With Kenworth celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2023, the company had on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show the anniversary edition of the iconic W900L.
As of the end of March when MATS was held in Louisville, Kentucky, Kenworth had built about 130 of the 900 limited-run W9s that will only be built this year.
With the 100th anniversary W900L came four new colors, three of which can be seen here: Century Black, Century Red and Century Gold. The other color, Century Platinum, is also available.
The first thing most people will notice on the truck is the custom paint scheme, which features three of the company’s four new colors that celebrate its centenary -- Century Black, which has a red sparkle to it; Century Red; and Century Gold. The fourth new color for the special-edition trucks is Century Platinum.
Each Kenworth W900L Limited Edition features a numbered badge on the passenger-side dash signifying which of the 900 special-edition trucks it is. 001 of 900 is featured in the video up top.
Inside the trucks, the Kenworth 100 logo can be found in the sleeper, on the seats, on the door thresholds and more. Another unique feature is the mostly black interior, as the majority of W900s have gray interior, Kimball noted. Additionally, each W900L Limited Edition will feature a numbered badge on the passenger-side dash indicating which truck of the 900 it is, as shown above for this unit.
Under the hood, the special-edition W900L sports the Cummins X15 with an available 18-speed manual transmission -- “A real truck driver’s truck,” Kimball said.
