Kenworth and its Dealers Work with 164 Schools It’s long been known that trucks keep the economy rolling. They deliver 72% of our goods. But behind the scenes, it’s diesel technicians that keep those trucks rolling. Without them, commerce would grind to a standstill. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 25,000 new technicians […]
For Brandon Meredith, 2024 continues to be an exciting new chapter in his career, with the transition from company truck driver to a proud owner-operator, thanks to a prestigious industry award and a top-of-the-line Kenworth. Meredith, who retired from the U.S. Army just last year as a Sergeant First Class after 20 years of service, […]
Since its humble beginning in 1985, operating a few trucks on a small farm in Akron, Ohio, JRayl Transport has grown to become one of the largest asset-based logistics companies in Ohio. Tim Rayl, one of the company’s founders, continues to be an active owner, and while JRayl has experienced significant growth through the years, […]
Kenworth, Fastport, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative proudly announced the semi-finalists for the 2024 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award. Launched in 2016 to recognize the achievements of veterans transitioning into the transportation industry, this year’s program semi-finalists represent multiple branches of the United States Military, including National Guard […]
For J&R Schugel, going above and beyond to serve customers, employees, and the local community is a key value the family-operating company lives by. Since its founding in 1974 by Jerry and Rich Schugel and their father Harold, the New Ulm, Minnesota-based truckload, dedicated, and regional transportation services provider has developed a driver-centric culture that […]
The 2024 Kenworth Truck Parade Honored the Assembly Plant’s 50th Anniversary The Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio held what has now become the annual Kenworth Truck Parade in downtown Chillicothe. This year, the parade paid tribute to the plant’s 50th anniversary. The 2024 Kenworth Truck Parade featured more than 60 new, classic, and […]
At ACT Expo in Las Vegas, Kenworth showcased its SuperTruck 2 demonstrator vehicle. The truck was developed over a six-year period as part of a collaboration with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SuperTruck program, designed to challenge truck makers to improve freight efficiency using a diesel engine as the main power source. The project was […]
Nominations Now Open in Search for America’s Top Rookie Military Veteran Driver; Grand-Prize Truck Showcased at This Week’s Mid-America Trucking Show Kenworth, FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative are again partnering in the search for America’s top rookie military veteran driver who successfully transitioned to the trucking industry following […]
In a ceremony at Kenworth’s Chillicothe plant in February, Kenworth delivered the first T680 daycab with a 15-liter natural gas engine to UPS. Anthony Marshall, UPS’s vice president of maintenance and engineering, and Dennis Elford, its director of maintenance and engineering, received keys to the truck from Kevin Haygood, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales […]
Truckworx Kenworth received the prestigious 2023 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting in Ojai, Calif. in February. The meeting’s theme was “Charging Ahead” and focused on technician training and connected services as pathways to provide superior customer uptime and continuing to drive the […]
