Kenworth Names 2026 Service Council
Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2026 Kenworth Service Council. Leading Kenworth service professionals in the United States and Canada serve on the council to help promote service and product enhancements for The World’s Best® trucks.
Members of the 2026 Kenworth Service Council are: Chair – Jude Becnel, Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, Louisiana); Brett Duarte, Papé Kenworth (Federal Way, Washington); Rob Hodgson, Inland Kenworth (Edmonton, Alberta); Jeff Minter, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wisconsin); Zach Newton, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kansas); Dan Ray, Kenworth Northeast (Rochester, New York); Sara Shaw, Kenworth Sales Company (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jerome Wasilieff, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Jason Welborn CIT Trucks, LLC (Normal, Illinois); Richard Williamson, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Sean Warren, Kenworth Truck Centre (Toronto, Ontario); Tony Wiser, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pennsylvania); and Kenworth Dealer Council representative Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama).
The council works in partnership with Kenworth to support The World’s Best customer experience throughout the Kenworth dealer network in the United States and Canada, primarily through the Kenworth PremierCare® program.
Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified dealers (www.kenworth.com/service) help fleets and truck operators maximize productivity by offering a full stock of parts and accessories, expert factory-trained and certified technicians, and mobile roadside assistance. To further maximize uptime, Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified dealers offer a range of premium services, including ExpressLane availability, well-stocked PACCAR MX engine parts inventories, comfortable driver lounges, and roadside assistance.
The PACCAR Parts 365 Customer Support Center (1-800-KW-ASSIST) is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is available to registered fleets. The service requires no registration fee for emergency roadside assistance and is available to any truck brand. The Customer Center handles emergency roadside assistance calls and schedules service for preventive maintenance customers, among other services.
