It was really the First World War that solidified the idea of a “truck” as a specialized transportation vehicle. Up until then, most trucks were simply beefed-up automobiles. But with the war won and ...

The 2025 Kenworth Truck Parade brought more than 50 new, classic and customized Kenworth trucks from all over the United States. The featured Kenworths included a vintage 1923 Kenworth—built the year ...

The Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently held its fourth annual Kenworth Truck Parade in the heart of downtown Chillicothe. This year, the parade honored Kenworth’s iconic W900 ...

The Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohiio hosted what has now become the annual Kenworth Truck Parade in downtown Chillicothe. This year, the parade paid tribute to the plant’s 50th ...

Kenworth is celebrating its centennial throughout 2023. Over the last century, more than 1.3 million Kenworth trucks have hauled goods across the U.S. and Canada, according to the OEM. "In 1923, when ...

The Kenworth Truck Company announced that it will be discontinuing three of its Class 8 trucks. This change will take place in 2026 and will help the company continue to strive to meet the evolving ...

Al Koenig’s first look at a Kenworth truck at the age of 8 was a life-changing event. “I can remember the first time I saw Kenworth trucks as they passed my parents’ Minnesota farm,” Koenig said. The ...

Founded in 1923 in Seattle, Washington, Kenworth is one of the oldest truck manufacturers in the United States. In its first year, the company began manufacturing its first trucks and produced 78 ...

Kenworth is probably best known by some people today for its long-nose conventional trucks. But it has had a rich and varied history that also involves cabover trucks. The company's production journey ...

It may sound unrealistic, but nearly every new heavy-duty, semi-truck (Class 8) sold in the United States (99.9% of them, in fact) comes from just seven brands, which in turn are owned by only four ...

The 700,000th truck produced by Kenworth Truck Co was purchased by long-time customer James H Clark & Son Inc, a Salt Lake City UT-based refrigerated goods carrier. The 700,000th truck produced by ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Paccar is pushing quickly into electric trucks, planning models that range from delivery box trucks to Class 8 tractors, including a hydrogen fuel cell version mated to an electric ...