US Highland was established as a motorcycle manufacturer based in Oklahoma, United States.
[2] US Highland's 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) factory opened in Tulsa on June 1, 2010, and was expected to produce hundreds of off-road motorcycles a year.
[3] Highland was to offer motorcycles built to the customer's specifications utilizing modular construction based on two engines, a single cylinder and a 60-degree V-twin, and a few frames.
[2] Highland also announced that they would also produce an electric motorcycle utilizing a wheel hub motor.
[3][5] On July 10, 2010, Malmberg and two other executives of US Highland were killed when their small plane, returning from a business trip in Michigan, crashed in Tulsa's Mohawk Park after they radioed that they were low on fuel and requested an unscheduled landing at nearby Tulsa International Airport.