Western Star Trucks started in 1967. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and manufactured in Canada, the company was founded on the belief that the driver is the most valuable asset in trucking. More than a mantra, this belief became the cornerstone on which Western Star's history of innovation and customization would be built.
Western Star's forward-thinking, driver-centric approach paid off, when Daimler Trucks North America purchased the company. In 2002, Western Star production was moved to a new, state-of-the-art plant in Portland, Oregon.
Western Star produces custom heavy-duty trucks. And though advances in technology have made manufacturing faster than ever, it builds every truck in the same manner it did when it started 45 years ago: by hand.
Tom Berg, Truck EditorWestern Star has launched a series of heavy duty trucks aimed at vocational and municipal customers who want powertrains smaller than those in full Class...
