International Truck and Engine Corp. announced this week that, due to popular demand, it has reintroduced the PayStar brand name for all International 5000 Series trucks.

The new International PayStar lightweight mixer packages feature a lighter weight design that maintain the rugged durability that prompted the PayStar slogan, “Weights Less, Hauls More.” Because of the lighter weight savings, customers are able to haul more payload and still meet federal bridge formula limits.
The new International PayStar will feature a lighter weight primarily because of the introduction of a new engine offering – the Cummins ISL with 330 horsepower. The lightweight design and 12-inch frame allows customers to haul 10 yards of concrete legally (a 7.5 percent payload increase over the previous design) for the PayStar 5500 model. For the PayStar 5600 model, 11 yards can legally be carried (a 6.8 percent increase in payload capacity).
Other weight-saving features include a McNeilus Revolution Barrel that weighs approximately 2,000 pounds less than other types of barrels. The PayStar also features aluminum wheels and hubs and a centrifuge drum to keep the overall weight of the truck low.
By taking almost 2,000 pounds off the weight of the current International 5500 mixer, construction customers now have the opportunity to take advantage of all the benefits of a lighter truck. International’s new design helps customers increase payload capacity and improve their bottom lines.
In the late-1970s, International’s severe service trucks and tractors were introduced under the PayStar name to fit with the company’s line of TranStar, FleetStar, LoadStar and CargoStar trucks. Several of International’s most respected severe service vehicles carried the PayStar moniker until 1998, when they were renamed the 5000 Series, which included the International 5500, 5600, and 5900 trucks. The International PayStar adds to International’s line of trucks for the mixer vocation. Last year at World of Concrete, International unveiled its new International 7700 that specifically targets bridge formula mixer, super dump and block hauler applications. Additional applications include severe service tanks and logger trucks.