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Western Star's Star Nation 2025 in Bend, Oregon.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 24, 2026

Western Star Opens Entries for 2026 Star Nation Experience

Previous Star Nation events have included driver challenges, exclusive access to Daimler Truck North America facilities and hands-on experiences with the latest Western Star X-Series lineup.

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Western Star 49X transporting Martin Mars flying boat.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 14, 2025

Western Star Moves Another Historic World War II Flying Boat

Southwest Industrial Rigging used a Western Star 49X to move a massive, 76,000-pound Mars flying boat to its new home at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2025

Western Star Recall: Battery Connection Could Cause Fire

More than 21,500 Western Star 47X and 49X trucks are being recalled because of a risk of fire caused by an incorrectly installed battery connection.

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Connor Hudziak at Star Nation.
Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 21, 2025

How an Unexpected Gift Turned a Gamer into a Real-Life Trucker

Connor Hudziak was thrilled when he won a free trip to Western Star’s Bend, Oregon, proving grounds and customer center. But the best was yet to come.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 26, 2024

Western Star Adds Safety Features to its Vocational Trucks

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.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2021

Western Star Unveils All-New 47X

Western Star introduced the 47X vocational truck, a lighter-weight complement to the Western Star 49X.

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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsNovember 17, 2020

Western Star’s 49X: A Head-Turning Workhouse [Photos]

The new Western Star 49X is a major step forward in terms of how DTNA will approach the North American vocational truck market in the future. Jack Roberts has these photos from his hands-on test drive.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 16, 2020

Test Drive: Western Star’s Head-Turning Workhorse Hits the Highway

More than a new truck, the Western Star 49X signals a new way forward for Daimler’s vocational lineup. HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel on and off the pavement in this test drive.

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