Western Star Trucks

Western Star Trucks
legal form	Subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America
founding	1967
Seat	Portland , United States
Branch	Commercial vehicle manufacturer
Website	www.westernstar.com

Western Star 4900 from 1997

Western Star is an established in 1967 US American truck maker. In 1981 Western Star became an independent brand of the former truck and car manufacturer White Motor Company . Today Western Star is a Daimler subsidiary and is based in Portland , Oregon .

history

The history of the Western Star brand began in 1967 when the White Motor Company founded the White Western Star division with headquarters in Cleveland and production facilities in Kelowna . When the White Motor Company went bankrupt in 1980 and was taken over by Volvo , the subsidiary Western Star could be acquired by Canadian entrepreneurs. It was renamed as an independent manufacturer in Western Star Trucks Inc. and was sold in 1990 to the Australian Terrence Peabody ; a collaboration with DAF followed .

1995 Ontario Bus Industries acquired and changed its name then with Bus Industries of America to Orion Bus Industries . The British truck manufacturer ERF followed in 1996 .

In 2000 the company was broken up. The subsidiary ERF was sold to MAN , while the rest was taken over by Freightliner and thus belongs to Daimler AG . In 2002 the production of Western Star was located in Portland (Oregon). Since 2015, Western Star Trucks have also been built at the Freightliner factory in Cleveland , North Carolina .

Western Star has a high level of customer loyalty, especially through “owner-operators” (self-employed truck drivers in the USA). There are three types of robust vehicles in the current 4900 series. The 4900 series is also used for heavy duty concrete mixers and for the military.

LSVW ambulance vehicle of the Canadian armed forces

Models

The product range includes the five model series 4700, 4800, 4900, 5700 and 6900 with variants for different areas of application such as B .:

Freeway transportation: 5700XE, 4700, 4800 and 4900.

Industry-specific areas of application: 4700, 4800, 4900 and 6900.

Heavy load transport, off-road use: 4900XD, 6900XD.

Western Star produces the trucks individually, as a buyer you can buy the standard versions listed below or modified ones with exchanged components for different purposes. The trucks are equipped with Cummins Engines and Detroit Diesel engines.

Model details

model	Details (standard version)	Picture (partially modified see above)
5700XE	Wheelbase: up to 6.35 m Engine: Detroit DD15, 14.8L (461-512 PS 2101-2372 Nm ) Fuel tanks: aluminum 63.5 cm cylindrical 189-567 liters
4700	Wheelbase: up to 7.62 m Engine: Detroit DD13, 12.8L, (354 - 512 PS 1694 - 2508 Nm ) Fuel tanks: aluminum 63.5 cm cylindrical 227-379 liters Produced with a forward and backward axis.	Western Star 4700, recessed axle
4800	Wheelbase: up to 11.4 m Engine: Detroit DD13, 12.8L, (354 - 512 PS 1694 - 2508 Nm ) Fuel tanks: aluminum 63.5 cm cylindrical 227-567 liters Produced with twin axes (see picture), front and rear axis.	Western Star 4800
4900	Wheelbase: up to 11.4 m Engine: Detroit DD13, 12.8L, (355 - 519 PS 1694 - 2508 Nm ) Fuel tanks: aluminum 63.5 cm cylindrical 227-567 liters With twin axes, forward / backward axis, extended bonnet and XD (extreme duty see above).	Western Star 4900 (20012)
6900	Wheelbase: up to 12.3 m Engine: Detroit Series 60 Tier III, 14L (431 - 507 PS 2000 - 2101 Nm ) Fuel tanks: 378-567 liters of aluminum With twin axes, and XD (extreme duty see above).	Western Star 6900 XD Offroad