The 80,000th Australian-designed and -built Kenworth was handed over to Booth Transport today at a celebration at the Kenworth DAF Bayswater Plant in Melbourne. Fifty-two years after Kenworth began manufacturing its heavy-duty trucks in the suburb of Bayswater, employees came together to participate in an event that saw Booth Transport Director, Peter Booth, and CEO,…
PACCAR Australia is pleased to announce RDO Australia Group has successfully completed the acquisition of the Inland Truck Centres business that provides sales and aftersales support to Kenworth and DAF customers in Dubbo, Griffith, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Originally founded in 1968 as a machinery dealer in the town of Warren NSW by Peter Swane,…
Supercars is pleased to announce the extension of its partnership with one of the sport’s longest standing sponsors, Kenworth. Two brand new prime movers were delivered to Supercars on the Gold Coast today, which will see Kenworth continue as the Official Heavy Duty Truck Partner of Supercars until at least the end of 2025, which…
Leading truck manufacturer and technology company, PACCAR Australia, has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Damian Smethurst, who will officially take charge on Monday 8 May 2023. Damian has been with PACCAR Australia for 25 years and has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Operations, Chief Engineer, and most recently…
Taking out the prestigious award for the first time, Brown and Hurley Kenworth DAF Caboolture has been named Kenworth Dealer of the Year for 2022. Since becoming the first dealer group to distribute Kenworth trucks in Australia in 1964, Brown and Hurley have expanded operations over the years with dealerships located throughout Queensland and New…
Kenworth DAF Adelaide has been named the 2022 DAF Dealer of the Year. This is the first time Kenworth DAF Adelaide has been awarded the accolade since its introduction in 2002. The DAF Dealer of the Year award was presented to Kenworth DAF Adelaide Managing Director, Jonathan Crawford. The award acknowledges Dealer performance across all…
Kenworth unveiled its next level cabover, the K220, on Friday June 3rd in Brisbane to a crowd of 500 dealers, customers, and industry partners. Director Sales and Marketing, Brad May says “The K220 celebrates Australian ingenuity to engineer a uniquely Australian product to optimise the capability of both owners and drivers to prosper in what…
From a shortlist of five Kenworth Technicians across Australia, Mark O’Dwyer of Hallam Truck Centre, was named the 2022 Kenworth Technician of the Year. Noelle Parlier – Chief Engineer PACCAR Australia and Richard Saville – Aftersales Manager PACCAR Australia, presented the 2022 Kenworth Technician of the Year award to Mark congratulating him on his win…
From a shortlist of five DAF Technicians across Australia, Andrew Patterson of Kenworth DAF Melbourne, was named 2022 PACCAR Australia’s DAF Technician of the Year. Noelle Parlier – Chief Engineer PACCAR Australia and Richard Saville – Aftersales Manager PACCAR Australia, presented the 2022 DAF Technician of the Year award to Andrew congratulating him on his…
Widely regarded as the industry’s most sought-after prize for dealers, Brown & Hurley Kenworth DAF Darra has taken out the prestigious Kenworth Dealer of the Year award for 2021. Open to Kenworth dealers across Australia and New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, the award recognises dealer excellence in truck sales, parts sales, finance, and aftersales…