Watch: Reward truck ROI with Western Star's Kelley Platt

Watch: Reward truck ROI with Western Star President Kelley Platt

With the launch of the 5700XE last year, Western Star aimed to redefine the words “reward truck.” After all, what’s more rewarding than getting to jump behind the wheel of a burly truck? Many of the 5700XE features—the polished stainless steel grill surround and bumper, as well as a sun visor that provides adequate sun shade—that make it hard not to do a double take as the truck rolls down the road also serve an aerodynamics purpose to boost the truck’s efficiency. Fleets looking to retain drivers are taking a long look at the 5700XE as a potential equipment-related solution.

You may be wondering: How are fleets calculating the reward truck ROI and putting reward trucks like this Western Star 5700XE to work? You’re about to find out during this episode of Fleet Equipment’s On the Road.

Miss an episode of FE’s On the Road? Click here to visit our On the Road video hub where we archive all of our episodes.

You May Also Like

Inside the most secret building at Volvo Trucks

What’s no secret is the importance of trucking safety, and Volvo’s goal to reduce accidents across the globe.

Volvo-Trucks-Global-Safety

Black curtains surround the room that's segmented by rolling privacy screens, blocking off the business end of a European Volvo truck (is it an FH? An electric? It's hard to tell.) This is the only area trucking journalists from North America are allowed in. The rest of the building, named Lundby, high-tech center for research and development at Volvo Trucks headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, is off-limits. Even several of the Gothenburg-based Volvo Trucks employees that are presenting haven't been allowed in this building before. But what we're here to talk about is anything but a secret.

PrePass comes to four new states, adds 116 sites

With this expansion, the PrePass Safety Alliance says fleets with the PrePass app now have 20 percent more bypass sites nationwide.

PrePass-logo-large
XL Specialized Trailers launches Knight MFG trailer

The Knight, a 48-ft.-long detachable gooseneck lowboy with an overall capacity of 80,000 lbs., is now available form XL dealers.

XL-Specialized-Trailers-Knight
How fleet management tools can help increase fuel efficiency

From fleet cards to EVs and data, all work together to help save on costs.

generic-fuel-efficiency-fleet
Orders open for new Volvo VNL

Production will start later this summer, and Volvo expects customer deliveries to begin later this year.

Volvo-VA-facility-VNL-order-books-open

Other Posts

Diesel powertrain technology that makes a decarbonization difference

Saving diesel can reduce CO2 emissions, but is it enough to make a difference? Volvo thinks so, and made these changes to boost efficiency.

Trucking-Sustainably-mar24.-truckengine
Trade Show Talk: Trends kicking off 2024

Alternative fuels, connectivity, efficiency—there’s been plenty to report on from trucking trade shows, but which topics stuck out most?

trade-show-Talk-work-truck-week-tmc-geotab-connect-hdaw
Truck tires: From mounting and balancing to alignment and tread depth

Effective tire maintenance with the right equipment ensures fleet operations remain productive and profitable.

hunter-TMC-Unscripted-1400
The power of truck data visibility

For fleet managers, data is power, and there have never been as many tools for them to take advantage of as there are now. Related Articles – Noregon and Phillips Connect on their partnership, trailer health and data – Truck maintenance recommendations for the spring season – Everyone’s talking about AI, but will it make

datavisability-1400