Kenworth Donates T680 as 2024 “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” Award

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 […]

Kenworth Delivers Industry’s First 15-Liter Natural Gas-Powered Truck to UPS

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 Receives Prestigious 2023 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award

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 […]

‘Kenworth 100 Stories’ Video Series Celebrates Close of Historic Centennial Celebration and Sets Stage for the Next 100 Years

In continuation of Kenworth’s year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary, the company launched the “Kenworth 100 Stories” video series to commemorate its legacy throughout its first 100 years.   The 100 Stories series is a collection of stories and milestones, as told by customers, partners and employees, that reflect the talents, passion, history and unique brand […]

Kenworth: 100 Years of ‘Muddy Boots’ and Engineers Behind the Wheel

When you ask Kenworth engineers about the tradition of the company, chances are they’ll tell you about “Muddy Boots.” It’s long been lore of the company – how early engineers traveled to customer sites (often logging operations in the early days) to look at Kenworth trucks from top to bottom to see how they were […]