 |    |  The Freightliner Group is the leading North American truck and specialty vehicle manufacturer, and is a major part of the world's largest and most influential commercial vehicle manufacturer - DaimlerChrysler. As a part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Vehicles division, Freightliner contributes to the corporate strategy to consistently maintain the unique nature and identity of each Group brand, while systematically utilizing the synergies the corporation provides. The DaimlerChrysler strategy is to provide market and customer-specific commercial vehicles that make intelligent use of standardized vehicle components worldwide. Committed to maintaining a standard of technological innovation and premium quality, the Freightliner Group utilizes production techniques that are already proven with our sister companies, leveraging the resources and innovative manufacturing expertise of DaimlerChrysler to produce the best products on the market. Beyond manufacturing, DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance (DCSTF) provides flexible financial and insurance services to Freightliner Group customers. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the Freightliner Group manufactures, sells and services several world-renowned brands, including Freightliner (heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks, military vehicles, and custom-engineered chassis), American LaFrance (legendary fire trucks and apparatus), Thomas Built Buses (school buses), Western Star (heavy-duty over-the-road and vocational trucks) and Sterling (specialized vocational trucks). The company also operates a vast dealer/service network in North America, including over forty used truck sales centers (SelecTrucks). In addition, Freightliner is a partial owner in TravelCenters of America, the largest network of full-service truck stops in the U.S. ^top | |