Paccar News Updates

Business

Paccar Posts Strong 3Q Results on Truck Deliveries, Aftermarket Sales

Paccar Inc. reported a 35% jump in net income plus higher revenue for the third quarter as truck deliveries and aftermarket sales drove the results.

October 23, 2018
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Increases Quarterly Dividend

Paccar Inc. declared a 12% increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend.

May 8, 2018
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Sets Record for Quarterly Revenue

Paccar Inc. notched record quarterly revenue and soaring net income in the first quarter, benefiting from a truck market that continues to climb.

April 24, 2018
BusinessEquipment

Medium-Duty Segment Ends Year With Steady Growth

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks climbed 5.4% in December, with only Class 6 volumes dipping from a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

January 16, 2018
Business

Paccar Elects Harrie Schippers President

Paccar Inc.’s board has elected Harrie Schippers president, effective Jan. 1. He will also retain his current post of chief financial officer.

December 14, 2017
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Declares Extra Cash Dividend

Paccar Inc. declared an extra cash dividend of $1.20 per share, payable Jan. 4 to stockholders of record at the close of business Dec. 14.

December 6, 2017
BusinessEquipment

Kenworth Makes 7-Axle Straight Truck for Ag Hauler

Kenworth Truck Co. manufactured a 7-axle straight truck for White Oak Mills, marking the first time the OEM had made such a vehicle starting with its T880S platform.

September 11, 2017
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Parts Reaches Milestone With 100th TRP Store

The new store, opened by Kenworth of Louisiana, is located in Alexandria, La., and builds on a network of TRP stores that began in 2013 in Europe, the United Kingdom and in Mexico, according to the Renton, Wash.-based company.

September 5, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Putting Paccar’s New Automated Transmission to the Test

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Paccar’s new automated transmissions were put through testing and demonstrations during a daylong launch event at the company’s technical center here, as media were given the chance to experience the new units firsthand.

August 24, 2017
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Sales Increase 8.7% in July

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks rose in July, the first year-over-year gain since November 2015, amid reports carriers have begun expanding fleet size to meet rising demand now or to prepare for expected growth in 2018.

August 16, 2017