In the affected trucks, a stud connecting the battery to the starter at the frame rail may have been incorrectly installed, ...

More than 21,500 Western Star 47X and 49X trucks are being recalled because of a risk of fire caused by an incorrectly installed battery connection.

Western Star is recalling tens of thousands of trucks after several reports of vehicle fires stemming from a battery defect.

Western Star also announced that it has updated the interior for all of its truck models, including the recently introduced 4700. The enhanced interior features customizable compartments and ...

Daimler Trucks North America announced its new Western Star 49X model designed to increase the brand’s share in the heavy-duty vocational market. It described the 49X as the most-tested truck in ...

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 new ...

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Western Star Truck Sales announced new naming for its full line of truck models. Western Star recently introduced its newest Class 8 vocational truck - the Western Star 4700 - at ...

The 4700, combined with the Western Star 4900 and 6900 truck models, provides customers with a full range of premium truck options to suit any need. The new truck is on display for the first time ...

In 2019, Western Star introduced an enhanced version of its best-selling truck model, the 4700, which includes updates such as a refreshed interior, more powertrain options, additional TEM ...

So enamoured with the new model were the movie’s producers that they retained much of the 5700’s real-life design when bringing Optimus Prime to life. The 5700XE is a gorgeous truck, that retains ...

and our Western Star X-Series reflect that reality.” The trucks each fill their own unique niches. The 49X is a good fit for heavy-haul and logging, and both models – depending upon the spec ...

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 an example of the type of truck preferred by “old-school” truckers, even ...