Archive: February 2024

Both Hissong Kenworth and Columbus Kenworth were honored at the 2024 Kenworth Annual Dealers Meeting held recently in Ojai, CA.

Hissong Kenworth

Silver Award Service Excellence – Dwell Time (100% PCG)
Service Excellence – Percentage of Techs Certified on MX
Service Excellence – Dealer Excellence Operations (>=3 locations)
PACCAR Parts – Retail Sales Growth ($30M+ Sales)
PACCAR Parts – Dealer Excellence Operations

Columbus Kenworth

Service Excellence – Percentage of Techs Certified on MX
Service Excellence – Percent of Techs Electronics Certified (10+)
Service Excellence – Dealer Excellence Operations (>=3 locations)
PACCAR Parts – Dealer Excellence Operations

Federal trucking regulators have requested truckers, especially owner-operators, to assist the agency’s truck leasing task force by providing information on leasing agreements that they believe are unfair.  The task force, specially appointed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, then may use the information at its future meetings and ultimately apply what members learn to shape their findings in a report on predatory lease agreements to the secretary of transportation.

Attorneys targeting trucking companies in liability lawsuits are increasingly using a tactic that often has nothing to do with the facts of the crash that triggered the litigation. When asked by a judge to decide what’s reasonable under the circumstances, many jurors will admit that they have made similar mistakes in the past, explains Doug Marcello, a trucking defense attorney with Saxton and Stump and chief legal officer for Bluewire.

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California has made it easier for truck drivers to renew their commercial driver licenses through a new online option that is part of the state’s ongoing customer-focused digital transformation. “The online CDL renewal service is intended to make it easier for commercial drivers to renew their license and get back on the road quickly to move California’s economy forward. The service is also intended to make the DMV more efficient by reducing wait times and maximizing existing resources,” said Ronald Ongtoaboc, spokesperson for the executive division of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.

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