International LoneStar

International LoneStar
Overview
TypeTruck (Class 8)
ManufacturerInternational Trucks
Production2008–2024[1]
Model years2009-2024
AssemblyChatham, Ontario, Canada
Escobedo, Mexico
Springfield, Ohio
Tauranga, New Zealand
Body and chassis
Body styleDay cab
Sleeper cab (56-inch)
Sleeper cab (73-inch)
PlatformInternational NGV
RelatedInternational ProStar
Powertrain
EngineCummins ISX15 14.9 L turbodiesel I6[2]
Cummins X15 14.9 L turbodiesel I6
Navistar MaxxForce 13 12.4 L turbodiesel I6
TransmissionManual (10-speed, 13-speed, 18-speed)
Automated manual (10-speed, 13-speed, 16-speed, 18-speed)
Dimensions
Wheelbase167–280 in (4,242–7,112 mm)
Chronology
PredecessorInternational 9900ix (indirect)

The International LoneStar (also stylized as International Lonestar) is a model line of conventional-cab trucks produced by Navistar International from 2009 to 2024 model years.[3] The flagship model line of the company, the LoneStar is marketed as its largest on-highway truck, slotted above the International LT (formerly the International ProStar). Unveiled at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, the Lonestar is the largest road vehicle ever introduced at the event.[4][5]

Sharing its Next-Generation Vehicle (NGV) cab with the LT/ProStar, the Lonestar is a semitractor configured primarily for highway applications. Through special order, the model line is also offered for certain vocational applications, including heavy-duty towing or dump truck use.[6]

At the time of its launch, the Lonestar was assembled by Navistar in Chatham, Ontario.[5] Following the 2009 closure of the facility, Navistar shifted assembly of the Lonestar to its facilities in Springfield, Ohio and Escobedo, Mexico, produced alongside the Prostar, Transtar, Durastar, and Workstar. In 2013, the LoneStar was assembled in Tauranga, New Zealand as a full right hand drive conversion. At the time, it was the only other market outside of North America to sell the LoneStar.[7]

  1. ^ "Navistar unveil International LoneStar big-rig". 8 February 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ "International Trucks - Lonestar".
  3. ^ "2009 International LoneStar". www.topspeed.com. April 12, 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. ^ "Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ a b Topics, Transport (2008-02-14). "International Introduces LoneStar Class 8 Truck". Transport Topics. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ "International Updates LoneStar Heavy Truck". Construction Equipment. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ^ "About Us | Intertruck Distributors (NZ) Ltd". Retrieved 2024-01-17.