In this episode of Murphys Diesel, Wrecker Rick and his family embark on a desert road trip near the Mexico border in Sierra Vista, Arizona, to locate a forgotten piece of trucking history: a 1962 ...

Founded in 1923 in Seattle, Washington, Kenworth is one of the oldest truck manufacturers in the United States. In its first year, the company began manufacturing its first trucks and produced 78 ...

The Kenworth W900 has been running North American highways for over six decades now -- and shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Mention “American big rigs” to someone not associated with the ...

It was really the First World War that solidified the idea of a “truck” as a specialized transportation vehicle. Up until then, most trucks were simply beefed-up automobiles. But with the war won and ...

Join Wrecker Rick and the family as they embark on a desert road trip near Sierra Vista, Arizona, close to the Mexico border, to track down a forgotten piece of trucking history: a 1962 Kenworth truck ...

Al Koenig’s first look at a Kenworth truck at the age of 8 was a life-changing event. “I can remember the first time I saw Kenworth trucks as they passed my parents’ Minnesota farm,” Koenig said. The ...

The green future of big rigs is almost here, and as a result of this push for a more efficient future in the world of semi-trucks, the iconic Kenworth W900 is being discontinued. If you've spent any ...

Kenworth is celebrating its centennial throughout 2023. Over the last century, more than 1.3 million Kenworth trucks have hauled goods across the U.S. and Canada, according to the OEM. "In 1923, when ...

Still in production since 1961, the W900 series is Kenworth's longest-running and most iconic nameplate. But this truck traces its roots back to 1956 when the Seattle-based company rolled out the 900.

The Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohiio hosted what has now become the annual Kenworth Truck Parade in downtown Chillicothe. This year, the parade paid tribute to the plant’s 50th ...

Kenworth hosted its fourth truck parade in Chillicothe, Ohio. This year's event honored the W900 and featured decades-old historic models. The event also featured the truck gifted to Cory Troxell, ...

Here’s another beauty I came across at the Southern Classic Truck Show, next to a working Freightliner cabover of small fleet owner Ben Cadle I’ll tell you more about a little bit later. This one ...