In 1970 White Trucks started the Western Star division as White Western Star from about 1970 until 1979. In 1980, White was sold to Volvo and formed, when it was purchased by the Australian businessman Terry Peabody.

Under his leadership the company financial status was improved and the Canadian portion of the business was sold.

The company is a division of Freightliner LLC and sister to Sterling Trucks within Daimler AG.

Peabody still owns operations in Australia, which are based in Wacol, Queensland

Western Star produces a range of heavy duty trucks suited to a variety of purposes including semi-trailer, multiple trailer, heavy haulage and tipper-and-dog applications. .

Both aerodynamic and traditionally styled conventional models are available with the spacious Constellation Series cab, introduced in 1996.

This replaced the much smaller Heritage series cab that had been used for several decades in White trucks.

A range of sleepers, trim levels, gearboxes, and engines from Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel and Mercedes allow buyers to customize their truck to suit their needs

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