MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Fleets in the market for a medium-duty truck have a wide variety of models to choose from in the 2020 model-year. Here are a few key highlights from each automaker.
To keep storm drains clear of debris, the City of Kirkland, Wash., utilizes Kenworth T880s, equipped with Vactor 2100i series combination sewer cleaner and vacuum tanks.
Kenworth is adding the TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics system as an option for its medium-duty conventional trucks.
Kenworth has expanded its option offerings for the company’s medium-duty cabover K370 and K270 models, including a new axle, suspension, driveline, and other components.
For the Virginia Department of Forestry, the equipment used to combat forest fires throughout the Commonwealth's nearly 16 million acres of forests consists of medium-duty trucks – primarily Kenworth T370s – and John Deere bulldozers.
Kenworth is offering new standard track options for its Paccar proprietary front axle lineup available for Class 8 vocational models.
Kenworth is bringing four medium-duty trucks in addition to an Altec aerial vehicle and two heavy-duty models for fleet managers to check out at The Work Truck Show 2018.
Kenworth Hawaii has opened a 14,500 square foot dealership in Kailua-Kona, allowing customers on the Hawaiian Islands to purchase Kenworth trucks without going through stateside dealers.
Kenworth Truck Co. has achieved a significant milestone with the recent opening of its 400th dealership location.
Kenworth's latest green initiative, the Zero Emissions Cargo Transport (ZECT), is a hydrogen fuel cell powered battery-electric vehicle, capable at this point of about 100 miles of travel fully loaded. Equipment Editor Jim Park got to take the truck for a spin.