Try it out! At the 2024 Waupun Truck-N-Show in Waupun, Wisconsin, Dan Linn and his son, Daniel, showed off their new rig, a 2025 Western Star 49X that they took possession of back in the Spring.

Western Star spent five years designing and engineering the all-new 49X from the ground up, agreeing that the new model had to meet seven benchmarks established from the start: Operator comfort ...

The 49X’s heavy-duty vocational frame was designed for severe-service applications, but it weighs in about 350 pounds lighter than the Western Star 4900. POWERTRAIN.

The new Western Star 49X is lighter-weight, more durable, and safer than the popular 4900, which will continue to be offered alongside the 49X. The new truck debuts a vocational version of the DT12 ...

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 ...

Western Star is rolling out its next-generation vocational truck, the 49X – a modern and tech-rich takeoff of its 4900. A clean sheet design built from the ground up, the 49X is engineered to be ...

This is a clean sheet design, with the 49X being more than 150 kg (350 lbs.) lighter than its predecessor, the Western Star 4900. Everything rests on the new vocational frame with single channel ...

The Western Star 49X features a stronger, lighter chassis that is equipped with the company’s new X-series cab. It enables a total weight savings of over 350 lbs. in like-for-like spec’ing ...

Tom Berg, Truck Editor 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 ...

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.

Under the signature long hood, the Western Star 49X gains the all-new 14.8-liter DD15 Gen 5 heavy-duty engine from Detroit Diesel which offers enhanced performance, uptime and reliability.