Blue Max Trucking is one of the first vocational fleets to add the PACCAR 12-speed automated transmission featuring vocational-specific calibrations. The company specified the PACCAR transmission in some of its new Kenworth T880s used in its dump division operations. “It’s proving to be an effective transmission for us,” said Denton Williams, Blue Max Trucking owner. […]
Since BMC’s humble beginning in 1987, supplying general contractors and “do-it-yourselfers” in Idaho to operating locations in 18 states, BMC – now headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina – has grown to become one of the largest building suppliers in the United States. Chances are, you’ve set foot in a building that was built with products […]
Kenworth Sales Company – Las Vegas has relocated its full-service dealership to a larger, newly constructed facility to meet increasing Kenworth customer demands due to residential and commercial growth in the greater Las Vegas area. The 67,000 square-foot facility features a 27,500 square-foot service department with 26 service bays, 2-hour truck diagnosis through Kenworth PremierCare® […]
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of U.S. interstate highways. With that in mind, along with local road expansions, Joe Morehead Sr., realized that there was a significant business opportunity literally sitting in his own backyard. Known as “Butte Rock,” the gravel found on Morehead’s property and – around […]
Expansion creates a bi-coastal network of dealerships Kenworth Sales Company is pleased to announce that Truck Enterprises, Inc. has now joined the family. This expansion adds eight Kenworth truck dealerships located in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia to the existing 23 locations in seven states currently operated by the company. This expansion positions the commercial […]
From owning a fitness and yoga studio to owning and operating a successful trucking company that serves contractors in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area, Chelsy Looker is proving to be a talented entrepreneur. “When I was young, I was a flagger for my dad’s asphalt company (Asphalt Patch Systems), so I was always around heavy equipment,” […]
Safety and dependability are among the most desirable attributes for commercial trucks. Maybe even more so, when petroleum haulers are concerned. Extreme caution is required when hauling flammable material, while dependability is needed to keep fueling stations operating. In Florida, DB Trucking ensures the tanks never go dry. Established in 1974 by its former owner, Paul […]
Kenworth Northeast Group, Inc., has made a major upgrade by relocating its full-service Kenworth Northeast – Albany dealership 12 miles north to a new location in Halfmoon, New York, to better serve local truck operators and Kenworth customers passing through the area. The newly renovated, 27,000 square-foot facility in Halfmoon contains 17 service bays. The […]
When Dervin Witmer founded Dig-it Excavating, a small, family-owned and operated company based in Cassopolis, Michigan, he knew the way he marketed his business would be instrumental in achieving success. With a number of established excavating companies operating in the surrounding areas of Cassopolis, Witmer built up his company using a combination of online marketing […]
Todd Hays and Eric Johns have teamed in a new partnership to power Kenworth of South Florida into a promising future with continued growth, excellent Kenworth truck offerings, and expanded parts and service support for fleets and truck operators. “We are now partners,” says Eric Johns of Hays, Kenworth of South Florida dealer principal, who […]
