PHOENIX. With trucking editors on their way here for a Western Star 50th Anniversary event, XD and vocational sales manager John Tomlinson decided to look around for a venue more suitable than a parking lot for showing off the XD OFFROAD trucks he’d brought along. He found one.
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Western Star’s 50th Anniversary Photo Album
PHOENIX. Founded in Kelowna, British Columbia in 1967 as a custom truck builder for truly heavy duty logging and mining applications, Western Star celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with a ride-and-drive event here in the desert to show off its entire modern lineup of on-highway tractors and vocational trucks, as well as two special trucks — one an original 1968 Western Star that was in everyday service until 2015 and the other the newest “Spirit of the American Trucker” tour truck.
Western Star’s 50th Anniversary Photo Album
PHOENIX. Founded in Kelowna, British Columbia in 1967 as a custom truck builder for truly heavy duty logging and mining applications, Western Star celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with a ride-and-drive event here in the desert to show off its entire modern lineup of on-highway tractors and vocational trucks, as well as two special trucks — one an original 1968 Western Star that was in everyday service until 2015 and the other the newest “Spirit of the American Trucker” tour truck.
OOIDA picks up latest Western Star for ‘Spirit’ tour
The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association has once again received a new Western Star 5700XE to power its “Spirit of the American Trucker” tour trailer. The truck was presented to OOIDA at Western Star’s 50th Anniversary event in Phoenix on Thursday.
OOIDA picks up latest Western Star for ‘Spirit’ tour
The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association has once again received a new Western Star 5700XE to power its “Spirit of the American Trucker” tour trailer. The truck was presented to OOIDA at Western Star’s 50th Anniversary event in Phoenix on Thursday.
Western Star’s XD-25: ‘yellow iron’ strong, versatile
PHOENIX. Targeting “the traditional yellow-iron customer,” Western Star Truck Sales Inc. has added a new option to its XD OFFROAD line. Based on the iconic Western Star 4900 platform, but with “considerably more material” to support smaller, off-road applications, the Western Star XD-25 is designed to be tough and versatile.
Western Star’s XD-25: ‘yellow iron’ strong, versatile
PHOENIX. Targeting “the traditional yellow-iron customer,” Western Star Truck Sales Inc. has added a new option to its XD OFFROAD line. Based on the iconic Western Star 4900 platform, but with “considerably more material” to support smaller, off-road applications, the Western Star XD-25 is designed to be tough and versatile.
Accuride agrees to acquire KIC
Accuride Corp. said it has reached an agreement to acquire KIC LLC, a supplier of wheel end components based in Vancouver, WA.
Accuride, headquartered in Evansville, IN., manufactures wheels and wheel-end components under several brands including Ac…
Accuride agrees to acquire KIC
Accuride Corp. said it has reached an agreement to acquire KIC LLC, a supplier of wheel end components based in Vancouver, WA.
Accuride, headquartered in Evansville, IN., manufactures wheels and wheel-end components under several brands including Ac…
Make sure wheels are aligned from beginning
Wheel alignment is critical to tire life. Proper alignment decreases irregular tire wear and improves tire mileage by decreasing rolling resistance.
According to the Truck-frame & Axle Repair Association website, toe error can shorten tread life…