Truck companies

Mack Trucks is one of the world's leading truckWashington, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of
manufacturing companies. It is now a subsidiary ofPACCAR. The brand claims to maintain an image of
AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are inhigh quality, it has won five of six JD Power Awards
Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region ofin 2005 and three of four the most recent poll.
the state. The company's primary manufacturingKenworth has manufacturing plants in Renton,
facility is located in neighoring Macungie, Pennsylvania.Washington, Chillicothe, Ohio, Sainte-Thérese,
Mack Trucks is a top producer in the vocational, onQuebec, and Mexicali.
road, vehicle market, Class 8 through Class 13. It isFounded in 1923 by Seattle businessmen Edgar
also the most popular heavy-duty off-road truckWorthington and Harry Kent (son of Frederick Kent,
manufacturer in America. On the front of each Macka partner in the predecessor company, Gersix Motor
you will find the company's distinctive logo, silverCompany), taking the first three letters of "Kent" and
colored Bulldog. Mack also produces highway models.the first five of "Worthington", the company was
Mack Trucks have been sold in 45 countries. Theborn, capitalized with $60,000. The following year the
Macungie, Pennsylvania manufacturing plant, locatedcompany sold 80 trucks. In 1933 Kenworth became
close to its Allentown headquarters, produces thethe first truck maker in the United States to switch
Mack Granite, RD, RB, CL, LE, DM, and MR models,from gasoline to diesel engines. They were one of
these include the construction and refuse seriesthe first to come out with a cab-over-engine, or
products. In Dublin, Virginia, the "Vison by Mack" andCOE, model in 1957.
CH highway models are made at the New RiverSome popular North American Kenworth models
Valley Assembly plant. Engines, the Maxitorque ESinclude the T800, T600, W900, and T2000.
T300 series transmissions, the TC-15 transfer case,During MATS 2006 Kenworth announced the new
and rear engine power take-offs are designed andT660. It's based on the T600, with superior
manufactured in Hagerstown, Maryland.aerodynamics and updated styling. It incorporates a
Mack’s right-hand drive vehicles arecompletely new outer-body package including hood,
produced in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia forbumper, headlamps, grill, and chassis fairings. The
worldwide distribution. Assembly for South America isT660 will be the benchmark for high quality,
done at Mack de Venezuela C.A., in Caracas,on-highway trucks and maintains Kenworth's "Best in
Venezuela. The Venezuela operation is a chassisClass" approach.
knock-down (CKD) facility. The components areThe T800 has several versions, including the T800SH
shipped from the United States to Caracas and the(Short hood, 113" BBC), T800W (Wide Hood, for a
plant then does final assembly.bigger radiator) and T800H (High Hood, for extra
In addition to its Macungie manufacturing facility,cooling area, but not as big as the T800W). They're
Mack also has a remanufacturing center inmainly used in construction, off-road and special
Middletown, Pennsylvania where it takes used partsapplications.
and refurbishes them resale/reuse.In the early 2000's KW introduced to Mexico the
"Built like a Mack Truck" has become part ofT604, based on the Australian T604 with a few
"Americana", slang for something "tough".modifications, mostly in the hood, it is optimized for
Peterbilt Motors is a manufacturer of medium andpulling doubles in areas where you need a powerful
heavy-duty Class 6 though Class 8 trucksengine, however, the sales can't be compared to
headquartered in Denton, Texas. The company is athose of the T600 and T800.
subsidiary of PACCAR.In around 2004 KW introduced also to Mexico the
Founded in 1939, Peterbilt operates manufacturingKW45 and KW55, rebadged versions of the DAF
facilities in Madison, Tennessee (1969), Denton, TexasLF45 and LF55, for distribution applications, a potential
(1980), and Sainte-Thérese, Quebec. From thebuyer has always been The Coca-Cola Company, as
early 1960s until the mid 1980s, the company wasthey have been replacing their old conventionals with
based in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northernnew cabover trucks for shorter length with the same
California, with its headquarters, parts department,cargo space or same length with more cargo space.
and main plant all in Newark, California. The NewarkAustralian models are assembled at Kenworth's
plant closed in 1986; headquarters moved to Denton,Bayswater facility in Victoria, Australia. Popular models
and engineering moved to Denton in 1993.include the T604, T904, T350, T401/404, K104
Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium and(C.O.E.) and C510.
heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland,