MODEL
47X
The solution when visibility, handling, and weight savings are critical.
OVERVIEW
THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF TOUGHNESS AND LIGHTNESS
Our X-Series trucks aren’t just the best trucks we’ve ever built, they’re the best trucks anyone has ever built. The 47X is part of a family that was built from the ground up to bring toughness into the modern age with an impressive collection of engineering, technology and more than half a century of experience building trucks that take on any challenge, anywhere.
The 47X has a short bumper to back of cab (BBC) dimension of 111.6". This shorter configuration is ideal for applications that demand superior visibility or a tight turning radius. It also supports optimized equipment packaging to meet local overall vehicle length requirements and for applications that need to adhere to bridge laws, such as concrete mixers or dump trucks. So, no matter what job you need to do, the 47X is a purpose-built tool to do it.
47X
FEATURES
CHASSIS
Engineered For Long Life And Quick Upfit
Available with a heavy‑duty 9.5 mm single‑channel rail, the 47X chassis brings the strength needed for the vocational industry while also being 100-lbs lighter compared to an 11 mm rail, allowing for maximum payload potential.
CAB
A Cab That’s Just As Tough As Our Expectations
Constructed from premium-grade aluminum and enhanced with steel reinforcements, the X-Series cab provides weight savings without sacrificing the Never Back Down durability Western Star is known for.
POWERTRAIN
Powertrains You Can Count On. Every Single Day.
Whether your 47X is going to be working on construction sites, in quarries, in batch plants - or even over the road - the DD13 partnered with the DT12-VL delivers you proven power and maximum payload.
UPFIT
Engineered For Upfit
The X-Series was created with Truck Equipment Manufacturers (TEMs) in mind. We designed the truck to ease body upfit for every type of truck including dump trucks, cement mixers, cranes, and engineered it with features to make it fast and simple to access wiring and add controls.
DOORS
The X-Series Door
Built from rugged steel and designed to be easy to service, it will deliver greater uptime and operator comfort for years to come.
ROOF
Trench-style Low Roof
Composite roof with a lowered center section enables optimized packaging of overcab equipment, giving you a purpose-built vehicle that minimizes overall vehicle height while maximizing interior headroom and door opening.
UPTIME
Our Job Is To Keep You Doing Yours
Our X-Series trucks represent a big advancement in productivity for vocational trucks thanks to Detroit Connect®. Detroit Connect translates the performance data of any type of truck into real-time information you can use to make the decisions that can help you keep those trucks working and earning.
BEST-IN-CLASS
SAFETY
Setting the vocational standard for safety and technology.
Leading the industry in vocational truck safety
The 47X is setting the vocational standard for safety and technology.
Why Detroit Sets the Standard
Technology gets tough in the X-Series, the Western Star trucks to feature the most advanced suite of active safety systems ever offered to the vocational market — Detroit Assurance. Detroit Assurance not only helps keep people safe, it helps you reduce the repair and operational costs of having a truck out of service by avoiding collisions — which can mean game-changing productivity to you.
Active Brake Assist 5 detects distance and speed to moving and stationary objects in its path and determines if warning or braking is necessary. It's the only system on the market that works down to 5 MPH*, making it ideal for travel in congested urban areas. It also recognizes pedestrians who are about to cross in the truck's path, alerting the operator while partially braking, followed by full braking if the operator does not react.
* with DT12 Transmission
A game changer for safety in and around busy jobsites, Side Guard Assist detects objects on the passenger side of the truck and alerts the operator.
Detroit Assurance technology enables state-of-the-art features such as Adaptive Cruise Control to 0 MPH* and Tailgate Warning to ease driving in stop and go traffic, as well as help reduce collisions as operators travel from one jobsite to the next.
* with DT12 Transmission
A windshield that makes it easy to see everything, including an advantage in safety
Dual Stage Intelligent LED Headlights
Factory Installed Exterior Camera System
LEVEL UP CAB LIFE
INTERIOR
Inside and Out, Your Western Star is Anything but Ordinary.
When you’re behind the wheel of your X‑Series, the workday immediately feels easier. Western Star cabs are designed around the operator—featuring a wing dash layout, intuitive controls, and customizable trim options that work together to create a quieter, more comfortable, and more productive environment from the moment the door opens.
BEST-IN-CLASS
SPECIFICATIONS
The 47X offers a fast and easy upfit solution engineered to enhance versatility, maneuverability and dependability.
