Posted on 2/8/2019
Western Star has updated its popular 4700 heavy truck to make it lighter, safer, more productive, and easier to upfit. The enhanced 4700 includes larger instruments, electrical advances, collision mitigation with active braking, and lane-departure warning systems.
The 4700 is a lower priced alternative to the larger 4800 and 4900 models, and has sold well to operators of vocational trucks, including dumpers and mixers, and to regional freight and bulk materials haulers.
Cummins X12
Cummins’ lightweight X12 diesel is a new option for the 4700, and perhaps later for other Western Star models, according to Western Star. It weighs...