Photo Gallery: Photos: Kenworth test drive

Nov. 1, 2011 10:02am

The 55-degree wheel cut on the new Kenworth K370, Class 7 cabover made easy work of the tightest turns.
Driver trainer, Bruce Rogers, joined PACCAR more than five years ago. “I hauled a lot of freight during my 31 years as a truck driver,” he told Fleet Owner, “but this is the most fun I ever had. It is very rewarding to teach people how to shift, back-up [and operate a truck].”
This Kenworth T800 features a BIBEAU 21-yard dump body with an electric tarp system.
Deer sometimes step out of the woods to cross the test track just about here at the PACCAR Technical Center, one of the most scenic test tracks and R&D campuses in the country.
This T700, which sports a 75-inch sleeper, includes the Kenworth NavPlus system.
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Kenworth’s T800 with its Splendor interior and metallic black paint was a popular ride at the test track, slipping around the turns powered by a Cummins ISX15 driven through an Eaton 18-speed transmission.
The K370 COE featured at the PACCAR Technical Center has a Leyland concept Aero Van body, which will not be offered in the U.S. when the truck goes into full production launch in early 2012.
A heated tent was available at the test track, but the cool and showery day did not dampen editors’ enthusiasm for taking as many trucks as possible out for a drive.

Customers and members of the press had the opportunity to test drive several new Kenworth trucks at an event held at the PACCAR Technical Center. Read the full story here.