The model 57X Western Star heavy truck joins the 47X and Western Star 49X to complete its lineup. The 57X is 5.8 percent more fuel-efficient than its predecessor, the 5700XE. Users can choose between ...

Between COVID-19, an economic recession, and Western wildfires, Western Star was forced to do what so many of us have done this strange, unhappy year, and call a virtual Zoom meeting to introduce ...

Western Star Truck Sales has announced new naming for its full line of truck models. The company recently introduced its newest Class 8 vocational truck – the Western Star 4700 – at the 2011 Work ...

Remember this rig? Dead Man’s Hand, a custom 2001 Peterbilt 379 built up from salvage, made quite a splash at the 2007 Great American Trucking Show, racking awards in the limited-mileage category at ...

Greenbriar Equity Group LLC has acquired majority stakes in Western Peterbilt Inc. and Western Truck Parts and Equipment Coo. LLC, a leading operator of heavy-duty truck dealerships in the Pacific ...

Modern vocational trucks seem to be getting more compact. Compared to traditional long-nose conventionals, most of the dump trucks I see in Ohio have shorter hoods that slope rakishly toward the ...

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has revealed the Western Star 49X vocational truck, which retains the brand’s tried-and-true toughness while integrating the safety-enhancing Detroit Assurance 5.0 ...

Western Star vocational X-Series trucks can now be spec’d with enhanced safety offerings. The 47X and 49X will now come standard with Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist (ABA5), an automated ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – The first Western Star trucks have rolled off the production line of Freightliner LLC’s Portland truck plant, marking a monumental moment in the history of both Western Star and the ...

Western Star introduces the latest addition to its X-Series, the all-new Western Star 57X. The on-highway truck joins the new Western Star 47X and 49X to complete the lineup. “With the addition of the ...