Equipment A look inside Peterbilt’s medium-duty trucks and the Quebec plant that builds them July 19, 2022 Paccar operates one of Quebec’s industrial gems in Sainte-Thérèse — a 425,000 sq.-ft. facility that manufactures medium-duty Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. The location itself was built in 1998-99, employs…
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…
Equipment Peterbilt’s new medium-duty models complete product line overhaul April 7, 2021 Peterbilt has completely revamped its medium-duty truck line with the launch of four new models ranging from Classes 5 to Baby 8. Jason Skoog, Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president…
Equipment PacLease grows network, market share January 11, 2021 PacLease added 13 new locations in 2020 – one in Canada – and says it increased its market share in the full-service leasing space. “We’re glad 2020 is in the…
Equipment Paccar celebrates 10 years of North American engine production December 2, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Paccar is celebrating 10 years of North American engine manufacturing. The company began planning to produce engines in its Columbus, Mississippi factory in 2006, bringing in a…
Equipment Paccar electric trucks summit Pikes Peak November 9, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kenworth and Peterbilt had the first Class 8 electric trucks to summit the 14,115-ft. Pikes Peak in Colorado. A Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric truck and a…
Sustainability Paccar partnership to provide charging infrastructure for electric trucks September 21, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Paccar will work with Schneider Electric and Faith Technologies to provide charging infrastructure for its electric trucks in the U.S. and Canada. The company is taking orders…
Sustainability Peterbilt, Kenworth to work with Dana on electric trucks January 7, 2020 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Kenworth and Peterbilt both announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) they will collaborate with Dana on electric medium-duty truck powertrain development. Peterbilt will work with…
Equipment Edmonton woman first female to achieve Kenworth master technician status October 18, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Edmonton’s Jennifer Lesnik is the first woman to earn Kenworth’s certified master technician status. Now in her 12th year as a service technician and having worked for…
Equipment Kenworth T270 marks milestone at Ste-Therese truck plant June 17, 2019 STE-THERESE, Que. – Paccar has produced its 200,000th truck at the company’s medium-duty plant in Ste-Therese, Que. The Kenworth T270 was presented to Miller Industries, a long-time Kenworth customer. It…
Business Management PacLease Edmonton Kenworth named Franchise of the Year April 11, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – PacLease has named its Edmonton location as its 2018 North American Franchise of the Year. PacLease Edmonton Kenworth received the honor during the parent company’s awards dinner…
Equipment Test driving the Kenworth W990 September 28, 2018 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A quiet and smooth, easy ride. That’s the best way to describe how Kenworth’s W990 drives – or I should say, rides, since I was a…
T680 now offered with MX-11, AMT March 20, 2018 Kenworth’s T680 Kenworth’s T680 can now be ordered with the Paccar MX-11 engine and proprietary automated transmission designed to support linehaul and regional haul applications with gross vehicle weights up…
Business Management Paccar’s Ste-Therese plant wins award March 16, 2018 STE-THERESE, Que. – Paccar’s Ste-Therese, Que., medium-duty truck plant has won a Frost & Sullivan award for manufacturing leadership. The award recognizes production technology advancements, and was won for the…