Fri May 13, 2016
NorCal Kenworth Named ATD Truck Dealer of Year
NorCal Kenworth and Tom Bertolino, vice president and a dealer principal, recently received the 2016 Truck Dealer of the Year award from the American Truck Dealers (ATD) at the 53rd annual ATD Convention and Expo in Las Vegas, Nev....
Thu May 05, 2016
Kenworth Releases New T880 Video Starring Kenworth's Flagship Vocational Truck
Kenworth has released an informative, 7-1/2-minute video on the Kenworth T880, the industry's leading vocational truck. Named the 2015 Truck of the Year by the American Truck Dealers (ATD), the Kenworth T880 exemplifies Kenworth's long-time core values of quality, innovation and technology in producing The World's Best(R) trucks....
Mon April 25, 2016
Kenworth TruckTech+ Gives Fleets New Visibility, Provides Remote Diagnostics
The future in mobile truck diagnostics is here today in the form of Kenworth TruckTech+ for Kenworth Class 8 customers. “Kenworth TruckTech+ is now operational in more than 10,000 new Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines, and those trucks have logged nearly 170 million miles since the system entered production last summer,” said Jason Skoog, Kenworth's assistant general manager of sales and marketing....
Mon April 25, 2016
MX-11 Engine Proves Popular for Kenworth Customers
The new PACCAR MX-11 engine is catching the attention of Kenworth's vocational and regional haul customers operating in weight-sensitive applications in the United States and Canada. “The PACCAR MX-11 engine has been even more popular among Kenworth customers than expected....
Mon March 07, 2016
Kenworth T880 Adds Hendrickson ULTIMAAX Severe Duty Suspension
The vocational flagship Kenworth T880 is now available for order with the Hendrickson ULTIMAAX advanced severe-duty rubber suspension. The ULTIMAAX suspension offers a balance of empty ride quality and loaded stability for driver comfort, while also cushioning the load and protecting the chassis, cargo and body equipment from excessive vibration and road shock due to potholes and rugged terrain....
Mon March 07, 2016
Kenworth Launches 40-Inch Sleeper for T680, T880
The Kenworth 40-in. sleeper for the Kenworth T880 and Kenworth T680 entered production in early March. Regional bulk haulers that prefer to operate a highly fuel-efficient and lighter weight truck with a compact, yet comfortable sleeping environment for optimum driver comfort, will find the Kenworth T680 equipped with the 40-in....
Fri February 26, 2016
Kenworth Sleeper Available for Order
Kenworth's new 40-in. sleeper is now available for order with either the T880 or T680. Kenworth's 40-in. sleeper with the T880 is suitable in vocational applications that use straight trucks, such as petroleum haulers or the tow industry, and for tractors that transport flatbeds, lowboys or other trailers where length and weight are a factor....
Tue March 24, 2015
Kenworth Expands Merchandise
The Kenworth Merchandise Collection (www.ShopKenworth.com) recently added 62 new officially-licensed merchandise items to the retail Web site of more than 250 items for drivers and trucking operators interested in purchasing products that represent Kenworth and The World’s Best trucks....
Fri October 16, 2015
Kenworth Announces Three New Options for Vocational Trucks
Kenworth has announced three new options for its vocational lineup of trucks. Allison’s 4700 RDS 7-speed automatic transmission — with optional second “deep reverse” — can be ordered on Kenworth’s T880, T800, W900, and C500....
Mon May 18, 2015
Kenworth Now Offers Eaton UltraShift PLUS VAS Transmission for Select Medium Duty Trucks
Kenworth now offers the 10-speed Eaton UltraShift PLUS VAS transmission for the Kenworth T370, T440 and T470 equipped with the 8.9-L PACCAR PX-9 engine. The Eaton UltraShift PLUS provides operators of select Kenworth medium duty trucks with an alternative to traditional manual or automatic transmissions while expanding available application use....
