Western Star, Detroit Diesel, and Thomas Built Buses).
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The company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon (the city of its founding)
Subsidiary Of: Daimler-Benz, History, 1980s, sale to Daimler-Benz
In May 1981, it sold its truck manufacturing business and the Freightliner brand to Daimler-Benz
Subsidiary Of: DaimlerChrysler, History, 2000s, DaimlerChrysler
At the beginning of the 21st century, Freightliner was part of DaimlerChrysler, following the 1998 merger of its parent company with Chrysler
Led By: Dieter Zetsche, History, 1990s turnaround
Dieter Zetsche, now the chairman of Daimler-Benz's Board of Management, was dispatched to lead the project as CEO.
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Parent Company Of: Thomas Built Buses, History, 1990s, Freightliner acquisitionQuote, Parent Company Of: Thomas Built Buses, History, 1990s, Freightliner acquisition
in October 1998, Freightliner acquired Thomas Built Buses in its entirety from the Thomas family and the Berkshire
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