2020 Freightliner Cascadia Paint Color Codes & Touch-Up Guide

Maintaining the appearance of your heavy-duty truck is essential for preserving its value and projecting a professional image on the road. If you drive a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, rock chips, scratches, and road debris are an unavoidable part of the job. Whether you run a single owner-operator rig or manage an entire fleet, knowing your exact factory paint code is the first step to a seamless touch-up or body panel repair.

Below is our comprehensive guide to 2020 Freightliner Cascadia paint codes, touch-up solutions, and repair techniques.

Quick reference

Because the Freightliner Cascadia is frequently ordered for commercial fleets, it can be painted in virtually any custom fleet color imaginable (from UPS Brown to Swift White). However, Freightliner offers a standard palette of factory colors for stock orders. Here are the most common standard factory colors for the 2020 Cascadia:

Color Name	Paint Code	Type
Freightliner White	N0006EY	Solid
Black	L0001EB	Solid
Viper Red	L0007EY	Solid
School Bus Yellow	L0015EY	Solid
Omaha Orange	L0044EY	Solid
Dark Blue	L0031EY	Solid
Silver Metallic	L0102EY	Metallic
Charcoal Metallic	L0108EY	Metallic

Note: Commercial truck paint codes (often formulated by Axalta, Imron, or PPG) can vary slightly depending on the specific paint line used at the factory. If you are uncertain of your color, always confirm via your VIN at a Freightliner dealer or your local commercial paint supplier before ordering.

Where to find your paint code

Unlike passenger cars that have standardized B-pillar stickers, heavy-duty trucks like the Freightliner Cascadia can have their identification tags in a few different places depending on how the chassis was spec’d.

To find your paint code, check the following locations:

1. Driver's Side Door Jamb: Open the driver's door and look for the manufacturer's specification plate (often a metal tag or a large laminated sticker). This tag contains your VIN, axle weights, and usually the paint code labeled as "PAINT" or "PNT".
2. Passenger Side Door Frame: Occasionally, the build sheet or secondary specification tags are located on the passenger side.
3. Inside the Glove Box or Storage Compartment: Some Freightliner models feature a Service Parts Identification (SPID) label inside the dash compartments.
4. Call the Dealer with your VIN: If the sticker is faded, damaged, or missing, the most foolproof method for a commercial truck is to call a Freightliner dealership parts department. Give them the last 6 digits of your VIN, and they can pull the exact build sheet with the factory Axalta/Imron paint code.

Best touch-up paint sources

Getting an exact match for a heavy-duty truck can be slightly different than a standard passenger car. Here are the best sources for 2020 Freightliner Cascadia touch-up paint:

• AutomotiveTouchup: Known for exact-match custom mixing, AutomotiveTouchup can mix heavy-duty commercial codes into convenient touch-up pens, brush bottles, and aerosol spray cans.
• Tcoat Custom-Mix: A great option for commercial fleet colors. They offer high-quality urethane paints that withstand harsh highway environments.
• Local Freightliner Dealership: Your local dealer parts counter can often supply OEM touch-up pens or pints of factory-matched paint, especially for standard colors like Freightliner White (N0006EY).
• Dupli-Color: While Dupli-Color focuses heavily on consumer vehicles, their "Universal White" or "Universal Black" touch-up pens can work in a pinch for tiny rock chips on standard fleet colors, though it won't be an exact VIN match.

How to use touch-up paint

Commercial trucks take a beating, so applying touch-up paint properly is crucial to prevent the underlying steel from rusting or aluminum from oxidizing.

1. Clean: Wash the chipped or scratched area with soap and water, then wipe it down with a wax and grease remover or rubbing alcohol. Remove any loose flaking paint.
2. Primer: If the scratch goes down to bare metal or fiberglass/SMC (Sheet Molded Compound), apply a small dab of automotive primer. Let it dry completely.
3. Base Coat: Shake your touch-up paint vigorously. Apply the color coat in thin, light layers using the brush or pen tip. Do not glob the paint on. Allow 15-20 minutes of drying time between each coat until the chip is filled.
4. Clear Coat: Once the base coat is dry (usually after 30-60 minutes), apply a layer of clear coat. This protects the paint from UV rays, road salt, and harsh truck-wash chemicals.

Color matching tips for pearls and tri-coats

While most fleet trucks use single-stage solid colors for easy maintenance, many owner-operator Cascadias feature premium metallic or pearl finishes.

If your Cascadia has a metallic or pearl paint job, keep in mind that the metallic flakes must lay down correctly to reflect light properly. When using a touch-up pen on a metallic color, dab the paint gently rather than brushing it across the surface. Brushing can cause the metallic flakes to streak, making the repair obvious. For larger repairs on metallic cabs, aerosol spray cans (blended into the surrounding panel) or professional spray guns will yield a much better match than a brush.

For tri-coat paints (which require a base color, a translucent pearl mid-coat, and a clear coat), you must apply the layers in the exact order specified by the paint manufacturer. Test the layers on a piece of scrap metal or cardboard first to determine how many mid-coats are required to match the factory depth.

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