Kenworth plant celebrates 35 years

Jul 13, 2009

Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, manufacturing plant is celebrating the facility’s 35th anniversary. It is the company’s largest plant and has produced more than 325,000 trucks since it opened in 1974.

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