Kenworth Offers Remote Diagnostics on Medium-Duty Trucks

Kenworth is adding the TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics system as an option for its medium-duty conventional trucks.

May 14, 2019

Kenworth Offers Remote Diagnostics on Medium-Duty Trucks — Kenworth's TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics are now available on medium-duty models, including the T370.
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Kenworth is adding the TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics system as an option for its medium-duty conventional trucks.

Fleets and truck operators buying new Kenworth T270, T370, T440, and T470 models – equipped with the 6.7L PACCAR PX-7 engine, 8.9L PACCAR PX-9 engine, or Cummins Westport L9N natural gas engine – will be able to order Kenworth TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics.

The system enhances vehicle diagnostics by providing real-time engine health information to fleet managers and Kenworth dealers to help optimize truck uptime and productivity, and allows fleets to track the location of the Kenworth trucks.

Kenworth TruckTech+ notifications include continue driving with no action required:

keep driving and address the service code during the next service interval,
head to a dealer for service, or
pull over to prevent possible damage.

If the customer needs to take the truck in for service, the system maps out the locations of the three closest repair facilities. The data is sent to a secure web portal where the fleet manager can review the truck’s location, status, identified issue and recommended solution.

If a repair is needed quickly, the data can be sent to the servicing dealer in advance so they can be prepared to work on the truck – saving customers time and money in initial diagnostics. When the truck arrives, the dealer’s service team can move quickly to remedy the problem.”

“Kenworth TruckTech Remote Diagnostics has proven to be very successful for our Class 8 customers. Nearly 129,000 Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with the system have combined to travel more than 14 billion miles since the system’s introduction four years ago,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director. “Now, purchasers of new Kenworth medium-duty conventional trucks can benefit from this important technology that helps to optimize truck uptime and productivity.”

The Kenworth TruckTech+ option includes a free two-year subscription to the service. Longer term subscription options also are available at a cost.

Curious about newer updates to the Kenworth medium-duty commercial vehicle lineup? Watcj our video below:

Topics:Kenworth T270 T470 Cummins Westport Maintenance Video Paccar Kenworth T370 Kenworth Medium-Duty Trucks Telematics Remote Diagnostics Global Fleet

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