The American Truck Dealers (ATD) named the Kenworth T880 with PACCAR MX-13 Engine as the 2015 Truck of the Year. The award was announced today at the ATD Convention & Expo in San Francisco.
During the competition, a panel of judges conducted test drives and evaluated each truck entry in key categories, which included innovation, design, safety, driver ergonomics and comfort.
Other finalists included the International WorkStar 7600 and the Peterbilt Model 567.
A panel of journalists selected the winners by rating them in categories including innovation, design, safety and driver satisfaction.
Kenworth earned the 2013 and 2011 ATD Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year for its T680 and T700 models, respectively.
The 52nd annual ATD event runs concurrently with the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo from Jan. 22 – 25 in San Francisco. ATD, a division of NADA, represents 1,800 medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers. For more information, visit www.atdconvention.org.
