Kenworth

My MATS Mash-up

| March 30, 2013

Another Mid-America Trucking Show is in the books and things are quiet for the moment while the trucking industry catches its collective breath. There’ll be more big news coming soon – I’ll be in Germany ...

The Mike Ryan Racing modified Cascadia, more cool units from MATSImage GalleryVideo

| March 21, 2013

Gales Banks of Banks Power and racer Mike Ryan. June 30 at the Pikes Peak Annual Hill Climb, Mike Ryan, along with partners including Gale Banks of Banks Power, are bringing an amped version of Ryan's ...

Video: Quick walk around of Kenworth’s new truckVideo

| March 20, 2013

Kenworth unveiled today in Louisville its new T680 with a 52-inch sleeper option. Below is a brief video walk around of the truck sitting on the show floor at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Drop a ...

Loads on your phone: More board, broker apps

| March 04, 2013

More and more, owner-operators are leaving their laptops back at the home base and doing business on the road exclusively from their smartphones and tablets. Take the example of 4B Transportation LLC owner-operator Cody Blankenship, ...

KW extends engine warranty for T680

| March 04, 2013

Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar Financial have introduced the Extended Engine Warranty Program available to qualifying customers who purchase new Kenworth T680s equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines and finance through Paccar Financial. Under the program, Kenworth ...

Anger Management: Tire-smoking ’69 KW W900

| February 27, 2013

At first glance, this Kenworth W900 looks like just another cool-blue bobtail. But when the Anger Management logos come into view, along with a skull and crossbones-adorned grille and red-eyed rat in the rear, it’s ...

Photo timeline: Kenworth celebrates 90 yearsImage Gallery

| February 15, 2013

Kenworth turns 90 this year, the truck manufacturer announced this week. Harry W. Kent and Edgar K. Worthington incorporated the Gersix Motor Company in 1923 as Kenworth — a combination of their two names. The truck ...

Kenworth T680 named ATD’s Truck of the Year

| February 11, 2013

The Kenworth T680 with the 76-inch sleeper and Paccar's MX engine was named as the American Truck Dealers' 2013 Commercial Truck of the Year in the Class 8 category, ATD announced this week. ATD is part ...

Watch those post-crash-inspection violations

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