Canadian Kenworth dealers earn awards in annual Dealer of the Year event

Papé Kenworth has received the 2019 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting. Canadian dealers were also on the stage during the event, with two earning Gold awards for their work in 2019.

It marks the second time in five years that Papé Kenworth was chosen for the coveted award. Over the past decade, it has been named Kenworth Dealer of the Year twice, received five Gold and five Silver awards, and earned PACCAR Engines Dealer of the Year and TRP Dealer of the Year.

"Papé Kenworth earned the 2019 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award with exceptional performance across our dealer excellence categories," said Kevin Baney, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president. "Papé Kenworth recorded an excellent 25 percent heavy duty truck sales share and 16 percent medium duty share. The dealer also ranked high among Kenworth dealers in facility investments, PACCAR MX engines retail and parts sales growth, PacLease operations, and PACCAR Financial heavy duty retail share. Their knowledgeable, well-trained employees possess a strong dedication to serve customers and provide the highest of service excellence. Congratulations to The World's Best Dealer for 2019." 

Kenworth also presented eight Gold and seven Silver dealer awards at the event, as well as PACCAR Engines, Medium Duty, Parts and Service, and TRP Dealer of the Year awards.

Kenworth Maska had strong heavy duty (23 percent) and medium duty (31 percent) share and excellent PACCAR MX engine mix percentage. The dealer made the 2019 Kenworth Dealer Top Ten rankings six times, including parts retail sales growth percentage, PACCAR MX-13 engine parts growth, customer satisfaction, and service bay coverage. In the past decade, Kenworth Maska earned 2018 Kenworth Dealer of the Year, PACCAR Engines Dealer of the Year, and three Gold and four Silver awards.

 Kenworth Montréal has now earned three Gold and four Silver awards in the past decade. In 2019, the dealer achieved solid heavy duty (21 percent) and medium duty (18 percent) share. Kenworth Montréal ranked high in parts retail availability percentage, TRP sales growth percentage, customer satisfaction, PACCAR MX engine technician certification, and parts fleet sales growth percentage.