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Business

Kenworth adds natural gas engine option to T680, T880, T880S trucks

Kenworth's T680, T880 and T880S model trucks have the option of adding the Cummins Westport L9N near zero NOx emissions natural gas engine. More details here.

August 13, 2018

Business

Toyota to begin testing next iteration of its hydrogen-powered Class 8 tractor

Toyota has released the second version of their hydrogen powered class 8 truck. It's based on a Kenworth tractor. Click here to read all about the new truck!

August 2, 2018

Custom Rigs

1966 Kenworth W900A reborn to deliver trailers

This 1966 Kenworth W900A Rampant Trailers bought to deliver trailers to customers. The truck even took second place in the Classic Division at SuperRigs.

July 26, 2018

Business

Ten finalists named for top military veteran trucking rookie award

Ten finalists have been announced for the "Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence" award which gives a truck to a rookie military veteran trucker.

July 23, 2018

Business

More than 3,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt tractors recalled

Paccar is recalling 3,043 trucks in which, in the event that the anti-lock braking system loses battery and/or ignition power to the controller, the dash warning light for the ABS may not light up to warn the driver.

July 16, 2018

Business

Kenworth makes Jost fifth wheel standard on T680

Kenworth announced Friday that the Jost JSK37USB fifth wheel now comes standard on the Kenworth T680, the company’s flagship on-highway tractor.

July 13, 2018

Business

Top military vet rookie driver to receive Kenworth T680

The 2018 Transition Trucking: Drive for Excellence program will recognize one rookie military veteran with a new Kenworth T680 Advantage tractor.

June 8, 2018

Equipment

UPS partners with Kenworth on SuperTruck II program

UPS is the latest to join Kenworth's SuperTruck II program. Get more details on Kenworth's SuperTruck II program and more on Overdrive.

May 25, 2018

Business

Transmission issue prompts recall of nearly 2,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt tractors

Affected tractors are equipped with an automated Eaton UltraShift Plus or Eaton Advantage Transmission with right hand stalk shifter. In the affected trucks, the display on the instrument panel can indicate “N” when the shifter is set into “D” or “R,” causing the truck not to move.

February 20, 2018

Business

Kenworth, Peterbilt recall trucks with certain Eaton, Paccar transmissions; Wabash, Walker recall trailers

More than 1,200 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors are being recalled following the announcement last week of a recall from Eaton Cummins of certain automated manual transmissions. Additionally, Walker and Wabash are recalling approximately 75 trailers in separate recalls.

January 16, 2018

Business

Autonomous Peterbilt, hydrogen-powered Kenworth on display at CES next week

The Kenworth T680 daycab is a prototype zero-emission truck part of Paccar’s Zero Emission Cargo Transport Demonstration project. A Peterbilt 579 autonomous truck will also be on display at the Paccar Innovations booth at the show.

January 5, 2018

Business

Army veteran trucker wins new Kenworth T680

Gregg Softy, a Stevens Transport driver and retired 28-year U.S. Army veteran, won the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes 2017 Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence award.

December 18, 2017