Podcast: Talking autonomous trucks and the focus on the customer with Kenworth’s Kevin Baney
Kevin Baney, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president, is interviewed in the latest edition of the Fleet Future podcast.
Eaton Cummins expands application coverage of Endurant 12-speed overdrive transmission
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies is expanding the application coverage for the Endurant 12-speed overdrive transmission. Effective January 2020, pickup & delivery, certain construction, refuse and agriculture applications are approved with Endurant.
Five truck trend takeaways from November
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from November focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place.
Executive interview: Kenworth is rolling with the changes
The sun is streaming through the shades of Kevin Baney’s corner office at Kenworth headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. It’s a brilliantly sunny morning—a rarity for Washington in October, Kevin tells me. Below these shades is a shelf on which sits three detailed models of Kenworth trucks—the T680, T880 and W990. Each of these models is
Peterbilt displays lineup of electric vehicles at NACV
PACCAR is showcasing zero-emission vehicles at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) that runs Oct. 28-31 in Atlanta. Peterbilt Motors Company will showcase its three electric vehicle configurations for refuse, regional haul and city delivery applications. Kenworth will display a fuel cell electric vehicle.
Kenworth T880 now standard with PACCAR 20K front axle
The vocational-focused Kenworth T880 is now standard with the PACCAR 20K front axle. The PACCAR 20K front axle is available with ratings of 20,000 or 22,000 lbs, and uses a tapered kingpin roller bearing, which simplifies the design and delivers enhanced steering efficiency. The PACCAR front axle offers steering angles up to 50 degrees and
Kenworth to make Bendix Wingman Fusion standard on T680
Kenworth will make new features for Bendix Wingman Fusion advanced driver assistance system standard for the o Kenworth T680, and optional for the T880 vocational leader and the conventional medium-duty T270 and T370 models, beginning in the first quarter of 2020. Kenworth customers will benefit from the new Highway Departure Braking (HDB) and Multi-Lane Emergency Braking (AEB) features
Kenworth T880 adds PACCAR Transmission for vocational applications
The PACCAR transmission will become available in light vocational applications, including construction, mining, refuse, and agriculture for the Kenworth T880.
Kenworth introduces over-the-air updates for newer PACCAR MX engines
Kenworth has introduced the Kenworth TruckTech+ over-the-air program, which enhances truck uptime by making it convenient for customers to load PACCAR MX engine and aftertreatment software updates beginning in December for select customers with full roll out in early 2020. Click here to read all of our NACV 2019 coverage. Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with
NACFE Run on Less averages 8.3 MPG in regional applications
The trucks and drivers in Run on Less Regional, a freight efficiency demonstration conducted by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE), hit an average 8.3 miles per gallon (28 L/100km) for the three-week event, an improvement over the national average of 6.0 MPG, NACFE reported. Click here to read all of our NACV
Making upfitting easier in medium-duty applications
Trucking companies are working to improve the total cost of ownership by focusing on making upfitting easier for truck equipment manufacturers.
Kevin Baney named Kenworth general manager, PACCAR vice president
Before his current position, Baney served for nearly three years as Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. Prior to that role, he was Kenworth chief engineer for nearly five years.
