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Western Star is now including added safety features as standard equipment on its vocational trucks, the 47X and the 49X. Detroit Assurance Active Brake Assist and a backup safety system are now added.
Affected trucks include certain 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Western Star 4700 and 5700, 2022 Western Star 4900, and 2020-2023 Freightliner New Cascadia models. Dealers will be replace ...
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.
DTNA Recalls Certain Western Star, Freightliner Trucks for Fuel Leak December 30, 2021 • Heavy Duty Trucking Staff • Bookmark + The 2020-2022 Western Star 4700 is one of the trucks being recalled.
Recalled trucks include approximately 21,560 model year 2020-’26 Western Star 49X models and 2021-26 Western Star 47X units produced from start of production to May 19, 2025.
Since its 2020 pivot to become Daimler Truck North America's vocational brand, Western Star has launched its models 49X and 47X.Last week the Freightliner sibling shifted its focus from the ...
Trucks; Construction Fleet Factors: Today's Vocational Trucks. Experts at Daimler's Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit brands take us inside some of its latest vocational trucks and the ...
Western Star in August 2022 rolled out the third model in its X-Series lineup – the on-highway 57X. Since its 2020 pivot to become Daimler Truck North America's vocational brand, Western Star ...
Western Star each month typically earns a roughly 2% share in U.S. Class 8 retail sales, according to Wards Intelligence. It sold 3,213 trucks in the first six months of 2022 — the fewest among ...
Rock solid and carrying rocks. That’s the Western Star 47X you see here, though it was actually carrying gravel: about 30,000 pounds or 10 yards of it, a little light for a “quad” dumper common in ...
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.
That’s the Western Star 47X you see here, though it was actually carrying gravel: about 30,000 pounds or 10 yards of it, a little light for ... and has test-driven well over 150 trucks for ...