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ISSAQUAH, WA - Costco Wholesale Corp., a wholesale club operator, is both the first Kenworth Truck Company and PacLease customer to receive a 2011 Kenworth production truck equipped with the new PACCAR MX engine.

Tags: Costco, Kenworth, MX Engine, PACCAR, PacLease

LOUISVILLE, KY - Kenworth Truck Company introduced the Kenworth NavPlus, a PACCAR proprietary navigation and infotainment technology system for Class 5-8 trucks.

Tags: Class 5, Class 6, Class 7, Class 8, GPS, Infotainment, Kenworth, navigation, NavPlus

ST. LOUIS - Kenworth Truck Company will add Bendix Electronic Stability Program (ESP), a full stability program, as an option on select Kenworth medium-duty tractor and full truck applications with air brake systems.

Tags: Bendix, ESP, Kenworth

SANTA CLARA & SAN MATEO, CA - When Second Harvest Food Bank delivers fresh fruits and vegetables with its new Kenworth diesel-electric hybrid tractor, expected fuel savings could enable the food bank to provide an additional 14,000 meals annually.

Tags: diesel-electric, Kenworth, Second Harvest Food Bank

WILMINGTON, DE - Requiring both day cabs and sleepers for multiple applications, Sentinel prefers Kenworth T800s for durability and low-cost operations, and T660s for fuel efficiency and reliable performance.

Tags: Kenworth, Sentinel, T800

KIRKLAND, WA- Kenworth Truck Company is expanding its industry-leading product line with the introduction of the Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engine for the Kenworth T800 short hood and W900S models.

Tags: Cummins Westport ISL G, Kenworth, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900S, Natural Gas

KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks are now available for factory order and production.

Tags: Kenworth, Top 2009 News

KIRKLAND, WA - Kenworth Truck Company has created a special Web site section for the new Kenworth T470 model, which entered production recently.

Tags: Kenworth, T470, Web site

REDLANDS, CA - P&R Paper Supply has introduced "Earth Line" products and a new hybrid truck.

Tags: Kenworth, P&R Paper Supply, T370 Hybrid

KIRKLAND, WA - Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among Class 8 truck owners in the Over the Road, Pickup and Delivery (P&D), and Dealer Service segments.

Tags: 2009 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study, Award, JD Power, Kenworth

KIRKLAND, WA - Kenworth Truck Company recently received a 2009 Exemplary Innovation Award from the California Economic & Workforce Development program in association with the California Community Colleges.

Tags: Award, California Economic & Workforce Development, Exemplary Innovation Award, Kenworth

KIRKLAND, WA - Purchasers of certain Kenworth medium-duty diesel-electric hybrid tractors in the United States are now eligible for a tax credit of $9,000, the maximum available, under a qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit offered by the federal government.

Tags: hybrid, Kenworth, PACCAR, tax credit

HILO, HAWAII - The state's first Kenworth medium-duty diesel-electric hybrid truck to enter service in Hawaii was delivered recently to the Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO).

Tags: diesel-electric, Hawaii Electric Light Company, HELCO, hybrid, Kenworth, medium-duty

CHICAGO – Elected were Skip Yeakel of Volvo Trucks North America, as TMA chair; Bob Morrison, PACCAR Inc, as vice chair; and Jeff Marsee, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, as treasurer.

Tags: Ford, Freightliner, International, Isuzu, Kenworth, Mack, new officers, Peterbilt, TMA, Truck Manufacturers Association, Volvo, Western Star

KIRKLAND, WA - Kenworth Truck Company has produced the 2009 edition of its online medium duty body builders manual, which now includes Kenworth hybrid models for the first time.

Tags: Body Builder Manual, Kenworth, T170, T270, T370