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2024-03-14 18:42:40 -

116,000 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks recalled for crash concerns
Truck maker PACCAR recently recalled more than 116,000 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks over a gear shifter issue. On March 14, 2024, PACCAR issued a recall for 116,343 trucks for safety issues related to “improperly crimped connectors in the gear shifter.” “The right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors may have been improperly crimped, resulting in a loss of...

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2021-09-06 14:48:03 -

Kenworth to lay off at least 350 workers as hundreds of semis sit idle
Hundreds of PACCAR employees will be let go from an Ohio Kenworth plant amid a chip shortage. At least 350 workers will be laid off from PACCAR’s Chillicothe, Ohio, Kenworth truck manufacturing plant as of September 10, according to local news outlet Scioto Valley Guardian. The layoffs were announced at a plant-wide meeting in late August. The outlet says that hundreds...

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2022-05-09 17:13:35 -

Nearly 18,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks recalled for possible steering defect
PACCAR Incorporated has issued a recall for thousands of trucks due to an issue that could result in the loss of steering capability. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety recall documents, PACCAR issued the recall because the “Dana D-Series axle steer arm fasteners that attach the steering arm to the steering knuckle may fail …...

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2022-06-25 13:53:08 -

Watch the inaugural Kenworth truck parade at Ohio manufacturing plant
This year marked the first ever Kenworth Truck Parade featuring dozens of new, classic and customized Kenworth trucks. The parade recently took place in downtown Chillicothe, Ohio, and was hosted by members of the Kenworth Chillicothe plant to raise money for United Way of Ross County. The parade featured more than 50 trucks, with some models dating back as far as 1967, driven by...

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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