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Paccar
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Paccar MX-11 gets Paccar transmission
Paccar MX-11 engines are now available with the company’s proprietary 12-speed automated transmission. Features of the transmission include 1.2-million-km oil drain intervals and a high power-to-weight ratio, Peterbilt says. The end result is also reported to be strong drivability and…
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Paccar sets up shop in Silicon Valley
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Paccar has opened an Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, becoming the first truck manufacturer to create a permanent presence there. It has resulted in increased engagement with tech start-ups and created an environment that fosters innovation, according…
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Peterbilt introducing standard track steer axles
Peterbilt will make standard track configurations of Paccar’s 20k and 22k steer axles beginning this May. Paccar’s heavy-duty steer axles are available on Models 567, 520, 389, 367, 365 and 348, and are ideal for vocational applications such as heavy-haul,…
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Standard track options from Kenworth
Kenworth has unveiled new standard track options for proprietary 20,000- and 22,800-pound Paccar front axles. The axles were introduced last year with wide track configurations, and are available in Kenworth Class 8 vocational models. The 20,000-pound rating achieved with 425-series…
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Paccar transmission completes integrated powertrain
MT. VERNON, Wash. – Paccar has rounded out its integrated powertrain with the introduction of its own 12-speed automated transmission, which it’s billing as the lightest in the industry. The new Paccar transmission was optimized to be mated to the…
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Kenworth forges ahead in vocational market with the T880 and T880S
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Trucks is hyping its vocational T880 series, believing the U.S. and Canadian economies are poised to continue an upward trajectory. “Whether you’re talking vocational or just the market in general in North America,” said Mike Dozier,…
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Peterbilt makes news on 579 EPIQ, SmartLINQ and Denton expansion
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Peterbilt is set to offer the aerodynamic Model 579 EPIQ day cab, new technology elements to its SmartLINQ remote diagnostics platform and have completed an expansion to its Denton, Texas manufacturing facility. Making the announcements during…
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Improved MX engines and proprietary axle coming from Paccar
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Landon Sproull, assistant vice-president of Paccar, announced the 2017 MX-13 and MX-11 engines would offer improved power, torque and fuel efficiency, increasing uptime and making Paccar engines ‘much more profitable to operate.’ “The Paccar MX-13 and…
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Kenworth/Paccar welcomes Dozier back to US soil
Three years with Paccar Australia was a learning experience
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Despite adjustments, Kenworth remains optimistic for 2016 and beyond
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar held an editor’s event at its office in Kirkland, Wash. Aug. 12, where it highlighted several company initiatives, including the launch of the more fuel efficient T680 Advantage Day Cab, bidding adieu…
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Paccar Parts’ new distribution center serves 91 western Canadian and US dealerships
RENTON, Wash. – Paccar Parts opened its new $32-million, 160,000-square-foot distribution center in Renton, Wash. to the applause of more than 500 attendees, including company CEO Ron Armstrong, general operations manager Tom Floyd and general manager David Danforth. “The historic…
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Paccar and Allison to offer TC10 transmission in Kenworth and Peterbilt models
DENTON, Texas – Paccar has teamed with Allison Transmissions to release a fully automatic TC10 in the company’s Kenworth T680 and T880, as well as its Peterbilt 567 and 579 models, with both Paccar and Cummins engines. “We are looking…
