Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter?

[Dreamer]

After years of basically ignoring expediters on the factory site, Freightliner actually has an expediter spec M2 in their photo gallery, with what looks like a Bentz sleeper. Makes me wonder if they would actually build a more longhaul spec'd M2, instead of ones mostly designed for local deliveries...



http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/trucks/find-by-model/m2-100-106/

Check the photo gallery link, and you'll see this pic amongst the local delivery, fuel trucks, etc... I know the bodies are actually put on by upfitters, but I'm wondering if they might actually market it as a factory product, with full warranty on the whole thing, ie sleeper, etc.. instead of passing the buck to the upfitter....

 

[Dynamite 1]

RE: Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter

what you are seeing there are just advertisements, none of the trucks in the pics. are factory just for show to inform of all the ways the m-2 can be configured but it would be nice it they would offer a sleeper on the m-2 or even make the century and columbia 112" bbc models w/the factory sleepers that the standard cen. and col. are aval. with same way with all the manf. that make smaller versions of their big trucks or to be correct a shorter bbc model if its the same trk. just the bbc is different they should be able to do it w/o much trouble

 

[Dreamer]

RE: Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter

>what you are seeing there are just advertisements, none of
>the trucks in the pics. are factory just for show to inform
>of all the ways the m-2 can be configured .......


I know that, but before now, I've never seen a straight truck with a sleeper on the factory site... it's always been a dealer upgrade.

But, as you said, my thinking was, if they offered a factory sleeper on a midsize truck, that would eliminate many of the service issues people seem to have with truck and sleeper made my seperate companies...


Dreamer

 

[Loose_Cannon47]

RE: Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter

Excellent idea...take it to Freightliner for ALL warranty service...what could be simpler? I don't think there's enough money in it for FL to do it though...I don't know how many units they could turn in a year, but the profit margin has to be there for them to tool up for it..

Loose