Nonprofit to Buy Up to 500 Battery-Electric Drayage Trucks
The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the largest two ports in the U.S. by import volume.
European Truck Sales Slump Hurts Paccar Q2 Profits
Paccar Inc. profits fell in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of sagging European truck sales and lower parts and financial services divisions profits.
Kenworth Introduces CARB-Compliant MX-13 Engine
Kenworth Truck Co. announced a California-compliant version of Paccar’s MX-13 diesel engine is now available for its T680, T880 and W990 Class 8 trucks.
Kenworth Reveals SuperTruck 2 Concept at ACT Expo
LAS VEGAS — Kenworth Truck Co. showcased its SuperTruck 2 high-efficiency concept tractor for the first time this week at Advanced Clean Transportation Expo 2024.
Kenworth to Start Production of T680s, T880s With X15N in Q3
Kenworth plans to begin production of its Class 8 T680 tractor and T880 vocational truck with Cummins’ X15N natural gas engine in the third quarter of 2024, it said May 15.
Hiring Our Heroes Award Goes to Army Vet Brandon Meredith
Army vet Brandon Meredith, a tank truck driver with Slay Transportation, was awarded a silver Kenworth T680 Signature Edition truck as the 2023 winner of the Hiring Our Heroes initiative.
Kenworth Celebrates 100 Years in Business
Kenworth Truck Co. kicked off its yearlong celebration marking a century since Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington founded the truck manufacturer on Jan. 26, 1923, in Seattle.
Ashley Leiva, Mother and Combat Veteran, Wins Award for New Truck Drivers
WASHINGTON — A young mother from Texas who is a 15-year combat veteran won the keys to a T680 Next Generation Kenworth truck Dec. 16 after capturing the 2022 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Class 8s With Fuel Cells Prove Mettle in Los Angeles-Area Test
Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced Class 8 fuel cell-electric vehicles are a potential zero-emission replacement for diesel-powered trucks.
September 23, 2022Kenworth Offers New TX Model Automated Transmissions
Kenworth Truck Co., a brand of Paccar Inc., announced the new Paccar TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions for Class 8 heavy on-highway and select off-highway vocational applications are now available for order.
September 12, 2022