BAXLEY, Ga. – July 11, 2008 – Kenworth of Savannah has expanded its customer support with a new service and parts facility in Baxley, Ga.
A member of the Kenworth dealer network of nearly 300 locations in the United States and Canada, the Kenworth of Savannah – Baxley branch is on a nearly 4-acre site that features a renovated 10,000 square-foot building, six service bays, an expanded parts department, and a larger parking lot.
“We’re pleased to open this new facility, which is certified to do warranty work on engines and offers greater parts support for customers,” said Lee Sikes, vice president and dealer principal of Kenworth of Savannah. “This new location is also very customer friendly because it’s easier to access.”
Sikes said the Kenworth of Savannah - Baxley branch is in a rural area 100 miles southwest of Savannah and serves customers in a variety of vocations and industries, especially timber and agriculture. The dealership offers two parts delivery trucks to help keep fleet maintenance shops well supplied.
Kenworth’s products, combined with excellent dealer support from dealers like Kenworth of Savannah, contributed to Kenworth’s reception of three 2007 J.D. Power and Associate awards for “Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Over the Road, Pickup and Delivery and Vocational Segment Class 8 Trucks.”*
The Kenworth of Savannah - Baxley branch is located at 2351 Golden Isles Parkway West, about 1.5 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 341 and 2 miles west of its previous location. The parts and service facility is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The phone number is 912-366-9040. The Kenworth of Savannah – Baxley branch will hold a grand opening celebration and open house in the fall.
Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World’s Best(TM) heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth. A PACCAR Company.
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*Kenworth received the highest numerical score among pickup and delivery, vocational, and over the road Class 8 trucks in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction StudySM. Study based on 2,677 U.S. responses and measures opinions of principal maintainers. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of those surveyed in March-June 2007. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.
