Work trucks traditionally have been all about function over form, rarely getting the focus and attention to detail of their on-highway counterparts. A vocational tractor is a tool like any other, and ...

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 ...

Vocational truck design usually doesn’t get the attention to detail, certainly a focus on in-cab pampering, that highway truck design gets. Western Star stepped out of that practice when it redesigned ...

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 ...

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 Western Star 47X is 10 inches shorter and 200 pounds lighter — spec-for-spec — than the 49X. It’s suited for applications that are impacted by bridge laws, but still includes many of the new ...