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Performance Kenworth’s New South Central Texas Location Offers Easier Access to Interstate 35
BUDA, Texas, – Performance Kenworth has moved its full-service Kenworth dealership in Austin, Texas, 15 miles south to Buda, to provide enhanced customer support and easier access from U.S. Interstate 35.
A member of the Kenworth dealer network of more than 300 locations in the United States and Canada, Performance Kenworth – Buda is conveniently located on a 6-acre site less than one mile southeast of exit 220 on U.S. Interstate 35, which connects Dallas and San Antonio. The facility also is close to State Highway 45, a new Texas Tollways road that connects to the State Highway 130 toll road.
“Our new facility provides greater visibility and easier access to and from I-35 and the state’s new highway and toll road system compared to our former location in Austin. The move will help us increase customer support,” said Dayne Yeager, Performance Kenworth general manager at the dealer’s corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Texas. In addition to stores in Buda and Cleveland, Performance Kenworth also has locations in Beaumont, Bryan, Lufkin, and Houston.
Performance Kenworth – Buda features a 12,000-square-foot facility with a 10-bay service shop and larger parts department for enhanced parts selection. The dealership has five drive-through bays. One bay is dedicated for truck washings and the other half for preventive and express maintenance services, including Kenworth PremierCare(R) ExpressLube. The dealership offers a wide selection of heavy and medium trucks.
The dealership also offers Kenworth PremierCare(R) parts and service programs and PACCAR Financial support with flexible retail loans, leases and insurance products for the transportation industry.
Performance Kenworth-Buda is located at 100 Pit Stop Trace. The dealership is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The phone number is 512-312-5700. Key personnel include: Austin Pell, branch manager; Ryan Cayce, parts manager; and Gerald Peddy, service manager.
Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World’s Best(R) heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth is an industry leader in providing fuel-saving technology solutions that help increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. The company’s dedication to the green fleet includes aerodynamic trucks, compressed and liquefied natural gas trucks, and medium duty diesel-electric hybrids. Kenworth is the only truck manufacturer to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence award in recognition of its environmentally friendly products. In addition, Kenworth is the recipient of the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Medium Duty Truck Dealer Service. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth. A PACCAR Company.
