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Security report for freightliner.com

Freightliner · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Freightliner is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty, vocational, and electric trucks, operating as a division of Daimler Truck North America LLC. The website showcases a comprehensive range of trucks and related services including parts, financing, and driver training, targeting commercial trucking professionals and fleet operators. The site is professionally designed with excellent content quality, clear navigation, and strong branding consistency, reflecting its enterprise-level market position. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks such as Alpine.js, integrates analytics and tracking tools like Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Application Insights, and uses a consent management platform to comply with privacy regulations. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses consent mechanisms for cookies, but lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, which is unusual for a major brand, but the website content and external references strongly support its legitimacy. Overall, Freightliner's website presents a secure, professional, and user-friendly digital presence suitable for its industry and audience. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and WHOIS data clarity would further enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
67
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
69

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Freightliner holds a strong market position as a premier manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, supported by a robust dealer network and comprehensive service offerings. Its business model focuses on manufacturing, sales, and after-sales services including parts, financing, and training. The company targets commercial fleet operators and trucking professionals, leveraging its parent company Daimler's global presence. The website reflects a mature digital strategy with integrated marketing and analytics tools, indicating ongoing investment in digital transformation. Partnerships with Daimler and related domains reinforce its ecosystem. Growth indicators include emphasis on electric and natural gas trucks, aligning with industry trends toward sustainability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and use of a consent management platform for privacy compliance. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page is present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Incident response contact information is not publicly available, which may delay reporting and remediation of security issues. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy transparency and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses to enable timely communication of security issues.
  4. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to standardize security contact information for automated discovery.
  5. Clarify WHOIS registration details or ensure domain registration data is publicly accessible to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Freightliner
Description
Discover unmatched reliability and performance with Freightliner. Explore our range of vocational and on-highway trucks for superior heavy-duty solutions.
Key services
Truck manufacturing, Parts and services, Financing, Warranty and extended coverage, Driver training, Dealer network
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Alpine.js, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, Usercentrics Consent Management Platform, Cludo Search
Frameworks
Alpine.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of consent management platform
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Application Insights, Usercentrics CMP, Cludo Search
Marketing tools
Usercentrics Consent Management, Cludo Search
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally designed, well-structured, and mobile optimized.
  3. Strong brand presence with consistent branding and clear business focus.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or footer.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with a consent management platform.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information found.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, which is unusual for a major corporate domain.
  8. Multiple external trusted domains linked including Daimler and social media platforms.
  9. Use of modern JavaScript frameworks and analytics tools.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Alpine.js for reactive UI components, Google Tag Manager for analytics management, Microsoft Application Insights for telemetry, and Usercentrics for consent management. The site is well-structured with responsive design and optimized for mobile devices. Performance is moderate with prefetching and asynchronous script loading. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML. The site uses multiple external trusted domains for fonts, analytics, and social media integration. Overall, the technical implementation is robust but could benefit from enhanced security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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