Hi. My name is Erik Kremsner, and I'm with Kenworth Truck Company.
Welcome to NTEA in the booth here at for Kenworth.
Behind me here we've got the Kenworth T280.
So this is the all new medium duty.
So it's an all new design from the hood, cab,
interiors and a lot of functions
in and parts around the engine bay have been changed as well.
So starting on the front here,
we've got the new stainless steel grill
down below is the integrated ADAS function.
So Bendix Fusion, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc.,
Factory now are grab hooks
from each side.
All new headlight assembly as well.
There is a lot of work done on this vehicle
to ensure that the ingress/egress was really improved from the previous product.
So the cab itself was moved down and the firewall moved forward.
So when you open the door
you have
very little blocking you from getting inside the vehicle.
The doors themselves are really stout.
So the grab handles here, you can hold up to 400 pounds.
The mirrors
themselves are mounted to the cowl now.
So it's limited harness that comes through the door.
So a lot less harness inside there, making the door pull a little easier
The all new digital display
has four analog gauges for your main gauges
and the new seven inch high definition display
has variable cards from custom formats to
programable cards, like the tire pressure monitor system as well.
As PTO function and the ADAS card
when captured with our option
with the Bendix Fusion. You can see headway
adjustment and lane departure warnings all on the on the display itself.
Also new is the Kenworth Smart Wheel.
So you have all the controls right at your fingertips there
from your radio controls, to headway adjustment, cruise control, etc.
And when paired with the Paccar TX-8 transmission,
you have the right stock control of the transmission.
Also new to the interior is the all new HVAC controls.
So located right there in the center you have your temperature control
and now it's automated.
So if you set the temperature
that you want, you can hit the auto button and it'll set it for you.
Along with that,
and sitting above there is the variable panel,
so you can have storage bins,
NAV Plus HD, or you can configure it with four different gauges
depending on their needs.
Also now available from the factory is Ram mounts.
You can have two Ram mount locations
with or without holes through the dash should be able to
run cords or anything like that. Accessible from the ground
on the left side here underneath a dash is our light controls.
So you have the exterior light self-test now that you can run
just like the heavy duty.
So if you click it all the way left, that cycles through a pre-check
and the lights flashing everything.
So you have 15 minutes to conduct your pre trip.
I really, really useful tool to be able to start your day.
So additional grab handles are located inside
on the left and right side that's that's standard.
You also have optional exterior grab handles
which are really nice for for a nice easy entry.
Offered in the T 380 and the T 480 V
models is the vocational hood so seen here you can see it's higher
and this allows for your front frame extensions and FEPTO applications.
It looks really good and also allows for this
fixed front stainless steel grill.
So this would be for your snowplow applications etc.
All right
also spotlighted at this show is the new T 380.
So this is a really fun special model.
So this one is in the 4x4 applications so it's got a Meritor
12 K front drive axle. Seen
here is the clear back of cab
so you can see it's got the 50 gallon tank with this small DEF tank.
So it allows you to have that nice clear back at cab. You can see the vents here
are four easy close of the doors and no more having to really
throw the door close they close really easily.
Also on the front of this truck is from the Braden
wench is really nice addition from the Paccar family.