Where is (Western Star) located on the "Truck Brand Totem Pole?"

Well I'm clunky and gooney lookin', so I guess I'll have to keep my old Cornbinder! I'm might be a glutton for punishment, my first pickup was an International too, I probably spent as much time trying to find parts for the thing as I did driving it.

When it comes time to upgrade, it will definitely be into a Paccar product, although I'm not crazy about the new Pete or KW dashboards.

 

Not all paccars are made equal, the last 387 I was around had less than 400k on it and the cab is in worse shape than my international with over a million on it.

If I remember right we had trouble with cab rust on the one western star we had.

 

I have heard that Western Star has it's own dedicated factory again, it is not a FL option!!

They are a heavy truck.

Bill

 

i have a 9900i by far better than any Freightliner might not compare to a kw or pete in resale but thats about it not even going to comment on a volvo and mack

 

We are presently running 2 Freightliners and 3 western stars as a mix of log trucks and dump trucks. I personally would not give up the 2003 120sd that I drive for a star. After 7 years of trucking logs my old freightliner is still in better condition in and out than any of our stars.

 

I think they all work. You every brand has it's quirks that you have to learn to live with.

 

It is not the brand of the truck that matters[until resale time].
Every truck ,motor ,transmission ,and rear end is a thing of its own.
Some never have a problem and some are nothing but problems.
Trucks are like truck drivers no two are the same.
Just ask a company driver that slip seats!