Sterling was founded by Freightliner LLC in 1998 as a new subsidiary with its own distribution network and distinctive product offerings. Freightliner LLC was renamed Daimler Trucks North America LLC in 2008. Sterling is headquartered in Redford, Michigan, in the Detroit metropolitan area. Daimler Trucks North America LLC is a
Daimler company, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Sterling's mission is to be the dominant manufacturer of class 3-8 vocationally-oriented trucks in North America.

Sterling Trucks are ready to work when you are. They're vocation-specific work tools. Dependable. Reliable. Tough. Competitively-priced. A Body Builder's dream. Backed by a support network second to none. Whatever your needs, Sterling's ready. With the right configuration, the right size, the right amount of power to make the difference between just scraping by or getting the work done right. All day. Every day.

Our complete line of trucks and tractors include: Set-Back A-Line, Set-Back L-Line, Set-Forward L-Line, Acterra, Sterling 360, and the Sterling Bullet.

Sterling's trucks are currently sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. In addition, right-hand-drive Sterlings are sold in Australia by Sterling Trucks Australia, a division of Mercedes-Benz (Australia), as well as in New Zealand.