Photo gallery: Western Star’s new 5700XE

Sep 16, 2014

Western Star has entered the Aero Age with its new 5700XE tractor, which the truck maker unveiled last week. The new truck will appear next year. I was on hand for the press launch — click here to see a full write-up on the truck, with a few videos. Above is a full gallery of the photos I took at the truck’s unveiling last week.

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