Kenworth's Iconic W900 Semi-Truck Is Ending Production After 63 Years [View all]
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Kenworths Iconic W900 Semi-Truck Is Ending Production After 63 Years
The W900 put in more than six decades of service and is now being put out to pasture as Kenworth focuses on the next generation of trucks.
CALEB JACOBS
Posted on Mar 21, 2025

KW W900
Kenworth
If youre of driving age in the United States, youve almost definitely seen thousands of Kenworth W900s on the road in your life. Spend any time traveling our countrys interstate system and youll spy several eating up the miles with a tall set of exhaust stacks and a trailer in tow. Amazingly, the W900 has been around since 1963, though Kenworth announced this week that its canceling the iconic semi-truck next year. If there was ever a time to pour one out, this might be it.
As you could have guessed, Kenworth is sunsetting the W900 due to ever-changing emissions regulations and component constraints. The manufacturer is also discontinuing the T800W and C500 for the same reasons. You hate to see it, though its worth noting that electrification isnt mentioned anywhere in the announcement.
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