Kenworth Truck has announced the availability of a lightweight configuration for the Kenworth T680 52-inch mid-roof sleeper. “We exhibited a lightweight spec’d Kenworth T680 52-inch sleeper at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show, and truck operators were very impressed to find that the scale weight of that truck was close to 15,000 pounds, noted Brett VanVoorhis, […]
Performance Truck has opened a new full-service Kenworth location with six service bays on U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria, Texas. Performance Truck also operates Kenworth dealerships in Austin/Buda, Baytown, Bryan, Beaumont, Cleveland, Houston, Jasper, Lufkin, and Rosenberg. According to the company, “With 5 acres, our new Victoria location can offer truck drivers ample room to […]
Kenworth Truck will exhibit four natural gas trucks in its booth during the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo May 5-8 and showcase its new Kenworth T680 natural gas truck. According to Alan Fennimore, Kenworth vocational marketing manager, “The new natural gas-powered Kenworth T680 offers fuel-saving aerodynamics and cost-efficient natural gas to provide excellent operating cost […]
Kenworth of South Florida – Riviera Beach has opened a new parts and service location with eight service bays and a larger parts department than at its previous location. The new Kenworth of South Florida – Riviera Beach dealership is located at 3777 Interstate Park Road West in the West Palm Beach area. It is […]
Kenworth has opened a new parts and service location in Mont-Laurier, a rural area about 240 kilometers northwest of Montreal, on the Trans-Canada Highway/Quebec Route 117. “This new location provides operators in the Hautes-Laurentides region a more convenient location to get service for their trucks,” said Luc Lefebvre, general manager of Kenworth de Mont-Laurier. The […]
Kenworth has announced that ConMet PreSet Plus™ wheel hubs are now standard on the company’s lineup of Class 8 over-the-road trucks. The hubs feature a fully integrated spindle nut combined with an optimized bearing spacer, which retains wheel-end clamp load better than before. PreSet Plus™ hubs also include ConMet Premium Bearings and a magnetic fill […]
