Kenworth Truck Co.
Kenworth offers INLINE-branded wheel-end parts to make it easier for fleets and owner operators to order original equipment quality wheel studs and capnuts for Kenworth trucks and other makes of heavy and medium duty trucks and trailers.

“INLINE is our brand that stands for OEM quality,” said Rick Bergdahl, product marketing manager for Kenworth PremierCare Parts and Service.

Because of the critical safety role of wheel-end parts, Kenworth’s INLINE wheel end attaching parts come from the same OEM suppliers who design and
manufacture axles, brakes, hubs, and other wheel-attaching systems for its trucks.

To help customers with their aftermarket parts needs, Kenworth dealers previously used up to eight different catalogs and part-numbering systems, and possessed limited cross-referencing information.

The INLINE program consolidates the company’s wheel-end product offering under a single brand and part-numbering system, helping Kenworth dealers to serve customers faster and easier, Bergdahl said.

Kenworth’s all makes wheel-attaching product line has been nearly doubled to 270 parts. In addition to wheel-end parts, the INLINE program includes steel and aluminum wheels, disc and spoke wheels, brake drums, rotors, hubs, seals, and bearings for all makes of trucks and trailers.

Parts information is available electronically through Kenworth SmartSearch, which can be accessed at www.kenworth.com. (Click on Parts & Services, then Finding the Right Part, and then All Makes Outer End Equipment.) The cross-referenced information also enables customers to find
wheel-end parts for most leading makes of trucks.