1. X-Series steel-reinforced aluminum cab with X-Series steel door
2. Trench-style low roof with lowered center section for optimal packaging of over cab equipment
3. One-piece roped-in windshield
4. Optional single or high-visibility three-piece rear window
1. X-Series Base
- Mordura cloth seat
- Vinyl sleeper upholstery
- Standard insulation
- Standard LED cab lighting
- Black finish steering wheel switches
- Black finish dash gauge bezels
- Carbon with black trim accents
2. X-Series Premium
- Laredo leather seats
- Upgraded sleeper upholstery
- Premium insulation
- Premium LED cab lighting
- Bright finish steering wheel switches
- Bright finish dash gauge bezels
- Premium teak trim
1. Quarry Grey
2. Charcoal Black
3. Timber Brown (available on Premium Package only)
1. Impact-resistant, durable, lightweight molded resin hood with sloped high-visibility design
2. ISO TECH Hood Suspension System
3. Standard with locking hood strut
Radiator-mounted steel grille with stainless steel surround
1. Best-in-class HVAC with 5 face outlets, 4 floor outlets, 2 side window defrost outlets and 10 blower speeds
2. Available only on sleepers, optional Idle-Free Dual HVAC that provides up to 10 hours of cooling or 34 hours of heating when parked
Engine mounted air intake, plus optional hood-mounted pre-cleaner deliver improved dust capacity
1. Detroit® DD13® 370-525 HP, 1,250-1,850 lb-ft
2. Cummins L9, 260-380 HP, 860-1,250 lb-ft
3. Cummins X12, 350-500 HP, 1450-1700 lb-ft
Western Star provides a wide range of new vehicle engines compliant with EPA, CARB emissions, GHG, and OBD requirements.
Please consult your local dealer to ensure the selection of a product that meets your specific needs.
1. Detroit® DT12®-V AMT
2. Detroit® DT12®-VL AMT
3. Allison 3000 and 4000 Series Automatics
4. Eaton Fuller 10- 13- 18-speed; 8LL and 9ALL Manuals
5. Eaton Endurant AMT 12- 18 speed
1. Intuitive and simple to use PTO control system that makes programming easy
2. FEPTO and REPTO available
3. Factory installed transmission PTO
1. Detroit® single 12,000-23,000 lbs
2. Detroit® tandem 40,000 lbs
3. Meritor single 12,000-22,000 lbs
1. Detroit® single 23,000 lbs
2. Detroit® tandem 40,000-44,000 lbs
3. Dana tandem 46,000-50,000 lbs
4. Meritor single 21,000-30,000 lbs
5. Meritor tandem 40,000-58,000 lbs
6. Meritor tridem 69,000-78,000 lbs
1. Flatleaf 14,600-23,000 lbs
2. Flatleaf (Tandem) 40,000 lbs
3. Taperleaf 12,000-20,000 lbs
4. Taperleaf (Tandem) 40,000 lbs
1. AirLiner® single 21,000-23,000 lbs
2. AirLiner® tandem 40,000-46,000 lbs
3. AirLiner® tridem 69,000 lbs
4. Chalmers tandem 40,000-70,000 lbs
5. Flatleaf single 23,000-30,000 lbs
6. Hendrickson tandem 40,000-70,000 lbs
7. Neway single 26,000 lbs
8. Neway tandem 46,000-52,000 lbs
9. Neway tridem 69,000-78,000 lbs
10. TufTrac tandem 40,000-52,000 lbs
1. WABCO® 4S/4M and 6S/6M Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with and without traction enhancement
2. Air Disc Brakes
1. Detroit Assurance® suite of safety systems including: Active Brake Assist 5, Adaptive Cruise Control to 0 MPH, Side Guard Assist, Tailgate Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Automatic Headlights/Wipers and Intelligent High Beams, Brake Hold Mode, Traffic Sign Display and Active Speed Intervention, available with Detroit® engines
2. WABCO® OnGuard including collision mitigation and adaptive cruise control, optional with Cummins engines
1. Single-channel RBM @ 1.8-3.8MM inch-lbs
2. Inner C-channel reinforced RBM @ 4.4-5.5MM inch-lbs
3. 8"-30" parent rail front frame extensions options available
- Standard 1/8" stainless steel vocational
- Optional 3/16" painted steel
- Optional 1/4" plain or polished aluminum
- Optional 5/16" bright steel severe service
- Optional 3/8" painted steel severe service
- Optional 1/4" painted or bright steel logger
- Dual Removable Tow Hoops, 80,000 lbs
- Center Tow Pin, 80,000 lbs
- High Capacity Center Tow Pin, 140,000 lbs
1. Aluminum 25" cylindrical, plain or polished
2. LH 60-150 gallon (227-568 liter)
3. LH 60, 80 and 90 gallon rectangular tanks Optional raised fuel tank mounting
4. RH 60-, 70-, 80-, 100-, 120-, 150-gallon (227-, 265-, 303-, 379-, 454-, 569-liter)
5. Standard forward mounting; optional aft mounting
6. LH and RH split fuel/hydraulic tank options available
7. LH and/or RH auxiliary fuel supply and return ports available
1. 8-, 13- and 23-gallon (23-, 49- and 87-liter)
2. Standard forward mounting
3. Optional LH or RH aft mounting
1. All-new QuickFit Interface System
• Easier to integrate truck equipment with the vehicle's electrical power and communication sources
• Advanced multiplexed electrical system for easy Truck Equipment Manufacturer (TEM) interface, programming and power access
• Auxiliary in-cab backwall mounted E-Vault available, which houses:
• QuickFit Programmable Modules
• QuickFit Programmable Interface Connector
• TEM-specific power distribution module
• High-current power access
2. Multiple clear back-of-cab chassis configurations
3. Updated standard air dryer mounting location delivers clear back-of-cab
4. Standard in-cab battery mounting location with optional mounting on frame or between rails
5. Up to 24 programmable multiplexed, 4 hard-wired and 2 pneumatic switches
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