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Western Star 4800 Truck Price Guide
The Western Star 4800 at a glance — full manufacturer specs, buying guidance, what it's used for and what drives its resale value. Verified used-price ranges publish here as our data clears the sample-size gate.
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The Western Star 4800 sits at the traditional bonneted-conventional end of the Australian heavy-duty market, distributed and supported out of Queensland and favoured by owner-drivers and smaller fleets for tipper-and-dog, vocational and single-trailer highway work. Used examples are mostly tandem-drive prime movers and tippers, day-cab or sleeper, running Detroit or Cummins power through Roadranger manual transmissions; earlier trucks also appear with Caterpillar engines. Because each truck was specced to order, asking prices spread widely even between similar-age examples — driveline spec, diff ratings and body condition matter more than the badge. Supply concentrates in the eastern states, and tidy owner-driver trucks command a clear premium over hard-worked ex-fleet units. On emissions-era engines, documented service history is worth paying for.
What a Western Star 4800 is used for
The Western Star 4800 is a heavy-duty vocational truck for construction, quarry and severe-service haulage.
- Tipper and tipper-and-dog haulage
- Construction and quarry work
- Prime-mover duty on heavy loads
- Severe-service and off-highway applications
What Moves the Price
Body & fitout
The body is half the value: a straight tipper, crane or purpose fitout adds real money, while a bare cab-chassis sells to a narrower market.
Kilometres & history
Genuine kilometres with a service file out-price the same truck with a gap in its story. Interstate-highway kays read easier than stop-start urban work.
Auto vs manual
Automated and automatic transmissions carry the market now. Manuals — especially road rangers — trade at a discount outside specialist buyers.
Rego, rust & tyres
No roadworthy, visible chassis rust or a set of tired tyres all get quoted straight off the price — buyers total the driveway-ready cost first.
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Pre-purchase inspection checklist
The checks that separate a good buy from a money pit — chassis rust, driveline, body condition, tyres and service history. Requests are reviewed and emailed manually.