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PRESS RELEASES
KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 26, 2004 – Kenworth Truck Company’s plant in Renton, Wash., was honored with ASSEMBLY Magazine’s inaugural “Assembly Plant of the Year Award” presented at the 25th annual Assembly Technology Expo held recently in Rosemont, Ill. The award was accepted by Doug Baugh, Kenworth-Renton plant manager, and Joe Zitzelberger, Kenworth director of manufacturing development.
From left are Austin Weber, ASSEMBLY Magazine senior editor; Doug Baugh, Kenworth-Renton plant manager; and Joe Zitzelberger, Kenworth director of manufacturing development.
“Kenworth Truck Company is extremely pleased to receive this national recognition for the Kenworth-Renton plant from ASSEMBLY Magazine,” said Tony McQuary, Kenworth’s assistant general manager for operations. “Quality, pride and technology go into each Kenworth truck that rolls down the Renton assembly line, and our vehicles are known throughout the industry for their reliability, durability, dependability and high resale value.”
The award was open to all manufacturers that assemble products in the United States and nominations were received from a diverse group of manufacturers. Nominees were evaluated by a group of outside experts and by ASSEMBLY Magazine’s editorial staff.
An employee reviews logistics information with a tablet PC at the hood assembly line in Kenworth’s Renton plant.
“We wanted to showcase manufacturers that ‘build it in the USA,’” noted Austin Weber, senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine. “Our goal was to identify a state-of-the-art facility that has applied world-class processes to reduce production cost, increase productivity, shorten time to market, and improve product quality. We found the Kenworth-Renton plant to be an outstanding example of achievement in these areas.”
ASSEMBLY Magazine’s November issue will feature a cover story on Kenworth’s award-winning Renton plant, which has produced over 85,000 trucks since it was opened in 1993. The plant makes Kenworth’s T600, T800, W900, C500 and 953 models and maintains ISO 9001:2000 quality certification.
A new Kenworth T600 gets a final check after rolling off the assembly line at Kenworth’s award-winning plant in Renton, Wash.
ASSEMBLY Magazine (www.assemblymag.com) is a monthly magazine that has been published since 1958. It has 60,000 U.S. readers in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, appliance, consumer products, electronics, furniture, industrial equipment, medical devices, and telecommunications. ASSEMBLY Magazine is published by BNP Media (www.bnpmedia.com).
Kenworth Truck Company, a division of PACCAR Inc, is a leading manufacturer of heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth is the recipient of the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Vocational Segment Class 8 Trucks. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth. The World's Best.
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