Western Star hosts 2023 Star Nation Experience

Western Star hosts 2023 Star Nation Experience

The event featured access to Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) facilities, leadership, and the latest Western Star X-Series lineup.

Winners of the Western Star 2023 Star Nation Experience, a special event organized by Western Star, recently came together in Bend, Oregon, for a four-day outdoor excursion, the company shared. The event featured access to Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) facilities, leadership, and the latest Western Star X-Series lineup.

The press release notes that the eight winners got a look at DTNA’s High Desert Proving Grounds in Madras, Oregon, touring the testing facility and competing in a driver challenge that put Western Star X-Series trucks through the ultimate tests.

Western Star notes that 2023 Star Nation Experience winners included:  

  • Haleigh Fickett, operator in Maine, U.S. 
  • Rob Townsend, owner-operator in Idaho, U.S. 
  • Tatiana Castellanos, operator in N.J., U.S. 
  • Wes Belanger, owner-operator in Ont., Canada 
  • Charles Brown, fleet owner in Va., U.S. 
  • Koree Spinney, operator in Maine, U.S. 
  • Shawn Moses, operator in S.C., U.S. 
  • Jarrett Dorman, operator in B.C., Canada 

Details of the 2024 Star Nation Experience will be announced in early 2024. 

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