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Kenworth Names 2025 Dealer Council, 2025 Parts Council and 2025 Service Council to Support The World’s Best Customer Experience
Kenworth Truck Company named the 2025 members appointed to its Dealer Council, Parts Council, and Service Council to support The World’s Best® customer experience throughout the Kenworth dealer network.
Kenworth Dealer Council
The Kenworth Dealer Council features executives representing 490 Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada from eight different dealer groups who work in partnership with Kenworth to provide leading-edge customer support and strive to maximize uptime for fleets and truck operators.
The 2025 Kenworth Dealer Council members include: Chairman – Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Madison, Wisconsin); Kyle Treadway, Kenworth Sales Company (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jared White, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kansas); Andrew Johnston, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, B.C.); Carl Herzog, CIT Trucks (Normal, Illinois); Scott Nichols, Palmer Group (Indianapolis, Indiana). In addition, Jodie Teuton of Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, Louisiana) serves as the Kenworth line representative for the American Truck Dealers (ATD).
Kenworth Parts Council
The 2025 Kenworth Parts Council is comprised of leading parts directors and managers from Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada focused on further enhancing parts quality and customer support for truck operators and fleets.
PACCAR Parts supports Kenworth dealerships in efforts to expedite repairs and increase customer uptime by helping to maintain industry-leading parts availability throughout the Kenworth dealer network, and by providing access to parts in 24 hours or less through its network of distribution centers strategically located throughout North America.
Kenworth Parts Council members for 2025 are: National Chair – Eric Bontrager, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wisconsin); Barry Collens, Inland Kenworth (Tolleson, Arizona); Jacob Herzog, CIT Trucks (Mokena, Illinois); Scott Lockhart, MHC Kenworth (Denver, Colorado); Jeff Weaver, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Teague Miller, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pennsylvania); Jason Wheeler, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Sébastien Letendre, Kenworth Maska (La Présentation, Quebec) and Kenworth Dealer Council representative Carl Herzog, CIT Trucks (Normal, Illinois).
Kenworth dealers offer genuine Kenworth proprietary parts and provide all-makes parts and service (partsandservice.kenworth.com) through 490 locations in the United States and Canada. Kenworth dealers also offer TRP parts, which are reliable aftermarket products designed and tested to exceed customers’ expectations for quality and value. Regardless of the age, make or application of the vehicle, TRP is the all-makes answer. For more information, visit www.TRPParts.com.
Kenworth Service Council
The 2025 Kenworth Service Council is led by Kenworth service managers in the United States and Canada who serve on the council and help promote service and product enhancements for The World’s Best® trucks.
Members of the 2025 Kenworth Service Council are: Chair – Jeff Minter, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wisconsin); Brett Duarte, Papé Kenworth (Federal Way, Washington); Dan Mills, Sioux Falls Kenworth (Sioux Falls, South Dakota); Dan Ray, Kenworth Northeast (Rochester, New York); Jerome Wasilieff, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Jude Becnel, Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, Louisiana); Jason Welborn CIT Kenworth (Normal, Illinois); Zach Newton, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kansas); Richard Williamson, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Ryan Dicken, GreatWest Kenworth (Calgary, Alberta); Sean Warren, Kenworth Truck Centres (Toronto, Ontario); Tony Wiser, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pennsylvania); and Kenworth Dealer Council representatives Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama) and Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Madison, Wisconsin).
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.
Kenworth Truck Company, founded in 1923, specializes in the design and manufacture of The World’s Best® heavy- and medium-duty trucks. As a leader in the development of advanced diesel powertrains, zero emissions vehicles, connected truck technologies and autonomous driving systems, Kenworth is creating transportation solutions to drive a better world. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.
Kenworth Dealer Council
The Kenworth Dealer Council features executives representing 490 Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada from eight different dealer groups who work in partnership with Kenworth to provide leading-edge customer support and strive to maximize uptime for fleets and truck operators.
The 2025 Kenworth Dealer Council members include: Chairman – Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Madison, Wisconsin); Kyle Treadway, Kenworth Sales Company (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jared White, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kansas); Andrew Johnston, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, B.C.); Carl Herzog, CIT Trucks (Normal, Illinois); Scott Nichols, Palmer Group (Indianapolis, Indiana). In addition, Jodie Teuton of Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, Louisiana) serves as the Kenworth line representative for the American Truck Dealers (ATD).
Kenworth Parts Council
The 2025 Kenworth Parts Council is comprised of leading parts directors and managers from Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada focused on further enhancing parts quality and customer support for truck operators and fleets.
PACCAR Parts supports Kenworth dealerships in efforts to expedite repairs and increase customer uptime by helping to maintain industry-leading parts availability throughout the Kenworth dealer network, and by providing access to parts in 24 hours or less through its network of distribution centers strategically located throughout North America.
Kenworth Parts Council members for 2025 are: National Chair – Eric Bontrager, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wisconsin); Barry Collens, Inland Kenworth (Tolleson, Arizona); Jacob Herzog, CIT Trucks (Mokena, Illinois); Scott Lockhart, MHC Kenworth (Denver, Colorado); Jeff Weaver, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Teague Miller, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pennsylvania); Jason Wheeler, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Sébastien Letendre, Kenworth Maska (La Présentation, Quebec) and Kenworth Dealer Council representative Carl Herzog, CIT Trucks (Normal, Illinois).
Kenworth dealers offer genuine Kenworth proprietary parts and provide all-makes parts and service (partsandservice.kenworth.com) through 490 locations in the United States and Canada. Kenworth dealers also offer TRP parts, which are reliable aftermarket products designed and tested to exceed customers’ expectations for quality and value. Regardless of the age, make or application of the vehicle, TRP is the all-makes answer. For more information, visit www.TRPParts.com.
Kenworth Service Council
The 2025 Kenworth Service Council is led by Kenworth service managers in the United States and Canada who serve on the council and help promote service and product enhancements for The World’s Best® trucks.
Members of the 2025 Kenworth Service Council are: Chair – Jeff Minter, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wisconsin); Brett Duarte, Papé Kenworth (Federal Way, Washington); Dan Mills, Sioux Falls Kenworth (Sioux Falls, South Dakota); Dan Ray, Kenworth Northeast (Rochester, New York); Jerome Wasilieff, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Jude Becnel, Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, Louisiana); Jason Welborn CIT Kenworth (Normal, Illinois); Zach Newton, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kansas); Richard Williamson, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama); Ryan Dicken, GreatWest Kenworth (Calgary, Alberta); Sean Warren, Kenworth Truck Centres (Toronto, Ontario); Tony Wiser, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pennsylvania); and Kenworth Dealer Council representatives Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Alabama) and Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Madison, Wisconsin).
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.
Kenworth Truck Company, founded in 1923, specializes in the design and manufacture of The World’s Best® heavy- and medium-duty trucks. As a leader in the development of advanced diesel powertrains, zero emissions vehicles, connected truck technologies and autonomous driving systems, Kenworth is creating transportation solutions to drive a better world. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.