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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: More investment, manufacturing jobs for Mexico; new 3,000-acre logistics hub for Texas; TUM Logistics acquires 110 Kenworth tractors; and CBP seizes 6 kilos of DMT en...

Kenworth will launch its first-ever Class 8 battery-electric truck in the U.S. and Canada in 2021, joining other major truck makers producing zero-emission heavy-duty models. The volume of orders across the industry likely will be small as fleets measure the total cost of ownership against the...

PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) reported slowing but solid revenue and profits in the first quarter despite shuttering its truck manufacturing plants in late March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The parent company of Kenworth Truck Co., Peterbilt Motors and DAF Trucks earned $359.4 million, or $1...

In a split decision, PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) is counting on major automotive suppliers Dana Inc. (NYSE: DAN) and Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) for its medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Kenworth confirmed Wednesday that Meritor would provide the electric power system for the  Kenworth T680E, a...

Kenworth Truck Co. skipped the fanfare in debuting its proof-of-concept Level 4 autonomous truck at CES 2020 because the Paccar Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) brand is focused on learning what to expect from automated driving. "We have a pretty good plan and it's going to take a lot of validation work once...

Kenworth Truck Co. showed its first zero-emissions Class 6 medium-duty electric truck with power electronics from Dana Inc. (NYSE: DAN) at CES 2020, a few feet from where sibling Peterbilt Motors unveiled its version a year ago. The Peterbilt Model 220E originally was shown with power electronics...

When it comes to heavy-duty, long-haul trucks, the kings of the road are long-hood conventional  big rigs with the latest comforts of home behind the cab. And chrome. Lots of chrome. Kenworth Truck Co. took this seriously in the all-new W990 for 2020. Where total cost of ownership (TCO) is the...

  Chillicothe, Ohio, is the 76th-largest city in Ohio, and had just 21,901 residents in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Yet, the city that sits approximately 45 miles south of Columbus along the Scioto River has a unique history. The city was both the first, and third, capital of...

  Kenworth will increase the size its Chillicothe, Ohio, manufacturing plant by nearly 25 percent once a new paint facility comes online in early 2021, the company said at a groundbreaking for the new building on April 24, 2019. The $140-million, 120,000-square-foot building will sit...