Paccar is recalling approximately 455,458 model-year 2008-2019 Peterbilt and 2008-2020 Kenworth Trucks equipped with NAMUX software.
In response to the ongoing COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, auto- and truck makers are announcing extended production and factory closures.
Butte Sand and Gravel operates a 430-acre mine, using more than 70 Kenworth trucks, including Kenworth T880s, to deliver product throughout Northern California and Northern Nevada.
Meritor and Kenworth will partner on developing an electric Kenworth T680E, reported to be a short-hood day cab in tractor with an operating range between 100 to 150 miles, depending on application.
Peterbilt is formally teaming up with Dana on electric powertrain development for its Model 220EV. The announcement was made at CES, the annual electronics show in Las Vegas, where Peterbilt also brought reporters up to speed on its electric-truck development progress overall.
Paccar Parts celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Fleet Services program. The program was launched in the fourth quarter of 2009 to drive uptime and allow fleet customers to streamline purchases from Paccar dealerships.
Kenworth made a series of announcements about features and equipment changes for the company’s trucks as well as other customer facing offerings aimed at improving ownership.
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) announced that its Warren County, Tenn., and LaVergne, Tenn., truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing facilities were recently recognized by Paccar with a 2018 Quality Achievement Award.
Paccar has named Kevin Baney general manager of Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar vice president. He previously served as Kenworth's assistant general manager for sales and marketing and prior to that as KW's chief engineer.
Carter Fuel Systems, a manufacturer of complete fuel system solutions, was recognized by Paccar Inc., with the 10 Parts Per Million (PPM) Quality Award.