David Carson has been named president of Western Star Trucks, and chief diversity officer for Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). He is currently president of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., and will replace Kelley Platt, who […]
Western Star will host a show and shine to celebrate 50 years of the iconic brand and has put a $50,000 prize pool for grabs on 9 September. The Show ‘n Shine is taking place […]
Jim Livermore has taken over as director of Penske New Zealand as of today following a promotion from chief operating officer of Penske Power Systems. With significant growth in both the Penske Power Systems and […]
Sergio Carboni has been appointed the man to lead the charge in Penske’s revival of the MAN brand in Australia, taking the newly created role of national sales manager. MAN sold 303 trucks in Australia […]
Western Star has launched its 50th anniversary celebrations, announcing a range of special models, events, trade show appearances and a new American website to mark the occasion. However, it is unlikely Australia will have much […]
Roger Penske says his Australian operation has work to do to ensure it performs as well as it should in the Australian market. Speaking to Truck and Bus News during his first ever visit to […]
LAS VEGAS, USA Adding the industry’s most advanced fuel saving technologies to the industry’s toughest trucks, Western Star Truck Sales, Inc., has now unveiled the all-new 5700XE. “XE – which stands for extreme efficiency […]
BRISBANE QLD., Western Star Trucks Australia has announced it has partnered with V8 Supercar team Ford Performance Racing as the “Official Transporter” of the team, which includes the Bathurst 1000-winning Ford Pepsi Max Crew and […]
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