Freightliner Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant
Daimler Truck North America, Cleveland, North Carolina
Daimler Truck North America's Cleveland, North Carolina, plant on Statesville Boulevard has built heavy trucks since 1989 and makes Freightliner and Western Star models, mainly the Freightliner Cascadia. The building had earlier housed MAN transit bus production. In 2014 it built Daimler Truck North America's 3 millionth vehicle.
- Company
- Daimler Truck North America
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1989
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Vehicles
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Freightliner and Western Star heavy trucks, chiefly the Freightliner Cascadia.
Facts
| Products | Builds Freightliner and Western Star trucks (company: northamerica.daimlertruck.com) |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1989 (company: northamerica.daimlertruck.com) |
| Address | 11550 Statesville Boulevard, Cleveland, NC 27013 (company: northamerica.daimlertruck.com) |
| Main model | The Cascadia is the plant's main model; the 3 millionth Daimler Truck North America vehicle, a 2015 Cascadia Evolution, was built there in August 2014 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Former use | Freightliner acquired the standing plant in 1989; it had previously built transit buses for MAN (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in North Carolina.
Sources
- Daimler Truck North America: locations (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Freightliner Trucks (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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