Freightliner - Model EconicSD -Severe Duty Truck

Take productivity to the next level. The EconicSD features a spacious, comfortable cabover interior with a modern, digital instrument cluster. 

This refuse truck makes navigating through urban areas safer and less stressful with a short wheelbase and low cab design for enhanced stability.

The EconicSD is packed with practical features to help you get the job done, day in and day out. Features include:

• Intuitive digital instrument cluster that displays key information on LCD screen.
• Ergonomic steering wheel controls allowing drivers to cycle through key information.
• Spacious and modern cab enabling through-cab access.
• Suspended driver’s seat with multi-axis adjustment.

Getting in and out of tight spots in urban and residential areas is essential for waste collection vehicles. That’s why the EconicSD is built with these features: 

• Set-back axle with up to 46-degree wheel cut enabling superior performance in tight spaces.
• Front axle and suspension up to 20k capacity. 
• Short wheelbase to ensure superior maneuverability.

From the inside out, this vehicle was designed to bring innovative safety to waste collection. Detroit Assurance^® Suite of Safety Systems comes standard on this truck, making the EconicSD the only COE refuse truck in North America that features a collision mitigation system. The panoramic visibility, LED headlights, and low step-in height add more features to help make waste collection routes safer.  The EconicSD comes standard with:

Mitigate potential collisions with stationary and traveling vehicles via automatic warning and partial or full braking.

Automatically adjusts cruising speed to maintain a safe, continuous following distance from vehicles in the lane ahead.

A feature that tracks the truck’s position and sounds a warning when an unintentional lane change is initiated.

Monitors the truck’s passenger side for objects and alerts the driver with an audible and visual warning if they attempt to veer into an already populated lane.

Maximum uptime is essential. That`s why the EconicSD is purpose-built to increase uptime with a durable cabover and convenient access to the engine and components. And it`s why it features Detroit Connect, which helps simplify maintenance and keeps fleets moving.