Western Star celebrated the production of its 200,000th truck with a special event at its Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant. The 2020 4700SB truck rolled off the assembly line and was delivered ...

Carson called the 49X Western Star’s “next generation” vocational truck, which will set the bar for future vehicle designs from the OEM. “Western Star’s reputation is one that is ...

DALLAS, Texas – A new motor, a day cab conversion kit and new stainless steel accessories were all made available on Western Star trucks at the Great American Trucking Show. Daimler Trucks North ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The trucking industry today got its first look at the Western Star 5700XE, the truck that inspired Hollywood. The new aerodynamic highway tractor was used as inspiration for the ...

Western Star trucks are "a trucker's truck, with an old-style traditional look and feel," says Antonio Edgar. He's a senior test engineer at Daimler Trucks North America. Like most Daimler test ...

The new naming strategy builds on Western Star’s tradition of numerical notation and separates the company’s trucks into four distinct models: the 4700, 4800, 4900 and 6900. All axle ...

Buckner’s largest crane, the Liebherr LR 11000, requires a caravan of 63 trucks. Buckner uses outside carriers for large jobs, but the core of its own fleet is eight Western Star 4900 set-back ...

Western Star Trucks has designed a 40-ton dump truck that it says is a lower-cost alternative to traditional haul trucks. The extra-heavy-duty vehicle is based on a 6900XD with a commercial-style cab, ...