Kenworth Keeps Truckin’

Though GM has pulled out of the medium-duty truck market and many manufacturers have gone quiet, Kenworth Truck Co. is still truckin’ (pun intended) by expanding its product range in the vocational and municipal markets with the introduction of the new Kenworth T470 model.

“Kenworth is expanding its product line while other truck manufacturers are exiting the market,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth assistant general manager for marketing and sales. “The T470 offers Kenworth durability and performance that is serviced by our world’s best dealer organization for snowplow, dump, mixer, winch, refuse and other heavy front-axle vocational and municipal applications.”

The Kenworth T470 is powered by a 9-liter Cummins ISL engine with 345 hp and 1,150 lb-ft of torque. Other features include a range of manual and automatic transmissions and 12,000- to 22,000-lb rated front axles, 21,000- to 26,000-lb rated single rear axles and 40,000- to 46,000-lb rated tandem rear axles.

The fixed grille hood has a 50.5-in. bumper setting for convenient installation of a front engine power take off (PTO) system. The hood allows for full extended frame rails for a heat-treated, 120,000-psi steel frame without the need for cutouts. Halogen projector headlamps are standard equipment.

The interior of the Kenworth T470 features the same, high-quality multiplexed dash installed in Kenworth’s Class 8 product line with a large panel for convenient installation of body controls and gauges. The Kenworth Driver Information Center is standard in the T470. The popular Kenworth Extended Day Cab is available as an option. The spacious cab enhances driver comfort with an additional 6 in. of length and 5 in. of cab height compared to Kenworth’s traditional day cab.