▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁final ▁Class ▁ 8 ▁cab over ▁sem it ractor ▁sold ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁Fre ight lin er ▁Arg os y ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁Fre ight lin er ▁in ▁its ▁facility ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁North ▁Carolina ; ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁production ▁is ▁export ed ▁nearly ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Model ▁over view ▁ ▁The ▁Arg os y ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁concept ▁vehicle ▁as ▁a ▁cab over ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Century ▁Class ▁conventional . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁F L B ▁cab over , ▁the ▁concept ▁was ▁optimized ▁for ▁tra iler ▁lengths ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 8 ▁feet , ▁effectively ▁reducing ▁highway ▁tr uck ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁shared ▁body ▁components ▁( do ors , ▁wind sh ield , ▁gr ille , ▁and ▁head lam ps ), ▁the ▁Arg os y ▁adopted ▁te lem at ics ▁from ▁the ▁Century ▁Class , ▁facil it ating ▁electronic ▁bra king , ▁mess aging ▁cap ability , ▁day time ▁running ▁lights , ▁and ▁tra ction ▁control . ▁ ▁First ▁generation ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁▁ ▁Enter ing ▁mass ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Arg os y ▁adopted ▁virt ually ▁all ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁concept ▁vehicle