New Freightliner Cascadias to Haul Team Penske Cars

September 4, 2024


PORTLAND, Ore. - September 4, 2024 – Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), today announced the delivery of its newest Freightliner Cascadias to long-time partner, Team Penske. Equipped with the full Detroit Assurance Suite of Safety Systems including Active Brake Assist (ABA 5), the latest additions to Team Penske’s fleet hit the road soon.

“At Freightliner and Detroit, our teams are dedicated to delivering vehicles that have been engineered and designed to safely and efficiently haul all forms of precious cargo,” said Mary Aufdemberg, general manager of product strategy and market development, DTNA. “We’re thankful to our longtime partners at Team Penske for entrusting their invaluable winning race cars to the Freightliner Cascadia powered by Detroit.

For more than four decades, Freightliner has been Team Penske’s power unit of choice. With advanced safety features and industry-leading efficiency, the Cascadia provides the ultimate package in safety and driver comfort on the road, while ensuring maximized fuel use to get to its destination. Through four successive generations of design and a relentless focus on innovation, the Cascadia powered by Detroit has proven the winning combination for fleets and drivers alike.

“This Freightliner Cascadia continues to be a real benefit to our fleet, and to our drivers,” said Chris Yoder, director of transportation at Team Penske. “Having the efficiency and latest safety technology gives us the peace of mind to know that our operations will run smoothly and that our racecars are going to get to where they need to be - safely.”

New to Team Penske’s fleet of Cascadias are the latest additions, optioned with Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist 5 (ABA 5). With the ability to mitigate potential collisions by calculating truck speed and distance to other vehicles, ABA 5 can determine if a warning or braking action is needed. Full Braking on Moving Pedestrian can detect a person about to walk into the truck’s path, and issues audio and visual warnings with simultaneous partial braking first, followed by full braking if the driver does not react. Full Braking on Moving and Stationary Vehicles can identify moving or stationary vehicles in the truck’s path and when the system detects a potential obstacle, it issues audio and visual warnings. Depending on the situation, partial and full braking may activate as well.

Also included in Detroit Assurance is Active Side Guard Assist (ASGA), an industry-first technology that activates at urban speeds to prevent drivers from making right turns if a pedestrian or bicyclist is in their blind spot. In addition, with the help of fused camera and radar technology, Active Lane Assist (ALA) keeps drivers safe and comfortable on the open road by enabling Lane Departure Protection. ALA also improves low-speed maneuverability, making navigation of the yard, or even the paddock area, easier.

About Freightliner Trucks
Freightliner Trucks is a division of Daimler Truck North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. With 80 years of experience, Freightliner produces and markets medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks as the leading heavy-duty truck brand in North America. DTNA is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck Holding AG (DTG), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. More information is available at www.Freightliner.com.

About Detroit
Detroit® is a single-source trucking business solution that offers mid-range and heavy-duty diesel engines, ePowertrains, transmissions, axles, safety systems, and connected vehicle services for on-highway and vocational commercial markets. Detroit products are sold and serviced through a network of hundreds of locations in North America. For more information, or to find the nearest Detroit location, visit DemandDetroit.com. Detroit is a brand of Detroit Diesel Corporation, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America.

About Daimler Truck North America
Daimler Truck North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of comprehensive products and technologies for the commercial transportation industry. Daimler Truck North America designs, engineers, manufactures and markets medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, vehicle chassis and their associated technologies and components under the Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp and Detroit brands. Daimler Truck North America is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck Holding AG (DTG), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.