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    The Freightliner SuperTruck at MATS 2015

    March 27, 2015

    Five years ago, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) a $40 million grant as part of the OEM's participation it the federal agency's SuperTruck program; a grant DTNA matched with $40 million of its own money. One of the first results from that collaboration is a Freightliner-badged SuperTruck concept Class 8 tractor capable of attaining 12.2 mpg.

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    Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

    Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

     

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