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VIDEO: Kenworth Releases Medium Duty Driver Academy Video Series

Kenworth has released a Driver Academy video series for customers operating Kenworth's line of new medium duty trucks. The comprehensive videos are designed to help drivers get the best from their new Kenworth medium duty trucks....


Kenworth Chillicothe Hosts Inaugural Kenworth Truck Parade

The Kenworth Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently hosted its inaugural Kenworth truck parade in downtown Chillicothe. The 2022 Kenworth Truck Parade featured more than 50 Class 8 new, classic and customized Kenworth trucks, including models built in 1967 as well as Kenworth's latest models, such as the T680 Next Gen....


King County, Washington's Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicle Rolls Out of Kenworth Renton Plant

King County, Washington state's most populous county with more than 2.2 million residents, received a first look at its new Kenworth T680E battery electric vehicle at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant....


Kenworth Reaches Milestone 10,000th T680 Next Generation, Delivered to System Transport at 50th Anniversary Celebration

Kenworth recently delivered its 10,000th T680 Next Generation. The milestone truck was presented to System Transport at the company's 50th anniversary celebration in Spokane, Wash. The T680 Next Generation equipped with a 76-in....


Hjort Excavating Improves Driver Retention With Fleet of Kenworths

In 1955, Russell Hjort pursued his dream of becoming his own boss and established Hjort Excavating, a company that specialized in providing small residential excavating services in central Minnesota. Once a one-man operation with Hjort doing most of the labor, the company has grown to become a leading provider of residential and commercial excavating and trucking services in Minnesota with the help of Hjort's three sons — Lawrence, Carl and Dennis....


Kenworth Chillicothe Plant Initiates $45M Expansion

Kenworth recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the start of construction on a $45 million, 105,000 sq.ft. test building addition to its Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. The expansion represents a nearly 17 percent increase to the 622,000 sq.ft....


Kenworth Medium Duty Trucks Add Cummins B6.7N Natural Gas Engine for U.S. Operation

Kenworth now offers the Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine for new Kenworth T180, T280 and T380 trucks designated for operation in the United States. The Cummins B6.7N is a 100 percent natural gas engine featuring spark-ignited combustion with cooled EGR and a maintenance-free three-way catalyst....


Kenworth of Pennsylvania – Muncy Expands, Relocates to Larger Facility

Kenworth of Pennsylvania – Muncy has relocated to a larger parts and service dealership to accommodate the growing needs of local truck fleets, owner operators and truck operators traveling through the area....


Kenworth Introduces PACCAR TX-18, TX-18 Pro Automated Transmissions

Kenworth introduced the PACCAR TX-18 and PACCAR TX-18 Pro automated transmissions for Class 8 heavy on-highway and select off-highway vocational applications. Both 18-speed transmissions build upon the efficiency of the PACCAR TX-12, which was designed to be the most efficient on-highway automated transmission....


Kenworth Makes 15-Inch Digital Display System Standard for T880, W990

Kenworth offers the 15-in. digital display system as standard equipment on Kenworth T880 and W990 models. The fully digital, high-definition digital display is already standard on the Kenworth T680 Next Generation....