Get Out of the Garage
We made hundreds of little changes that will help technicians get your truck back on the road faster. Throughout the entire truck, we used fewer parts or made parts easier to reach and remove. The Cascadia’s design will shave time and dollars off your labor bill.
All New, Ultra-Reliable HVAC
If your HVAC isn’t working, you probably aren’t either. And like you, the condenser in the AC system works under a lot of pressure. That pressure can wear out hoses, compressors and seals, which can park that truck in the garage. To reduce those problems, we made the Cascadia condenser over 20 percent larger than most systems. That lets it work at a lower pressure, which makes the whole system more reliable.
HVAC for that Wind-Blown Look
You’ll swear the top blower mode should be called “tornado”. We ramped up airflow more than 20 percent vs. typical systems, simplified the controls, and put vents all over the cab. The HVAC on the Cascadia performs like a 4-wheeler’s system: great performance with little maintenance.
Sleep Comfortably
Idling the engine to run the HVAC all night is expensive. So our optional, reliable auxiliary HVAC system runs off four outboard batteries. It sits behind the driver’s seat so it won’t be damaged in normal jack-knife collisions. Plus, all serviceable items (heater, evaporator, blower, actuator, sensor, and filter) can be accessed without pulling the unit from the truck. And that means quicker repair times.
DD15: 70 Years of Reliability
With 70 years of reliable engines under their belt, Detroit Diesel knows what works. Their successes helped design the most reliable, fuel-efficient and powerful engine yet. They design engines to run through the worst conditions with minimal maintenance. They increased the oil pan size to 47.5 quarters for up to 50,000 miles between drains, and reverted to a simpler, more reliable turbo. Pull in to DetroitDiesel.com for more detailed info.
Intelligent Diagnostics For All
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 completely 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). When the truck is a long way from home, this can slash downtime and repair costs.
Flexible Electrical System
Want the brake lights on whenever the engine brake is activated? In the past, you’d have to hard-wire something like that. Cascadia’s flexible electrical system lets a fleet technician set this and many other options. By opening the electrical system, your fleet can adds lots of very inexpensive options for running your trucks.
So Easy to Look Good
You’ll be out of the body shop quick whenever road debris dings your ride. The bumper and hood are both split into three pieces. This cuts labor cost because only one part needs to be changed (and in the case of the bumper, possibly painted). You save money because the parts are smaller, too. The side fairings also have smaller sacrificial parts — a 4-inch panel on the bottom and a rear end-cap — so you don’t have to replace the whole fairing. And the break-away design means easy and quick replacement.
Headlights Last Longer
The high beam, low beam and road lights all use the same bulb: one that can be purchased on the cheap from nearly any truck stop. So you won’t need to special order bulbs. Plus replacing the bulb requires no tools. You just pop the hood and turn the light door a quarter turn to pull the old bulb. Not that you’ll replace bulbs often. Cascadia’s electrical system slowly “ramps up” the voltage to heat the filament slowly. The human eye can’t detect the change, but it dramatically extends bulb life.