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 ...

Western Star introduced the 47X vocational truck, a lighter-weight complement to the Western Star 49X. The introduction extends the Western Star X-Series into entirely new vocational applications.

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 ...

Stefan Kurschner, Daimler Trucks North America’s senior vice-president – aftermarket, and Western Star president David Carson know there’s room to grow market share in the vocational business.

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 ...

This makes them more practical to drive, plus it cuts weight and cost. But there’s still a market for the big-nosed truck, and most manufacturers offer one. Western Star has the 4900 model, and it’s ...