kscarbel2 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Heavy Duty Trucking / December 24, 2014Kenworth celebrated the delivery of its one millionth truck to TransAm Trucking of Lathe, Kan. The 91 year-old truck manufacturer held a ceremony to celebrate the milestone at the Kenworth assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio.The truck was a T680 Advantage with the 455 horsepower PACCAR MX-13 engine and a factory installed Kenworth aerodynamic package. TransAm Trucking has a fleet of over 1,400 trucks and 2,400 trailers and operates over 1,000 Kenworth Class 8 trucks.“We’ve received excellent performance from our Kenworth T680s with the PACCAR MX-13 engine,” said Russ McElliott, president of TransAm. “Our partnership with Kenworth and MHC Kenworth continues to be very productive and successful.”Kenworth was founded in 1923 in Seattle and has grown from producing less than 100 trucks annually to more than 45,000 in 2014, the second highest amount in company history.“The production and delivery of our one millionth truck caps off an outstanding year for Kenworth,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth general manager and vice president at PACCAR.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'll bet money it ain't going to be still around and working 28 years later like the millionth Mack still is. Wonder how many Mack is up to by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 A true miestone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Around here most of all the big construction and paving company's are switching to Kenworth,owner operators as well,I'm sure its not about durability of the truck but more about attracting the best drivers with the comfort features of a Kenworth,Lets face it,Mack could care less about driver comfort, the guys that do a lot of off road work are still sticking with Macks because with out a doubt they are still the toughest truck built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 All went downhill in the Northeast(late "90's-early "00's) when Mack started putting out trucks with SO many damn issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It is Olathe, Kansas (pronounced O-layth-a) being that I am from Maine and not from the "Show Me State" I get schooled a lot on the pronunciation colloquialisms of the Towns. Hell, I didn't know Missouri had an "A" at the end but to here some of theses guys pronounce it . Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 A true miestone.millionth mack.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 ...........with a Petercar front rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 ...........with a Petercar front rim.Interesting how a Peterbilt rim could give a Mack less class. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 That would be Yarmouth Lumber. Lets say that was a 1992 for Ha Ha's. That would be 22 years ago X ~ 20'000 trucks per year = ~ 500,000 trucks. Kenworth should pass Mack in ~20 years. I still see Yarmouth Mack Pinnacle axle backs in Ct from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 well i really like my T660,,,and thier pretty trouble free,,,dont know how many macks,thier moving these days but mack will always be my favorite...i know from 1968-1970,,they sold more macks here in USA than all other makes put together,,,or atleast thats what i read years ago...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 http://www.jobsinme.com/seek/resultdetail.aspx?jobnum=54345They are hiring maybe some one could get the Superliner as there assigned truck?!? Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 http://www.jobsinme.com/seek/resultdetail.aspx?jobnum=54345They are hiring maybe some one could get the Superliner as there assigned truck?!?I contacted them about 5 years ago and asked if they would sell it and was politely told NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 ...........with a Petercar front rim.Yeah,that's pretty tacky, when it was built it had spokes all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Interesting how a Peterbilt rim could give a Mack less class. That is one thing that really bugs me. Had one guy tell me," a wheel is a wheel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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