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.

NPL Construction Co. Selects Kenworth T800 as Model of Choice After Detailed Examination

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 18, 2011 — For more than a year, a management team from Phoenix, Ariz.-based NPL Construction reviewed resale values for thousands of trucks and poured over operating and maintenance records, among other things, to determine which truck platform would be its operating standard. The team chose the Kenworth T800. 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 NPL Construction Company)

Nimble Kenworth T800s Enabled Emmert to Meet Challenge of Moving Massive Coke Drums

CLACKAMAS, Ore., Aug. 8, 2011 — Emmert International relied on fleet of Kenworth T800s to move two 226-foot long by 29-foot wide 700,000-pound GCW loads of coke drums 700 miles to a Montana refinery. Emmert completed the move Aug. 4. For the rest of the article, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com website. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site. (T800 Emmert International)

PACCAR MX is Engine of Choice for Oilfield Operator, Kenworth T800s Provide Long-Term Durability

LOTTIE, La., April 12, 2011 — With five regional offices and a fleet of 175 trucks, mostly Kenworths, Steve Kent Trucking delivers timely, cost-effective transportation services to oilfields and oilrigs in Louisiana and South Texas. The company prefers the PACCAR MX engine because of its durability and because the Kenworth dealer can diagnose a problem right away and get its trucks back on the road quickly. 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. (PACCAR MX Steve Kent Trucking)

Kenworth T800 Celebrates 25th Anniversary

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 31, 2011 — Twenty-five years ago, the trucking industry witnessed the birth of the Kenworth T800. Since then, Kenworth has produced more than 235,000 Kenworth T800s for service throughout the United States and Canada. For the rest of the story, please visit Press Releases on the Kenworth.com Web site. Photos are available for download from the Kenworth Press Photos site in three locations: T800 25th Anniversary1, T800 25th Anniversary2 and T800 25th Anniversary3.