Freightliner
Mavin Trucks Greg Walker is the Freightliner 2020 Service Manager of the Year!
Congratulations to Greg Walker who is the Freightliner 2020 Service Manager of the Year! We are proud to have Greg as our long standing Service Manager. He has been at Mavin Truck Centre for 19 years and 13 of those as our Service Manager. Greg is currently supervising 30 mechanics across our dealership network who…
Read MoreFreightliner is cruising past Tesla on the electric truck superhighway
Tesla and Elon Musk might be getting all the attention for the all-electric Tesla Semi, but they’re far from the only manufacturer looking to make electric trucks. Freightliner, the leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer in America, is hard at work testing trucks with actual customers while Tesla is still stuck on the test track. Freightliner recently…
Read MoreEverson’s take delivery of their 5th Freightliner Columbia Rigid from MTC
Everson’s Food Processors, Frederickton, have taken delivery of their 5th Freightliner Columbia Rigid from Mavin Truck Centre. The trucks are powered by a 380hp Cummins ISLe 5 engine with an 18sp Eaton ultra-shift Transmission. The bull-bar we fitted made by AJ’s Total Truck Gear makes them look seriously tough!
Read MoreThe Freightliner Cascadia has won the Trucksales Innovation Award for 2021
In a unanimous decision from the judging panel, the Freightliner Cascadia has been awarded the Trucksales Innovations Award 2021. “The Freightliner Cascadia is the most modern and innovative bonneted truck on the market today, and a worthy winner of the TruckSales Innovation Award for 2021,” said TruckSales editor, Geoff Middleton. The Cascadia is the most…
Read MoreKen Blanch Transport take delivery of a new Freightliner Cascadia from MTC
We are proud when we develop great, working relationships with our clients and particularly when it comes to long term ones like Ken & Janet from Ken Blanch Transport in Taree, NSW. They have just taken delivery of a brand new Cascadia 126 from Mavin Truck Centre. It is the 48” XT Sleeper model and…
Read MoreDaimler Trucks North America introduces the new Detroit ePowertrain
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) have announced the new Detroit ePowertrain that will power the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2. It is part of Daimler Trucks’ global platform strategy to establish a uniform basic architecture for their broad line-up of battery-electric vehicles around the globe. Its use in North America brings the company unprecedented…
Read MoreWatch the new Freightliner Cascadia TV ad – For The Road Ahead
Freightliner Trucks Australia have launched a new TV commercial for the all new Cascadia. The Cascadia prime mover, the number one selling heavy duty truck in America, is making a big mark on the Australian market for Freightliner, thanks to innovative technology and leading safety, fuel economy and driver comfort. The arrival of the Cascadia…
Read MoreEversons of Frederickton take delivery of two brand new Freightliner Cascadias
Eversons Food Processors is a family owned and managed food processing plant in Frederickton NSW. They supply meat products to Sydney, Newcastle, Gold Coast and Brisbane as well as local Butchers and Supermarkets. Eversons run a complete in-house operation from buying, processing and the transporting of products to their customers. They are also passed winners…
Read MoreFreightliner Electric Trucks surpass 500,000miles (800,000kms) in real-world use
The 38-vehicle fleet of battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s have surpassed 500,000 miles ( 800,000 Kms ) in real-world operation by Freightliner customers, who include some of the largest private and for-hire fleets in North America. The Freightliner Electric Innovation and Customer Experience (CX) Fleets consist of pre-series production battery-electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and…
Read MoreAustralia’s first manual Freightliner Cascadia getting fantastic economy in the Williamson Bros fleet
Furniture hauling specialist Williamson Bros is reporting a 20 per cent fuel saving with its new manual Freightliner Cascadia from Mavin Truck Centre. The local Kempsey based company, which runs a 20-truck fleet, opted for an 18-speed manual Eaton transmission for the 13-litre model. The Cascadia, hauling a B-Double and with a GCM of 40…
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