The Great Big Idaho Potato® Truck Readies to Peel Out on the Interstate

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 27, 2011— Hauled by a Kenworth T660, supplied by Kenworth Sales Company on a one-year rental contract, a 28-foot, six-ton giant potato will make its way cross-country in 2012 to promote Idaho® potatoes. The Great Big Idaho® Potato Truck, as it is known, will make stops at supermarkets, restaurants, trade shows, and other high-traffic events. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site. (T660 Potato Tour)

Kenworth Truck Company Offers Advice on Spec’ing for Natural Gas Power

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 19, 2011 — Andy Douglas, Kenworth Truck Company’s national sales manager for specialty markets, who leads Kenworth’s green truck initiatives, offers advice on choosing specifications for natural gas-powered trucks. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the following locations on the Kenworth Press Photos site: Spec for Natural Gas1, Spec for Natural Gas2, and Spec for Natural Gas3.

Kenworth PremierCare Connect Helps Petroleum Product Hauler Simplify Complex Shop Operation

ANTHONY, Kan., Dec. 12, 2011 — The Kenworth PremierCare® Connect system helps Mitch Barker, service manager of Anthony, Kan.-based Farmers Oil Company, manage parts ordering and maintenance for the company’s fleet of more than 120 trailers and about 80 tractors, including Kenworth T660s and Kenworth W900s. Barker says the help is welcome as he must keep a much tighter reign on the company’s maintenance records under the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site. (T800 Champagne and Marx Excavating)

Leading Michigan Excavating Company Helps in the Battle Against Multiple Sclerosis

SAGINAW, Mich., Nov. 30, 2011 — For nearly 40 years, Champagne & Marx Excavating has been carrying the load for its customers in the Saginaw, Mich., area. Its fleet of Kenworth T800s haul Michigan Specials – double-dump trailers capable of transporting 50 tons of payload. But, the company carries another load – raising money and awareness in the fight against MS, Multiple Sclerosis; a disease that’s stricken the company’s vice-president who’s also the daughter of one of the company’s co-founders. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site. (T800 Champagne and Marx Excavating)

From Space Shuttles to B-1 Bombers, Contractors Cargo Ready for the Challenge

COMPTON, Calif., Nov. 28, 2011 — The 84-year-old owner of Contractors Cargo reminisces about the many heavy hauls his Compton, Calif.-based company has completed over the years. One haul involved seeing the nose of the Space Shuttle in his rear-view mirror of his Kenworth truck. In early 2012, the company will haul a decommissioned B-1 bomber from Portland International Airport in Oregon to Boeing’s facility in Renton, Wash., where the plane will undergo testing. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site.