For quite some time, automotive marketing people have been labeling fresh products “all-new” when they aren’t. Major parts—usually including the powertrain—are carryovers. But Western Star’s 49X ...

Western Star next-generation 49X heavy-duty truck has a new cab, a lightweight chassis, and electronic safety equipment. The 49X was engineered specifically for vocational duties and is an addition to ...

The all-new Western Star 49X is the OEM’s next-generation vocational truck, with a host of features designed to make life easier for drivers both on- and off the highway. Between COVID-19, an economic ...

Western Star has expanded its operator-focused Star Nation competition and outreach to spotlight skill, attract new drivers, ...

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 ...

With a standard 111.6-in. BBC or optional 110.8-in. BBC – which is 10-in shorter than the 49X – the Western Star 47X is well suited to applications that require a shorter overall vehicle length to ...

Targeting a new range of vocational applications, Western Star has introduced the 47X, a slightly smaller but versatile alternative to the upfit-friendly Western Star 49X that debuted a year ago. With ...

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has unveiled the all-new Western Star 49X truck in the United States. Designed for the so-called heavy-duty vocational segment, which designates special vehicles ...

Western Star's overhaul of its vocational line continued this week with the debut of the all-new 47X. With a standard 111.6" bumper-to-back-of cab (BBC), the 47X will usher out the Western Star 4700, ...

More than 21,000 Western Star 49X and 47X trucks are being recalled because a stud connecting the battery to the starter at the frame rail may have been incorrectly installed, which can cause a short ...

It’s fairly rare to witness a completely new truck in the Class 8 market, especially one dedicated to the vocational segment. That is precisely why it took many by surprise when Western Star teased ...