Heavy-Duty Showcase

By Jade Brasher It was just last year that Western Star launched its 49X, a Class 8 that’s purpose-built for the vocational industry. I wrote about my experience behind the wheel outside of Bend, Oregon, […] More

In February of 2020, Volvo offered a look at its Class 8 battery-electric VNR at an event at the TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The event was one of several over 2020 and 2021 […] More

The folks at Autocar made a bold statement when they decided to trademark the brand’s severe-duty Class 8 vocational truck series as “BADASS.” But does the DC-64 truly live up to its trademark? “The DC-64D […] More

By Jade Brasher It’s new. It’s bold. It’s tough. It works hard, and it’s sexy. No, I’m not talking about the latest Hollywood release. I’m talking about the latest Western Star release—the vocational Western Star […] More

By Jade Brasher If there’s one thing 2020 has done, it’s put many great things on hold. Fortunately, many businesses are still trucking along—some even more than they were this time last year. Western Star, […] More