T180 / T280

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The Medium-Duty Truck Reimagined

Introducing a whole new class of medium-duty trucks – custom-engineered vehicles designed from the ground up to answer your toughest operating challenges. You get a robust, versatile, highly maneuverable chassis design. A smart, streamlined exterior with vastly better visibility. An efficient, fully-optimized powertrain of proven reliability. Cutting-edge driver-centric operating systems. And a readily-familiar cab environment of unrivalled quality offering Day One driveability for non-CDL personnel.



Kenworth T180 truck with van body.

KENWORTH T180

The Kenworth T180 is available as a straight truck in 4 x 2 configurations with a gross vehicle weight rating up to 19,000 lbs. – perfected for the demands of urban delivery. No CDL required.

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Kenworth T280 truck with water tank body.

KENWORTH T280

A true Class 6 vehicle rated at 26,000 lbs, the Kenworth T280 is available as a straight truck – ideal for a range of regional haul and general freight applications.

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T180 / T280 Product Development


PRODUCT WALKAROUND

Learn more about the different New Medium Duty models, custom-engineered from the ground up to answer your toughest operating challenges.



Available Engines


paccar px-9 engine PACCAR PX-9


260 - 450 HP
860 - 1,250 lb. - ft. of Torque

paccar px-7 engine PACCAR PX-7


200 - 360 HP
520 - 800 lb. - ft. of Torque
*Only engine available for T180

paccar px-9 engine


CUMMINS WESTPORT L9N
*Contact your dealer for more information

PACCAR TX-8 TRANSMISSION

Introducing the latest technology in automatic transmissions, engineered and built to optimize PACCAR’s PX engine-based powertrain solution for medium-duty applications.

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ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Reads traffic conditions via front-facing radar sensor and modulates the throttle and the brakes to keep your truck at a pre-set distance from the vehicle in front of it.

COLLISION MITIGATION

Detects when the truck may be about to collide with another vehicle or object, alerts the driver and takes pre-emptive braking action — when necessary — to avoid or considerably reduce the severity of a crash.

SIDE OBJECT DETECTION

Constantly monitors a truck’s blind spots and provides the driver with audible and visual alerts when an object or vehicle has entered these zones — invaluable when making a lane change or negotiating tight delivery sites.

LANE DEPARTURE WARNING

This system continually monitors the truck’s location related to lane markings and automatically emits a distinctive audible warning whenever an unintended lane change (unsignaled) is detected — alerting the driver to make a correction.

CONNECTED TRUCKTECH+

An innovative new technology that helps you diagnose and solve potential problems before they impact your operation.

Driver Assistance Technologies

NEED MORE POWER

For heavy duty jobs that require more from a medium-duty truck, check out Kenworth’s new T380 and T480 Class 7/8 models.

MORE ABOUT T380 / T480


Driver Academy Medium Duty

Videos intended to help Kenworth drivers get the best from the medium duty lineup, including vehicle performance and fuel economy.