WILMINGTON, N.C., – When Mike Ward bought a beer distributorship in Wilmington, N.C., in 1984, it came with $4 million in sales and what he called a Heinz 57 fleet of trucks. “Different makes, different capacities, different mechanical conditions,” he said. “Not very good.”
Today, the fleet and beer distributor has made a 180-degree turn when [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash.– Kenworth Truck Company announced it has received a major order for 500 aerodynamic Kenworth T700s from Stevens Transport, a leading North American refrigerated transport carrier based in Dallas, Texas.
“Stevens Transport is a premier carrier in the industry and we’re pleased they have chosen the new, fuel-efficient Kenworth T700 for its fleet. We appreciate [...]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. – Costco Wholesale Corp., the nation’s leading wholesale club operator, has become both the first Kenworth Truck Company and PacLease customer to receive a 2011 Kenworth production truck equipped with the new PACCAR MX engine.
During a special ceremony recently at Costco headquarters in Issaquah, Wash., Costco Executive Vice President Tom Walker, Senior Vice [...]

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.– Kenworth Truck Company announcedthat it will offer factory-installed, front drive axles for the Kenworth T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models. The new Kenworth front drive axle was introduced this week at the 57th annual Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) in Williamsburg, Va.
“This is Kenworth’s first factory-installed, front drive axle on [...]

ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.6 percent in May, which was the first month-to-month drop since February of this year. This followed an upwardly revised 1 percent increase in April. The latest reduction put the SA index at 109.6 (2000=100).
The not seasonally [...]

DEARBORN, Mich.– The new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty is fitting in so well on the job that it’s being asked to stick around longer. Based on customer requests, Ford Motor Company is extending its unprecedented Ford F-Series Super Duty fieldwork evaluation program through the end of 2010 to select extreme-duty commercial customers. That means [...]

DETROIT – General Motors announced it is creating a new regional organization to meet rising customer demand in South America.
GM South America will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will be led by Jaime Ardila, currently president and general manager GM Mercosur. Ardila becomes president, GM South America and will report to GM [...]

Australia - A family-owned hire company in Geelong has expanded its operation with the biggest truck on its fleet – a 12-tonne payload Hino 500 Series that the company owner chose for its reliability and looks.
Kerr’s Hire is using the big Hino FM 2627 with a tilt tray for shifting boom lifts and scissor lifts, [...]

India - The Tata Motors Group global sales, comprising of Tata, Tata Daewoo and Hispano Carrocera range of commercial vehicles, Tata passenger vehicles along with distributed brands in India, and Jaguar and Land Rover, were 79,819 nos. in May 2010, a growth of 50% over May 2009. Cumulative sales for the fiscal (April 2010 – [...]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark– If you happen to see an Arkansas State Forestry Department Kenworth T800 loaded with a bulldozer, there’s probably a wildfire in progress, and the rig is ready to support the cutting of fire lines.
“Over the last 10 years, our state has had an average of nearly 1,800 wildfires per year,” said Don [...]