Cascadia 2015 vs 2016 vs 2017

15 and up is when they began the "Evolution" Line. The side mirrors became thicker to defect the airfow and avoid road spray from accumulating on the mirror. They got rid of the external CB antenna mounts. Lots of small refinements that I don't keep track of.

No much difference inside between an 09 or 18 except for a DEF gauge.

All the stuff you are interested gets put in later or custom ordered and isn't specific to any year.

 

They newer ones probably have lots of little improvements. Today the 2017 I'm driving only takes 20 minutes for a parked regen at 1250 RPM I had a 2011 and they took 40 minutes at 1600 RPM.

I'm not a big fan of the One box emission because my 2011 truck had the DOC filters go bad and they can't be replaced you have buy a new One Box for $12,000.

I'm driving a 2017 company truck got it new in fall of 2016 and it now has 211,000 miles they only replaced 2 sensors, It does automatic parked regeneration during 34 hour restarts. So far no problems. Truck has the old Optimized Idle System back from the 90s and it works today. Using the truck engine as apu. The computers start and stop the engine for heat or a/c and battery charging and engine oil temperature. So it does lots of parked regens. So far no problems.

 

Other than a few minor details that have been mentioned, nothing really major is different. Unless you are ordering a brand new one, the trucks out in the wild are going to be about the same. You will have base fleet, premium fleet, and what is typically called owner op spec as levels go.

You will most likely not find your dream truck turn key.
Pick the one that is the best match to your wants and needs. You may find one with 95 percent of what your looking for. The rest you can add as you go.

 

The 2015 and 16 interrior has cabinets on both sidea in the bunk area and nettet shelving above the dash in the front. 2017 and newer have one cabinet behind driver, a space for a fridge behind passenger seat with a microwave and storage cabinet above. The 2017 and newer also have cabinets with doors above both seats and above the dash as well as a shelf above the cabinets above the dash. 2017 and newer have quite a bit more storage space inside.

Of course whoever makes the purchase from Freightliner can choose how they are designed inside and what they come with. For example my company orders 2018s with a fridge already installed. How I described them above is how I've seen most of them layed out.