TOLEDO, Ohio — Dana Corp. announced its Spicer assemblies are now available on Freightliner’s North American commercial vehicles.

Spicer Life Series and Spicer 10 SeriesTM medium and heavy-duty driveshafts are available as standard equipment at Western Star Trucks, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Thomas Built Buses, and are offered as a published option on Freightliner and Sterling branded medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

“We are very excited by this opportunity to expand our relationship with Freightliner and its respected vehicle brands,” said Margot Hoffman, president of Dana’s Torque Products group.

Spicer driveshafts are available as a published option in Freightliner and Sterling April 2007 data books and are standard in the April 2007 Western Star data book. Spicer 10 Series and Spicer Life Series driveshafts will be assembled in Dana’s North American driveshaft plants for Freightliner LLC’s facilities in Portland, Ore.; Cleveland, High Point, and Mount Holly, N.C.; Gaffney, S.C.; St. Thomas, Ontario; and Santiago, Mexico.

Dana and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries are operating under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as debtors in possession.