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Home > Company Index > Automotive & Transport Equipment > Trucks, Buses & Other Vehicles > Western Star Trucks Holdings Ltd.

Western Star Trucks Holdings Ltd.
 PROFILE
For heavy-duty truck buyers, Western Star Trucks Holdings is the ideal truck stop. A subsidiary of Freightliner -- itself a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler -- Western Star has been integrated with Freightliner's Sterling Truck division to take advantage of each's dealer network. Western Star's offerings include the Constellation Series (class 8 trucks), the Solar Series (Class 7 trucks), and military vehicles. Western Star's three axle, heavy engineer support vehicles (HESV) are used by the Canadian army. The company's Orion Bus Industries division has been combined with Freightliner's Thomas Built Buses to offer a complete line of commercial, school, and transit buses.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
1999 Sales (mil.): 1,256.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 19.0%
Employees: 3,600
Revenue per employee: $349,138.89

 KEY PEOPLE
• Terrence E. Peabody
    CEO
• David L. Burke
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2076 Enterprise Way
Kelowna British Columbia V1Y 6H8, Canada
Phone: 1-250-868-6409
Fax: 1-250-868-6376
Online: Web Site

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