Kenworth adds 105,000 square feet to Ohio production plant

Kenworth's Chillicothe, Ohio, plant. (Courtesy Kenworth Truck Co.)

The Trucker News Services

3/26/2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  Kenworth Truck Company’s major expansion of its production plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, has significantly increased plant size and production capacity, the company said at a news conference at the Mid-America Trucking Show here today.

The major Kenworth project added 105,000 square feet to the facility.

The Chillicothe plant, Kenworth’s largest, has produced more than 300,000 trucks since it was opened in 1974.

“Kenworth’s Chillicothe plant is one of the most advanced truck plants in the industry,” Marilyn Santangelo, Kenworth assistant general manager for operations, said. “The major expansion further advanced Kenworth’s world-class quality and increased Chillicothe’s build capacity by 50 percent.”

The expansion project introduced new manufacturing technologies and processes, extended Chillicothe’s mainline; added new cab, sleeper, trim lines; enhanced ergonomics; and included exciting advancements in plant logistics.