What is Kenworth?
{{primary sources|date=January 2015}} [[Image:Kenworth.jpg|thumb|upright|Kenworth semi-truck]] '''Kenworth''' is an [[United States|American]] truck producer company. It makes medium and heavy duty class 8 [[truck]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenworth|publisher=Kenworth|url=http://www.kenworth.com|accessdate=January 6, 2015}}</ref> The company used to also make [[school bus]]es and [[transit bus]]es. The company was founded in 1923 as the successor to Gersix Motor Company. It is headquartered in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington. The history of Kenworth begins in 1912 when was founded the company Gerlinger Motors in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]. It worked first as a dearship company owned by brothers Gerlingers. ==References== <references/> {{US-stub}} [[Category:1923 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Washington (state)]]