The Bayswater, Australia plant becomes the 5th PACCAR facility to assemble DAF trucks.
The 60,000th Australian Kenworth is built. The T610SAR was presented to Wickham Freightlines.
Kenworth S925 models imported to Australia fully built-up by Ed Cameron and George Blomfield. The S-models were powered by Detroit Diesel 6V71 two-stroke diesels, with a 12-speed Spicer transmission. They had long range fuel tanks, larger than normal radiators and shutter-stats.
To meet demands of off-highway operations in the mining sector, Kenworth designs and manufactures it’s biggest ever prime mover – the C540 – a truck capable of handling extreme heavy-duty workloads in harsh operating conditions.
Kenworth Australia produces its 40,000th Australian made truck. Introduction of the Kenworth T402.
Kenworth unveil the latest advance in safety technology with Kenworth Electronic Brake Safety Systems. The safety package was made available after extensive local testing and verification, adding a number of electronic braking systems to the existing ABS platform.
PACCAR Australia further expands its facility with the purchase of Gatwick Road, increasing total land area to 148,400sq metres.
William Pigott Sr. founded Seattle Car Mfg. Co. to produce railway and logging equipment at its plant in West Seattle. The Company later merged with Twohy Brothers of Portland to become Pacific Car and Foundry Company, a name it retained for the next 55 years.
Edgar Worthington’s first tuck is built, called the Gersix, it was a six-cylinder built in a repair shop in Portland, Oregon. Later, Gersix trucks began rolling out of the new factory in Seattle. These trucks had the toughness required for the heavy duty work in America’s expanding logging and timber industry.
Now in partnership with Frederick Kent, Worthington decided to reincorporate, capitalizing on a $60,000 infusion of cash. In 1923, the transaction was completed, and it marked the beginning of a new era. The company became Ken-Worth, named after the principal stockholders Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington. The Kenworth Motor Truck Company was born, and headquarters […]