Western Star introduced the 47X vocational truck, a lighter-weight complement to the Western Star 49X. ... Under the Hood. The 47X comes standard with the Detroit DD13 Gen 5 engine, ...

Western Star will also add the AF-18.0-5 18,000-pound steer axle to the family of axle offerings in combination with the EPA 2007 suspension updates. Aftertreatment systems, a new EPA 2007 requirement ...

James Estes has owned this 1985 Western Star Heritage 4964 for over 20 years and is the truck's second owner. Learn about this vintage Western Star truck here.

The Power Hood and P600 drive axle will begin production on the 49X starting September 2022. Also available for order now on the Western Star 49X and 47X trucks are factory-installed twin steer ...

Redford, MI-based Western Star – a subsidiary of Freightliner LLC – showed off its ’07-ready truck models at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week, complete with a variety of ...

Meanwhile, the Western Star 49X has total weight savings of over 350 pounds in like-for-like spec’ing compared with the current Western Star 4900, starting with an all-new vocational frame.

Major parts—usually including the powertrain—are carryovers. But Western Star’s 49X severe-service heavy truck is probably as close to being all-new as any Class 8 heavy truck launched in recent years ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Western Star Trucks put on display its EPA 2007 chassis and latest product enhancements at the 2006 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Skip to content . Subscribe. ... The ...

See also: Western Star broadens vocational range with 47X The 49X offers Detroit tandem front axle ratings of 40,000 and 36,000 lb., paired with equalized flat leaf front slippered suspensions.