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Sterling Trucks Corporation (commonly designated Sterling) was an American truck manufacturer.Founded in 1998, Sterling was created following the 1997 acquisition of the heavy-truck product lines of Ford Motor Company by Freightliner. [1]
Freightliner begins production of trucks in Saltillo, Mexico. On January 7, 2008, Freightliner LLC was renamed Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA), operating as the parent company of the Freightliner Trucks brand, alongside Sterling, Western Star, Detroit Diesel, and Thomas Built Buses. [19] [20]
1992- Production starts at Freightliner's new truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; 1995- Freightliner launches Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and acquires American LaFrance. 1997- Freightliner acquires Ford Motor Company's heavy-truck business and names it "Sterling." Freightliner launches SelecTrucks.
Ford ended production of the Louisville/Aeromax in 1998; the truck lines re-entered production as Sterling Trucks from 1998 to 2009; both lines were produced concurrently by Ford and Freightliner during 1998. [13] In 1998, Sterling began production in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, of their L-Line 7500, 8500, 9500, and A-Line 9500.
Sterling Trucks was a division of Freightliner Trucks which, like Dodge, was owned by the former DaimlerChrysler.The Bullet is a Class 4 and 5 truck and has a Gross Weight of 16,500 lb (7,500 kg) for the Class 4 model and 19,500 lb (8,800 kg) for Class 5.
Alongside the larger Louisville/Aeromax, the Cargo was included as part of the 1997 sale of the Ford heavy-truck line to Freightliner, who renamed it the Freightliner FC and Sterling SC Cargo. Production of the Freightliner/Sterling Cargo was relocated to a Freightliner facility in Mt. Holly, North Carolina.