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Western Star 4700 Truck - World of Concrete 2012

Dan Silbernagel, product manager with Western Star, talks about the new 4700 truck, which allows the company lower power offerings and the opportunity to provide a product for vocational trucks

Feb 3, 2012

Dan Silbernagel, product manager with Western Star, talks about the new 4700 truck, which allows the company lower power offerings and the opportunity to provide a product for vocational trucks

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