Western Star announced new options available on its 49X model that will widen coverage for heavy haul and construction applications.

Fontaine’s new Western Star auto hauler conversion lowers the roof of the 49X 60-inch sleeper to 100.75 inches to accommodate a car carrier trailer of the customer’s choice.

Bucyrus, Ohio-based Dan Linn, owner of Linn Acres Farm, operates this Western Star on the trucking side of his farming business.

Touted as the safest, most fuel-efficient Western Star ever, the 57X today joined the 47X and the 49X to complete “The Trilogy of Tough.” The 57X pairs Western Star’s X-series DNA with ...

Western Star expands 49X heavy-haul, construction capabilities Two of the latest features, the power hood and Meritor P600 drive axle, will begin production on the 49X starting September 2022.