PORTLAND, Ore. — The Discovery Channel’s most-watched program, MythBusters, will feature the new Freightliner Cascadia on an episode about big rig myths premiering at June 6 at 9 p.m. The episode will air again throughout the month of June.

MythBusters tests whether popular beliefs are truth or urban legend using science. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman and the rest of the MythBusters crew travelled in March to Madras, Ore., where Freightliner’s test track is located.

There, the MythBusters team investigated whether a person could save on fuel by drafting behind a truck. The team also tested whether a car could reverse out of a moving truck trailer, turn 180 degrees, and drive away, similar to the stunt performed on the popular 1980s show, Knight Rider. The Cascadia, rack and pinion steering and Freightliner’s wind tunnel featured prominently in the program. Freightliner is the only truck manufacturer to offer rack and pinion steering on its heavy-duty trucks.

Following Wednesday’s premiere, you also will be able to see more of the Cascadia on the Discovery Channel’s Web site, www.discoverychannel.com, where host Tory Belleci tests whether you can draft behind a big rig on a bicycle.

“We enjoyed working with the entire MythBusters team and were pleased with the opportunity to showcase the Cascadia, the industry’s most aerodynamic truck to date,” said Melissa Kellogg, director of product marketing for Freightliner Trucks. “Freightliner’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel, the only of its kind in the world for Class 8 trucks was showcased, allowing the MythBusters team to understand how we were able to develop the Cascadia to be so fuel efficient. The team also was able to see the benefits of rack and pinion steering in action.”

The Cascadia is Freightliner’s latest Class 8 heavy-duty truck for on-road applications and was introduced in May.