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4 unusual facts about Kenworth


Derek Boyer

Boyer currently holds the Guinness World Record for heaviest truck pulled, after he pulled a Kenworth K104 truck weighing 51,840 kg (114,287 lb - 51.84 metric tons) over a level 100 ft (30.48 m) course in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 6 March 2005.

Forrestfield, Western Australia

Kenworth DAF also relocated from Guildford to a new $10 million complex on Abernethy Road in 2005.

Peterbilt

Pacific Car & Foundry Co, which had acquired the assets of Kenworth in 1944, was already a competitor in the heavy truck market.

Transformers Classics

Optimus Prime (Autobot; Deluxe; Kenworth T800 COE semi-trailer truck) - a completely separate mold from the Voyager model, similar in design to Robot Masters G1 Convoy.


Mark Pigott

Paccar's major brands are DAF Trucks, Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, Paccar Financial, PacLease, Paccar Parts and Paccar Information Technology.


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