Kenworth is a heavyweight and middle grade eighth-grade manufacturer from America and Australia, with corporate offices and engineering headquarters in Seattle, Washington, on the outskirts of Kirkland. A former bus and transit bus businessman, along with his rival, Peterbilt, a Paccar subsidiary.
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Kenworth was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1912 by the brothers George T. and Louis Gerlinger, Jr. as a car and truck dealer known as Gerlinger Motor Car Works. In 1914, they decided to build their own truck with a stronger inline six-cylinder engine, which was first incorporated into a commercial truck. Gersix, as it was known when it was introduced in 1915, is framed in structural steel, which, along with its power, makes the ideal truck for logging in rugged Northwest. In 1916 the company moved to Tacoma, Washington, where Seattle businessman Edgar K. Worthington manages his mother's commercial building. He became interested by the Gerlinger company, which was quite good, or so it seems, because Gersix became a popular fixture in the Northwest. In 1917, Worthington and his business partner, Captain Frederick Kent bought the business, changing its name to Gersix Motor Co.
In 1919 Kent retired from business, and his son Harry Kent became Worthington's new partner. In 1922, Gersix made 53 trucks at his factory at Fairview Avenue on Valley Street. Under the new name, the company moved to 506 Mercer Street and then to 1263 Mercer Street. Trucks and motor coaches are assembled in individual bays rather than on conventional assembly lines. In 1923, Kent and Worthington connected the business as Kenworth Motor Truck Company, a combination of the names "Ken" and "Worth". In 1926 they began to make buses, and in 1933 Kenworth was the first American company to offer diesel engines as standard in their trucks. In 1945 Kenworth was purchased by The Pacific Car and Foundry Company.
The 1970s television series "Movin On" features the Kenworth tractor. In James Bond's 1989 Kill License, James Bond drove the Kenworth W900B semi-loose truck while he was a duet with drug dealer Franz Sanchez.
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United States/Canada
In August 2016, North American Kenworth models include the T680 (60% of new sales), T880 (close to 30%), T660, T800B and W900 (share remaining ~ 10%).
Latest products
Starting November 2015, Kenworth's US and Canadian product lines include:
- Class 8 Conventional
- W900, and its variants:
- W900B: Sleep Day Cab or AeroCab sleeper;
- W900L: long cabin variant (130 inches long from bumper to rear-cab);
- W900S: beveled hood;
- ICON900, the limited edition premium version, was introduced in 2015.
- T800, and its variants:
- T800H, High Hood variant;
- T800W, which has a wider grid, to accommodate larger radiators, for heavy road applications.
- T680
- T880
- C500B (Off-Highway)
- Conventional Medium-Task
- T470 (Class 7)
- T440 (Class 7)
- T370 (Class 7)
- T270 (Class 6)
- T170 (Class 5)
Medium-Duty Cabin
- K370 (Class 7)
- K270 (Class 6)
Stopped products
- Conventional Class 8
- T600/T600A/T600B (1985-2006, replaced by T660)
- T450
- C850
- T660 (2008-2017, terminated due to the successful sale of T680)
- T700 (2011-2014, due to the success of T680 sales)
- T2000 (1996-2010, replaced by T700)
- LW900
- Truck W925
- W900A
- Cab overs
- K100/K100E/K136E
- K184
- K330
- L700 (now Peterbilt 320)
- LCF (210)
- 993
Mexico
In the early 2000s Kenworth was introduced to Mexico T604, based on the Australian T604 with some modifications, mostly in tents.
Australia
The headquarters for Kenworth Australia is located in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia where all Australian models are assembled. The first Kenworth model in Australia was KWS925, imported fully built in 1962. Shortly thereafter, Kenworth was imported in a complete knock-down kit and assembled in Preston, Victoria.
Popular models include T600, T601, T604, T608, T609, T610, T610SAR, T650, W925, T900, T904, T909, T909, T950, T350, T359, T400/T401/404S/T404ST/404SAR, K124, K100E, K100G , K104G, K104B, K200 (COE) and C500, C501, C508, C509, C510, and C540. The range T includes the installed model and C for heavy hauling, mining, off-road and rail use, and the K range includes the cab over the model. Some Model "Twin Steer" was produced at the end of the 20th century. Most prominent is the K100E Twin Steer.
Kenworth's role in the transit bus and school industry has largely been forgotten. This may be due to a number of factors including Kenworth's current status as a leading manufacturer of Class 8 heavyweight trucks, and the fact that almost no examples of the buses built by Kenworth exist today (with the exception of several surviving CT models 73 buses "School Trainer Pacific "and one remaining" Bruck ").
Given that fact, and has been a major builder of transit buses and schools, interest in the history and preservation of Pacific School Trainers (as well as Kenworth's involvement in the bus and bus industry as a whole) has increased in recent years. especially in the Pacific Northwest where Kenworth buses are most commonly found. Trainer Gillig Transit/Pacific SchoolCoach Online Museum, a website focused on preserving the Gillig bus line at a previously built school, was expanded shortly after the 2001 launch to include Kenworth-Pacific SchoolCoach history. Since then, the expansion has expanded to include the entire history of Kenworth's involvement in the public transportation industry, as well as their local dominance in the school bus industry throughout the 1950s.
In 2006, at the 11th Annual Truck Exposition of the American Truck History Society at the Mason County Fairgrounds in Shelton, WA, a historical community dedicated to preserving Coach Gillig Transit and Kenworth-Pacific School Trainers is officially dedicated.
Reception
The brand claims to maintain high image quality, has won five of the six JD Power Awards in 2005, and is a clear sweep in the JD Power Awards. 2007 for Heavy Duty Truck Product Satisfaction.
Operation
Kenworth currently has manufacturing plants in Chillicothe, Ohio, Renton, Washington, Sainte-ThÃÆ'Â © rÃÆ'¨se, Quebec, Canada, Bayswater, Victoria, Australia - (Kenworth Australia), and * Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico - (KENMEX ) [www.kenworth.com.mx]
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See also
- PACCAR
- Peterbilt (Kenworth's sister in PACCAR)
- DAF Truck N.V.
- Murphy-Hoffman Company (Greatest Kenworth US Dealer)
- Gillig Corporation
- Class 8 Trucks
- Semi-trailer truck
- Garbage Truck
References
External links
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Kenworth Truck Australia
- Kenworth Truck Mexico
- Kenworth Deck W-1 and Half Bus
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