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UPS Receives Milestone 200,000th PACCAR MX Engine Assembled at PACCAR Engine Plant in Mississippi

March 28, 2019
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COLUMBUS, Miss., March 28, 2019 - The 200,000th PACCAR MX engine produced for the North American market at the PACCAR Engine Company's engine plant in Columbus, Mississippi, was celebrated recently during a special presentation to UPS. The milestone engine is a PACCAR MX-13 rated at 455 hp and 1,650 lb-ft of torque that resides in a new, fuel-efficient Kenworth T680 Day Cab going into service in UPS regional haul operations.

"It was fitting to recognize UPS with the 200,000th PACCAR MX series engine. We have established an excellent collaboration with UPS over the years, aided by the strong support of MHC Kenworth - Atlanta and the PACCAR Columbus engine plant," said Mike Dozier, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president. "PACCAR MX engines are known for outstanding fuel efficiency, exceptional reliability and durability, low ownership cost, high horsepower and torque ratings, and quiet operation. These important attributes provide tangible benefits to UPS and all our customers operating PACCAR MX engines."

"We appreciate the selection of UPS to receive the milestone 200,000th PACCAR MX engine for installation in our newest Kenworth T680. Our Kenworth T680s equipped with PACCAR MX engines are performing well in UPS operations throughout the United States," said Bill Brenéar, UPS Senior Director of Maintenance and Engineering for Transportation Equipment at the company's headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. "UPS maintains a productive working relationship with Kenworth and MHC Kenworth - Atlanta, and we look forward to our continued mutual success."

UPS purchased its first Kenworth trucks with PACCAR MX engines from MHC Kenworth - Atlanta in 2012. Today, UPS operates more than 3,000 Kenworth T680s with the PACCAR MX-13 engine.

"Our collaboration with UPS is very important. UPS further optimized the PACCAR MX-13 engine's benefits by also making the PACCAR 12-speed automated transmission standard for its T680s, beginning with last year's 700-truck order of Kenworth's on-highway flagship," said Eddie Davis, MHC Kenworth vice president.

During the special ceremony, Kevin Baney, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing, presented a special commemorative plaque to Brenéar and Mark Collins, UPS Director of Maintenance and Engineering for Transportation Equipment. Also participating were MHC Kenworth's Eddie Davis, and Katie Guest, new truck sales, MHC Kenworth - Atlanta; Lance Walters, plant manager for the PACCAR Engine Plant in Columbus, Mississippi; Kathie Falcone, Kenworth director of sales operations; and Andy Manos, Kenworth national fleet service manager.

The PACCAR MX engine series is comprised of two engines. The 12.9-liter PACCAR MX-13 engine provides efficiency and flexibility together into one, high-performance solution, and is available with ratings of 405 to 510 hp and 1,450 to 1,850 lb-ft of torque. The 10.8-liter PACCAR MX-11 engine features superior performance, powerful and lightweight design, and offers ratings of 355 to 430 hp and 1,250 to 1,650 lb-ft of torque.

Both the PACCAR MX-13 and PACCAR MX-11 offer a B10 design life of one million miles in line haul applications. This means 90 percent of PACCAR Engines will log up to one million miles without a major overhaul.

The state-of-the-art Columbus factory began producing PACCAR advanced diesel engines in 2010. Located on a 400-acre site in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park, the 450,000-square-foot factory employs more than 600 people, and produces 160 engines each day of operation, according to plant manager Walters. The plant has been a zero-waste-to-landfill facility since it was opened, and nearly 90 percent of material arrives at the plant in returnable containers.

"Employees are critical to the plant's success with the quality, innovation, technology and care they build into every PACCAR MX engine produced here," Walters said.

Kenworth is The Driver's Truck™. See what drivers are saying at www.kenworth.com/drivers.

Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World's Best® heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth's Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.
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