Safety technology continues to evolve as OEMs introduce smarter, more efficient safety systems. Fleets should continue to stay informed on the latest technology without forgetting the basics.
Battery- and fuel-cell-powered electric trucks are new to the market. Can different technologies find a home, or will a single winner emerge?
Paccar has named Kevin Baney general manager of Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar vice president. He previously served as Kenworth's assistant general manager for sales and marketing and prior to that as KW's chief engineer.
Bigfoot Beverages in the Pacific Northwest delivers products to Central Oregon and two-thirds of the Oregon Coast. The fleet depends on Kenworth trucks to get product where it needs to be.
Kenworth is now offering Alcoa Dura-Black Wheels for its heavy- and medium-duty conventional truck models.
A Kenworth T270 was recognized as the milestone 200,000th medium-duty truck produced at the Paccar plant in Ste-Thérèse, Quebec. Long-time Kenworth customer, Miller Industries, took delivery of the special T270 during a ceremony at the plant.
Kenworth is adding the TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics system as an option for its medium-duty conventional trucks.
Kenworth has added new chrome options for the W990, available for purchase through the Paccar Parts line of Kenworth accessories.
Continuing high demand for Class 8 trucks prompted Kenworth to begin an expansion of its assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, and executives on April 24 wielded celebratory shovels to toss some symbolic dirt.
In Southern California, Toyota and Kenworth unveiled a jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, the result of a collaboration with the California Air Resources Board and the Port of Los Angeles.