Kenworth’s new on-highway flagship is the T680 Next Generation which improves on the classic Kenworth T680. This new truck comes with a 15-inch Digital Display, Next Gen SmartWheel, LED headlamps, advanced airflow, and advanced driver assistance systems. The new aerodynamics of this truck help save money on fuel due to…
Kenworth has launched its first-ever electric truck, the Kenworth T680E. This battery-electric Class 8 zero-emission truck can now be ordered and production will begin in 2021. In its almost 100 years in business, this is Kenworth’s flagship electric model and will help leave less of an emission footprint out there….
Together, Apex Transportation and Kenworth Truck Company are hauling the U.S. Capital Tree to Washington D.C. this year. The People’s Tree and other accompanying trees are being harvested from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Western Colorado. A Kenworth T680 will be hauling the 56th U.S. Capitol…
For the fifth year in a row, Kenworth has teamed up with FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative to find America’s top rookie military veteran trucker. The Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence award recognizes the positive impact veterans have on the transportation industry and…
The guy in the trucker hat at Arden Courts Memory Care Community in Winter Springs, Florida, is John Kober. Thanks to the facility’s Heart’s Desire program, Kober got to take a ride in a big rig. This program is to help patient’s dreams come true or maybe just help them…
Kenworth presented Joseph Campbell of Roehl Transport with a fully equipped Kenworth T680. Campbell is a distinguished U.S. Marine and U.S. Army Veteran who won the annual Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award. Kenworth and the FASTPORT Trucking Track Mentoring Program team up each year and award an American military…
Over 65 new officially-licensed items have been added to the 2020 Kenworth Merchandise Collection. Some of the items include a jacket, a hoodie, a tumbler, and some hats. Click the link below to read the full list and find out how to purchase this merchandise. Read the full press release.
There is a group of local trucking vendors who are putting on the first Winter Parts Expo in the Silverthrone Pavilion on December 17. During the winter months, driving through mountains can be a tricky venture for commercial drivers, so the ones running the expo are hoping to introduce better…
For National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Kenworth Truck Company has made a video that portrays what a trucker does from start to finish along with a little girl’s dreams. The short video shows how the trucking industry impacts people’s lives and how it is still part of our future.
Kenworth Sales has put out a short, but good list of tips for truckers before they start driving. This list works for the new driver, giving them good advice about handling a large truck and it also works as a reminder for the experienced driver. Here is a quick overview,…