Categories: Equipment, Fleet Management, Operations

Kenworth is offering an extended warranty program for U.S. buying new Kenworth Class 5-7 trucks financed through Paccar Financial.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/128214/kenworth-paccar-offer-medium-duty-extended-warranty

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Kenworth’s K270E Class 6 and K370E Class 7 battery-electric vehicles are now available for order from Kenworth dealers in both the U.S. and Canada.

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/10125626/kenworth-k270e-k370e-battery-electric-trucks-now-available

Categories: Equipment, Operations

Axalta Coating Systems has developed a new color exclusively for Kenworth. The color is called Aurora and will be available on 2015 model year trucks.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/128875/new-paint-color-developed-for-kenworth-trucks

Categories: Equipment, Products, Vehicle Research

Dana Spicer’s S140 single-reduction, single-drive axles are now standard on Kenworth’s medium-duty T270 and T370 trucks.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/307081/dana-single-drive-axles-now-standard-on-kw-t270-t370

Categories: Fleet Management, Suppliers, Vehicle OEM

Depending on who you are in the medium-duty truck business, things are going great, or well, or not so good but looking up. A few builders have picked up...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/153053/medium-duty-update-winners-losers-and-overall-steady-growth

Categories: Fleet Management, Operations, Vehicle Research

Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc. on Tuesday reported big gains in both profits and revenue for the final quarter of 2017 as well as for all of last year.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/278493/earnings-watch-paccar-doubles-quarterly-annual-income

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Operations

Kenworth is offering a few new options for its heavy-duty trucks, including a new natural gas engine and bunk heater system for the T680 and T880 and a...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/137173/kenworth-offers-several-new-options-for-t680-and-t880

Categories: Maintenance, Safety

Paccar is recalling certain 2020 model-year Kenworth T800, T880, and W990 and Peterbilt 348, 367, 389, 520, and 567 vehicles.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/347876/kenworth-peterbilt-trucks-recalled-for-rear-axle-output-shafts

Categories: Equipment, Vehicle Research

Chesapeake Truc and Tri-State Kenworth announced a partnership (Aviant-Chesapeake Trucks, LLC), which brings the full line of Kenworth medium- and...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/313804/kenworth-trucks-coming-to-chesapeake-truck-center

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Hydrogen, Operations, Vehicle Research

Kenworth's latest green initiative, the Zero Emissions Cargo Transport (ZECT), is a hydrogen fuel cell powered battery-electric vehicle, capable at this...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/278654/kenworth-offers-sneak-peek-at-zero-emissions-transport-truck