One of the Dodge LCF's main selling points was accessibility; the sides of the engine compartment and fenders being arranged to swing open.

[2] Chrysler Corporation outsourced production of the cab body to Checker Motors Corp.

The biggest diesel available was the Cummins V-903, a giant 903 cu in (14,794 cc) unit with a modest 289 hp (216 kW) max output.

The smaller 567 cu in (9,299 cc) Detroit Diesel 8V-71N was the most powerful engine, with 300 hp (224 kW) on tap.

A few hundred more CNT800s and CNT900s were exported in 1976 as CKD kits to Latin American countries, where the last units were assembled until 1978.