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Kenworth Inaugural Truck Parade [Photos]

The Kenworth Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently hosted its inaugural Kenworth truck parade.

June 22, 2022

Kenworth's Next-Gen T680 in Photos

Kenworth unveiled its next-generation T680 flagship on-highway tractor on Feb. 11, 2021, touting its improved aerodynamics and driver-focused features.

February 11, 2021

Christmas Tree Makes Journey to Capitol Lighting Ceremony [Photos]

A photo essay on the 2,000-mile trek from New Mexico that the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree takes to be lit in a special ceremony on the Capitol’s West Lawn.

December 6, 2019

Cross Country Travels of the Capitol Christmas Tree [Photos]

This year's Capitol Christmas Tree was taken across the country to Washington, D.C., making several stops along the way before finally reaching the nation's capitol.

November 27, 2018

Kenworth's W990 Pays Homage to a Classic [Photos]

Kenworth introduced the next step in the 60-year evolution of the W900 - the W990. The big changes include the addition of the wide cab now found on the all of the company's on-highway Class 8s, and most obviously, a brand new hood.

October 1, 2018

Kenworth's Zero Emissions Cargo Transport

Kenworth's Zero Emissions Cargo Transport is a heavy-duty truck with a hydrogen fuel cell-powered battery-electric powertrain, capable of about 100 miles of travel fully loaded. Photos: Jim Park  

February 7, 2018

The Capitol Christmas Tree Journey [Photos]

Updated: A specially-decaled Kenworth T680 transported the 52nd U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on a special cross-country tour to the U.S. Capitol. The tour visits 27 community celebrations during the 4,000-mile journey. Photos courtesy of Kenworth

November 30, 2016

Photos: Kenworth Shows Off its Latest Trucks

Kenworth showed off eight trucks and tractors to reporters and customers at its plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, in May 2016. They included three models and two Paccar MX diesels. Here are some of them, as photographed (and driven) by Senior Editor Tom Berg.

May 19, 2016

Photos: Kenworth and the Capitol Christmas Tree

The Capitol Christmas tree was transported 3,000 miles by a Kenworth T680 from Seattle to Washington D.C., just in time for the lighting ceremony on Dec. 3. 

December 4, 2015

Photos: Kenworths on the Paccar Test Track

Earler this year, Kenworth hosted a group of trucking editors for a ride and drive at the Paccar technical center near Mt. Vernon, Wash., in an area known as the Skagit Valley. The center has twin mile-and-a-half tracks. The outer loop is a 1.6-mile, two-lane, high-speed track used for testing aerodynamics and fuel economy. The inner 1.5-mile durability track simulates 1 million miles in three months.

November 23, 2015

Photos: Hauling the Capitol Christmas Tree

On Dec. 2, U.S. Speaker of the House John Ryan will be ready to light up this 74-foot tall Lutz Spruce on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building with thousands of LED lights and 4,000 ornaments. The official welcoming of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and the kickoff to the holidays is a tradition that began in 1964 by House Speaker John W. McCormack.

November 19, 2015

Photos: Paccar's Test Track

The test track at the Paccar Technical Center in ????? provides a real-world proving ground for Paccar products, including Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF and the Paccar MX engines, from all over the world.

August 27, 2015

Test Drive: Kenworth T680 Advantage

Kenworth claims the T680 Advantage is the most aerodynamic truck it has ever produced, boasting a 5% improvement over the standard T680. Here are a few photos we shot during a test drive of the Kenworth T680 Advantage. Photos by Jim Park.

February 2, 2015

2014 Class 8 Update

We take a look at the current and upcoming models from Class 8 manufacturers.

December 15, 2014

Helping Out For the Holidays

The trucking industry is often charitable and companies like Kenworth, Tri State Truck Center and River State Truck and Trailer are doing their part to give back this holiday season. 

December 10, 2014