Foley RIG360 expands truck center service and support in Kansas
Foley RIG360 Truck, which operates a network of on-highway truck service centers across Kansas and Western Missouri, has opened a new full-service, on-highway truck center in Olathe, Kansas, with easy access to I-35 and US-169. The new Olathe location has a streamlined layout, new tools as well as additional parts capacity to allow Foley RIG360
Hissong Group adds full service Kenworth dealership near Cleveland
Hissong Group Inc., offers expanded support to fleets and truck operators in the greater Cleveland market with the addition of its new Kenworth of Cleveland full service dealership at 4850 Transportation Drive in Sheffield Village, Ohio. The 36,000 square-foot building is situated on 7.5 acres with room for drivers to park their trucks. The facility
Photo gallery: CARB, CALSTART showcase zero-emission trucks
CARB and CALSTART hosted their first Zero Emission Truck Showcase and Ride and Drive at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., earlier this month, showcasing 25 OEMs and fleet operators including Xos, GreenPower Motor Co., Ford, GM, Kenworth, Navistar, Nikola, Hyundai, Workhorse, BYD, Phoenix Motorcars, Orange EV, Lion Electric, AME, Lightning eMotors, Hyzon, Motiv
Kenworth Chillicothe Plant initiates $45 million expansion
Kenworth recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the start of construction on a $45 million, 105,000 square-foot Test Building addition to its Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. The expansion represents a nearly 17 percent increase to the 622,000 square-foot Kenworth Chillicothe plant, which is located on a 120-acre site 50 miles
Kenworth receives Clean Energy Award from Clean and Prosperous Washington
Kenworth received the first annual David and Patricia Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur Award, presented by Washington Governor Jay Inslee on behalf of Clean and Prosperous Washington, during an event held at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Kenworth was honored for its “Driving To Zero Emissions” program that features the Class 8 Kenworth T680E, Class 7
Kenworth’s truck manufacturing plants earn awards
Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, and Renton, Washington, assembly plants received a total of three prestigious 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards in the Engineering and Production Technology category. The awards were announced today by the Manufacturing Leadership Council of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The Kenworth Chillicothe plant was honored with Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its new Kenworth
American Truck Dealers Association names National Truck Dealer of the Year
Rihm Family Companies has announced that its president and CEO Kari Rihm has been named the National Truck Dealer of the Year by the American Truck Dealers Association (ATD). The ATD Truck Dealer of the Year is a national award that recognizes commercial truck dealers for business performance, industry and civic leadership, and service to
Kenworth of South Florida–Fort Pierce relocates, upgrades to full-service dealership
Kenworth of South Florida–Fort Pierce, has relocated to a new location and upgraded its parts and service store to a full-service dealership. “Our previous facility was on a small lot, which limited our ability to grow and provide a full range of services to our customers,” said Todd Hays, Kenworth of South Florida, dealer principal.
Inland Kenworth–Brandon relocates to newly constructed facility
Inland Kenworth–Brandon has moved into a new parts and service facility in Brandon, Manitoba. Inland Kenworth–Brandon is located at 1240 Highland Ave on the north side of Brandon, just off the Trans-Canada Highway. The new 26,000 square-foot facility features 10 service bays and a 2,500 square-foot parts display supported by a large, well-stocked parts floor.
The EV conversations turns to charging, long-term scalability
Electric trucks are happening. While they gained momentum last year in short route, local delivery applications, it’s clear that first adopters are jumping in and other fleets are getting more serious about adding electric trucks to their rolling arsenal. “Customers are absolutely telling the OEMs that we need to be moving this way over the
