Ex-Guard® Announces New Front-End Protection Guard for Freightliner’s Fifth-Generation Cascadia®
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 4, 2025 – Ex-Guard®, the leading provider of front-end protection solutions for the commercial transportation industry, has added a new guard to its flagship XG series that is designed specifically to complement and protect Daimler Truck North America’s Freightliner fifth-generation Cascadia. Ex-Guard is currently the only brand offering front-end protection for the new Cascadia.
The new XG-150G3-CASCADIA, offers extreme-duty full protection for bumper, grille, radiator, collision mitigation radar sensors, hood, and headlights. Ex-Guard worked directly with industry partners, customers, and the manufacturer on real-world testing to validate the design and strength of the new guard.
According to Jeremy Drever, Ex-Guard director of engineering, the company’s latest grille guard is engineered with cutting-edge materials, featuring a design that integrates seamlessly to protect the new Cascadia’s collision mitigation radar sensors.
“This guard is by far the most advanced model our team has ever produced,” said Drever.
“The design has to work in harmony alongside all the advanced sensor technology of the Cascadia to provide an unprecedented balance of protection and value. We’ve already had several of the top industry-leading fleets place orders for this guard. The fleets and owner-operators that use our front-end protection solutions benefit by defending critical and potentially costly safety components and truck parts from parking lot incidents, wildlife, and even other vehicles or hazards on the road.”
In addition to specific design features for compatibility with the new Cascadia, the new guard features:
- ClearZone® CMS Compatible Design – works with the truck’s built-in collision mitigation system radars
- Ex-Guard’s patented XERO-G™ Lift Assist, which greatly reduces the effort to raise and lower the guard
8-gauge high-tensile steel coated with 3mm of EVRCoat™ PVC finish - LEVRLock™ dual latches
Additional cross bar for increased grille coverage - License plate bracket
Ex-Guard’s latest XG series guard for the Cascadia is now available to order at any of Ex-Guard’s 2,500 dealers in the U.S. and Canada. The extreme-duty XG-150G3-CASCADIA guard will be on display at Ex-Guard’s booth #2517 at the upcoming TMC Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee from March 10-13. It will also be on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) March 27-29 at the Ex-Guard booth #20055.
About Ex-Guard®:
Ex-Guard is the leading manufacturer of premier front-end protection guards for commercial vehicles in North America. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Ex-Guard produces 100% made-in-the-USA guards for light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, vans, and RV’s.