Since its 2020 pivot to become Daimler Truck North America’s vocational brand, Western Star has launched its models 49X and 47X. Last week the Freightliner sibling shifted its focus from the jobsite to the road, trotting out its third new model in two years – the on-highway 57X.
The 57X will replace the 5700XE – Western Star’s aero model that debuted in 2014 and starred as Optimus Prime in the Transformer franchise that same year. Following a run of just six years, Western Star shelved i