Australian operator's Kenworth hauls 120-ton road train loads

Jul 18, 2023

Australia-based Mick Jaska pulls a road train with this 2015 Kenworth T909. The truck is spec'd with a 605-hp E5 Cummins with an 18-speed. Jaska hauls 120-ton loads of iron ore to Port Hedland in the northwest of Western Australia along the Pilbara Coast.

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