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Configuration
| Specification | Ford L series | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Type | Medium-duty truck Heavy-duty truck[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company[source] | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Also called | Ford LTL[source] | — |
| Production | 1970-1998 1998-2009 (as Sterling)[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Assembly | United States: Louisville, Kentucky , ( Kentucky Truck Assembly ) Australia: Eagle Farm (Brisbane) , Queensland (1975-1990s), Broadmeadows , Victoria (Broadmeadows Commercial Vehicle Plant)[source] | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] |
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| Class | Class 6-8 truck[source] | Truck[source] |
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| Layout | Conventional cab[source] | FR layout[source] |
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| Predecessor | Ford F series Super Duty and N series[source] | — |
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| Successor | Ford: F-650/F-750 Super Duty Sterling Trucks : A-Line, L-Line, Acterra[source] | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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