Engines/Drivetrains Kenworth delivers first truck with X15N natural gas engine March 1, 2024 Kenworth is now delivering the first of its trucks with the 15-liter Cummins natural gas engine. The first of those trucks went to UPS. It was…
Other Ex-Guard offers protection for new Kenworth T680s January 29, 2024 Ex-Guard has come out with a new grille guard designed for the latest Kenworth T680 models. It’s designed to accommodate 2021-2024 model year T680s with Bendix…
Trucks Kenworth adds new ADAS features to T680 November 7, 2023 Kenworth has added new features to its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) on the T680. The latest offering includes Bendix Fusion with adaptive cruise control stop…
Equipment Kenworth Truck Centres celebrates customers, truck maker’s centennial June 15, 2023 Kenworth Truck Centres dealers across Ontario are hosting a series of events to thank their customers, and celebrate the centennial year of the brand they represent. The province-wide tour kicked…
Equipment Kenworth commemorates centennial with events, special edition models February 15, 2023 Kenworth is turning 100 this year and will mark the occasion with a series of events and two special-edition trucks. The company was formed in 1923 when Harry W. Kent…
Trucks Kenworth adds Lane Keeping Assist to more Class 8 models August 24, 2022 Kenworth has announced Lane Keeping Assist is now available for order on new Class 8 T680, T880, and W990 trucks. It was already available on the T680 Next Generation. The…
Equipment Driving Kenworth’s trucks for today and for the future August 14, 2022 Kenworth last week demonstrated a full spectrum of trucks – ranging from the ultra-classic to the ultra-clean – to more than a 100 customers and dealers, and later to trade…
Trucks, Video Kenworth offering medium-duty video tutorials July 15, 2022 Kenworth has come out with a Driver Academy video series for customers operating its medium-duty trucks. The videos aim to help drivers get the most out…
Equipment Transport Bourassa receives two battery-electric Kenworth T680Es June 27, 2022 Transport Bourassa has received the keys to two Kenworth T680E battery-electric trucks. The trucks were presented to fleet manager Marilyn Bourassa during a ceremony at Kenworth’s Renton, Wash., manufacturing plant.
Equipment Kenworth celebrates milestone T680 Next Generation delivery May 25, 2022 Kenworth has produced a milestone 10,000th T680 Next Generation truck and delivered it to customer System Transport during its 50th anniversary celebration in Spokane, Wash. “This is a special moment…
Equipment Test Drive: Kenworth showcases its zero-emissions truck lineup January 14, 2022 The Paccar Innovation Center sits in a quiet California neighborhood in the heart of Silicon Valley within a stone’s throw of the some the biggest names in automotive design and…
Equipment Kenworth rolls out battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric trucks for demonstrations January 13, 2022 A Paccar technical center in the heart of Silicon Valley is proving valuable, as Kenworth continues development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial trucks. “It allows us to bring our products…
Transportation Kenworth introduces EV training for dealer techs November 1, 2021 Kenworth is rolling out a new electric-vehicle technician training and certification program for dealerships across North America. Seven related courses – each lasting two to four days — cover service…
Equipment Quebec plant begins producing latest Kenworth lineup August 3, 2021 Kenworth’s latest medium-duty models are now in production at the Paccar assembly plant in Ste-Thérèse, Québec. The 425,000-square-foot facility has produced about 240,000 medium-duty trucks since opening in 1999. (Photo: Kenworth)…
Equipment In conversation with Kenworth’s Kevin Baney April 7, 2021 Standing in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., preparing for the second big Kenworth truck launch in three weeks, Kenworth general manager and Paccar vice-president Kevin Baney seemed relaxed and eager to put…