Kenworth hosted its fourth annual Kenworth Truck Parade in Chillicothe, Ohio, in June. This year’s parade paid homage to the W900 model.
The Kenworth assembly plant in Chillicothe held the parade in the heart of the city’s downtown. More than 50 Kenworth trucks from all over the country participated in the 2025 parade. The featured truck included a vintage 1923 Kenworth—built the year the company was founded—models from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and present-day trucks manufactured at the Chillicothe plant.
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“The Kenworth truck parade has become a special Ross County community tradition,” Jack Schmitt, Kenworth Chillicothe assistant plant manager, said. “The event wouldn’t be possible without the drivers who travel to Chillicothe to share their passion for Kenworth trucks, or without the community support that makes this parade a successful event each year.”
As part of Kenworth’s tribute to the model, the last truck in the parade was the newly introduced W900 Legacy Edition, which pays homage to the model series in its final full year in production.
This year’s parade also featured a distinguished guest and driver, Army veteran Cory Troxell, who was last year’s Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award winner. Kenworth provides the program’s grand prize, which last year was a Kenworth T680, equipped with a 76-in. sleeper and Paccar powertrain.
Troxell, who drove his new truck in this year’s parade, is employed by Stevens Transport, which also nominated him for the award.
