SAN DIEGO, CA Papé Kenworth received the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the United States and Canada at the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held in San Diego, California.

"Papé Kenworth's success is driven by great Kenworth heavy and medium duty trucks and our employees' daily, determined focus to take excellent care of customers in our new truck, parts, and service operations in Oregon, California and Washington dealerships," said Dave Laird, President of Papé Kenworth.

"Papé Kenworth had truly outstanding performance in 2015 with strong market share in heavy and medium duty trucks; excellent Kenworth T680, T880 and PACCAR MX-13 engine sales; and the highest dealer excellence score in the strong Kenworth dealer network," said Preston Feight, Kenworth General Manager and PACCAR Vice President.

In the past nine years, Papé Kenworth has excelled with four Kenworth Gold Awards and five Silver Awards.

Kenworth also presented Gold and Silver awards, and the PACCAR MX Engine, Medium Duty, Parts and Service, and TRP Dealer of the Year awards.

Kenworth Gold Awards

MHC Kenworth - Colorado retailed nearly 1,400 new Kenworth trucks in 2015, and achieved excellent market share in heavy and medium duty trucks and PACCAR MX engines. The dealer has now earned six Kenworth Gold and four Silver Awards in the past 10 years.

MHC Kenworth - Georgia captured its first Kenworth Gold Award. The dealer retailed more than 2,500 new Kenworth trucks to more than double its 2015 goal, achieved a significant heavy duty market share, grew its PacLease fleet, and surpassed its parts goal.

Wisconsin Kenworth sold more than 2,300 new Kenworth trucks, had excellent heavy duty and PACCAR Financial share, and ranked high among Kenworth dealers in PACCAR engines sold, facilities excellence and increased hours of service.

Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina also earned its first Kenworth Gold Award. The dealer retailed more than 500 Kenworth heavy and medium duty trucks, achieved impressive heavy duty and PACCAR Financial retail market share, exceeded truck and parts sales goals, and had all its engine technicians fully trained on the PACCAR MX engine series.

Kenworth Silver Awards

Kenworth also recognized its 15 Silver Award winners:

Central Illinois TrucksKenworth of CincinnatiKenworth of PennsylvaniaMHC Kenworth - Kansas CityMHC Kenworth - North Carolina

MHC Kenworth - Oklahoma

MHC Kenworth - Springfield

MHC Kenworth - Tennessee

NorCal KenworthTruck Enterprises HagerstownTruck Enterprises Harrisonburg

Truck Enterprises Richmond

Truckworx Kenworth - Dothan.

Kenworth also honored dealers that earned the PACCAR MX Engine, Medium Duty, Parts and Service, and TRP Dealer of the Year Awards for 2015:

Kenworth PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of Year

Papé Kenworth, the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year, also received the 2015 Kenworth PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of the Year Award. Papé Kenworth sold more than 800 Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with the PACCAR MX-13 engine. The dealership also excelled at providing outstanding customer service with highly trained PACCAR MX technicians working extended service hours both during the weekday and on weekends.

Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of Year

For the third time in the past 10 years, MHC Kenworth - Kansas City was named Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of the Year. MHC Kenworth - Kansas City expanded its medium duty retail sales by nearly 80 percent. The dealer sold Kenworth medium duty trucks to a diversified customer base, which included small fleets, single operators, and its own PacLease fleet. Thanks to outstanding dealers such as MHC Kenworth - Kansas City, Kenworth achieved a record 9 percent market share in medium duty retail sales.

Kenworth Parts and Service Dealer of Year

Inland Kenworth (U.S.) captured the Kenworth Parts and Service Dealer of the Year award. The dealer ranked near the top of all the key categories. Inland Kenworth expanded its business through increased TRP and e-commerce parts sales, while fleet parts sales rose by nearly 40 percent through promotion of the PACCAR Parts Fleet Services Program.

Kenworth TRP Dealer of Year

With a dedicated parts sales staff at eight locations, Truckworx Kenworth successfully grew its sales of TRP all-makes parts by 20 percent in 2015, earning the dealer group the 2015 Kenworth TRP Parts Dealer of the Year. The TRP dealer award recognizes the dealer that provides the best support for TRP parts and service among all Kenworth dealers. By routinely suggesting the line of TRP replacement parts, which provide industry-leading performance, and encouraging them to use the Kenworth Privileges loyalty card's many significant discounts, Truckworx Kenworth helped customers realize great savings and value.