The Freightliner Cascadia Truck is stunning with its aerodynamics look. And the comfortable seats certainly make you feel relaxing and warm. But you won’t really know the Cascadia until you hop in and put your foot down.
Freightliner Cascadia Truck
The improved sight lines and the extended windshield give the cab an unparalleled glance at the road in front of the truck. From the second you sit in the cab, you’ll feel safer and more secure than ever before. The Cascadia’s dramatic sight lines provide you with visibility that will allow you to better see your surroundings and operate your truck safely.
Cascadia passed or go beyond all the punishing U.S. and European crash tests. But that wasn’t enough, so we made sure it passed the A-Pillar impact test, the roof crush test, and the seat- and bunk-pull tests. This is the strongest cab the Freightliner ever built, thanks to the stiff, rounded cab design.
Night driving vision isn’t about having the most luxurious bulb. The real deal is reflectors that focus and spread the light where you need it. We spent hundreds of hours making tiny adjustments until we found a great pattern that feels brighter, improves night driving, and reduces stress and fatigue. You’ve got to see it.
From the tires up, the ride in the Cascadia was fine-tuned to reduce road-buzz. The seat, for example, has its own shock absorber that we tuned to the truck suspension. So rather than feeling like you’re sloshing around on a waterbed, you feel just the smooth comfort of the truck.
Freightliner engineers embraced computer 3D modeling of the truck early on. Because aerodynamic changes are so complex, designers and engineers could try wild ideas in the virtual wind tunnel to see what worked best without waiting to test prototypes in the wind tunnel.
Cascadia comes standard with a large, 1625 square inch radiator designed to cool most engine applications for both EPA 2007 and 2010 emission requirements. Or the truck can be uprated to an optional 1750 square inch radiator for engines over 500 horsepower. We put every Cascadia drivetrain combination through Freightliner Environmental Chamber dyno. They spent hundreds of grueling hours under a full load to fine-tune their performance. The result: a completely reliable cooling system that’s low profile, yet provides the cooling needed for the highest horsepower truck engines.
The Freightliner Cascadia is built to accept SCR-equipped engines, which are designed to meet all EPA 2010 regulations. SCR, Freightliner’s choice of emissions system, is designed to let you run smart by actually increasing your fuel economy by up to 5% over other emissions treatment systems.
Both the radiator and fan shroud are mounted to the engine, which means your mechanic won’t need to be double-jointed to get in there. Even better, it means more air is drawn through the radiator instead of around it, cooling your engine more efficiently.
The Cascadia electrical system is a state-of-the-art design that takes advantage of new diagnostic tools, yet blends the best of traditional systems as well. This dual functioning system of “part multiplexing and part traditional” technology is common in the automotive world today because you get increased diagnostics and easier parameter changes. Yet it is not a totally proprietary system, so technicians from any Freightliner dealership can access diagnostics you need to keep driving, such as the engine and transmission Electronic Control Units (ECUs).