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etruck managed to get up close and personal with the new Kenworth K200. This truck, on show at Sandown Park Racetrack, is the first production prototype, the first to go down the line at Bayswater as a production truck. The previous models on the road were prototypes built up to test the concept, this one [...]

Here are a couple of promo videos for the Paccar MX engine as it is released into Kenworth and Peterbilt models in the US market. This first one has some great footage of the engine being manufactured. This is a state-of-the-art engine developed from sophisticated European technology. Click on the link for another video

KW T609, originally uploaded by quarterdeck888. This is one of those truck redesigns which is going to divide opinion right across the board. One thing is for sure, feeling about it will be strong on both sides. There may be a lot of discussion about the new look but, probably, not a lot of agreement. [...]

New cabover grill K200, originally uploaded by quarterdeck888. This photo from Alice Springs of the new Kenworth K200 demonstrates just how radical the change has been in the look of Australia’s most popular cabover truck. The big rectangular radiator grille which dates back to the sixties is gone and is provoking strong comments here on [...]

KW T403, originally uploaded by quarterdeck888. Looking at the new shape for the Kenworth truck range, the new shape for the T403 will probably be the most acceptable of the oval grille designs for the fiercely traditional Kenworth fanatics who have been commenting in strong terms about the new look. This new bonnet sees a [...]

These images of the new look for the Kenworth range have had to travel quite a way before etruck could get hold of them to post them up here on the website. New Zealander Rod Simmonds is attending the 10th anniversary Trucking Hall of Fame event currently taking place in Alice Springs. He e-mailed the [...]

As the Australian economy starts to pick up, businesses here have come through the global financial crisis relatively unscathed, when compared to those in other parts of the world, especially in the US and Europe. From the transport industry’s point of view some of the problems created by the crisis in the truck industry may [...]

  The acceptance by Kenworth of the idea of fitting SCR on one of their trucks shows how well the two technologies needed to get engines over the line and compliant with ADR 80/02 have been received by the Australian transport industry.   The new truck unveiled at the Brisbane Truck Show last week is [...]

Day one of the Brisbane Truck Show and there’s plenty of new gear to see and pretty good crowds. Despite the privations of the GFC, exhibitor numbers have held up well and early indications are of a reasonable attendance. Common themes on most truck manufacturers’ stands is alternative fuels and hybrids, no surprise there! Highlights [...]

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende officially opened a state-of-the-art DAF Engine Test Centre in Eindhoven in The Netherlands. The engine test facility has 20 advanced test cells and isaid to be one of the most modern in the world.