Sterling Trucks is a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks. Sterling is a subsidiary of Freightliner LLC. As such, it is a member of the DaimlerChrysler auto-group. It was originally the heavy truck division of Ford Motor Company, purchased and rebranded in 1997. Headquarted in Detroit, MI, its conventional trucks are build in St. Thomas, Ontario. Sterling-brand trucks are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Sterling name was a former company that was purchased by White Truck and transferred to Freightliner. Daimler acquired the name when it acquired Freightliner.
The company specializes in vocational trucks — those that are designed to perform jobs other than straight freight hauling. Examples include garbage trucks, dump trucks, concrete mixers, tanker trucks, and snowplows.
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