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Western Star 49X
Western Star2020 to presentVocational and heavy haul
Purpose-built severe service, with Detroit power and a frame rated for work that would fold a linehaul tractor. Heavy haul, logging, oilfield and mining.
Fuel economy
4.6-6.3 mpg
loaded, at highway speed
Fuel per mile
$0.743
at $4.049 a gallon
Tractor weight
19,500-26,000
pounds, day cab to large sleeper
Used asking
$80k-$200k
condition moves this more than the model
What the fuel gap costs
Against the most efficient tractor in this reference, over 120,000 miles at this week’s diesel price.
$30,613 a year
Known issues
Specification-dependent, and parts run through the Daimler network.
Verdict
The correct answer when the work genuinely is severe. An expensive way to pull a dry van.
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