PACCAR Australia chief engineer Noelle Parlier is driving Kenworth and DAF into the future. Originally from Kirkland, Washington, she has held the role of chief engineer at PACCAR Australia since October 2018, however her work with the truck manufacturer began much earlier.
Brown & Hurley Kenworth DAF Darra has been named the 2021 Kenworth Dealer of the Year, while Kenworth DAF Hallam has taken out the DAF Dealer of the Year 2021 award.
Queensland-based transport business Exodas has added half a dozen Kenworth K200 prime movers to its fleet over the past six weeks.
From taking on a graduate position in 2010 at PACCAR Australia, Bill Rakis is now among the key engineers helping to shape the future of trucks for the company’s Kenworth and DAF brands.
When brothers Peter and Angus Wickham spent a pretty packet on a brand new Kenworth in 1978 to transport potatoes from their family farm, it marked the start of something big – and they didn’t even know it yet.
Though she didn’t always envisage herself in the trucking industry, now Meredith Young, 32, couldn’t see herself working anywhere else.
Blenners Transport has taken the keys to its 300th Kenworth from Brown and Hurley, a 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition T659.
Kenworth fans are in with a chance to own a piece of history in the form of the very limited-edition Legend SAR, which is about to go on sale for just one day.
As part of the many and varied trucks that made their way up the Hume Highway in March in the 2021 Crawlin’ the Hume convoy, the 1984 Kenworth owned by the Derham family also saw the Aftrans’ fleet name and colours once again take to Highway 31.
If you missed it at the Brisbane Truck Show, now’s your chance to see the Kenworth Legend SAR up close, as it embarks on a tour this month – with its first stop tomorrow.