KENWORTH
27 entries
American truck maker founded in 1923, a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR and builder of the long-running W900.
- Founded
- 1923, as the Kenworth Motor Truck Company
- Headquarters
- Kirkland, Washington
- Owner
- PACCAR, since 1945
- Known for
- The W900, produced since 1961
Kenworth was formed in January 1923, when the Gersix Motor Company was reincorporated as the Kenworth Motor Truck Company, combining the names of the partners Kent and Worthington. It specialises in heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial vehicles.
The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR since 1945 and operates alongside its sister company and rival Peterbilt Motors. The W900 has been produced continuously since 1961, one of the longest production runs of any vehicle.
- 1923Gersix reincorporated as the Kenworth Motor Truck Company
- 1945Becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR
- 1961W900 enters continuous production
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KENWORTH Kenworth T300: Kenworth’s first medium-duty conventional
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KENWORTH Kenworth T400: the shorter-hood regional tractor of 1988
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KENWORTH Kenworth C500: the severe-service conventional since 1972
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KENWORTH Kenworth t800sh
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KENWORTH Kenworth k100e
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KENWORTH Kenworth T2000: the wide-body aerodynamic conventional
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KENWORTH Kenworth K104 and K108: Australian cab-over trucks