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Lloydminster, Alberta: Kenworth Lloydminster recently celebrated its first year of operation in its 43,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility with a grand opening event attended by nearly 1,200 customers.

“We’re so pleased that we can offer companies and truck operators in the Lloydminster area a first-class facility to handle their truck, parts and service needs for years to come,” says Gary M. King, president of Edmonton Kenworth, which operates Kenworth Lloydminster. “It was particularly gratifying to have so many people present at our grand opening to celebrate our first year in operation.”

A member of the Kenworth dealer network, Kenworth Lloydminster’s full-service facility houses 22 service bays, including quick lube and truck alignment bays. The dealership offers an indoor truck showroom where customers can view Kenworth models in comfort, a large parts display area, shower facilities, a driver’s lounge and other amenities.

“Our facility has a lot of room to grow and is equipped with unique, state-of-the art equipment that will make us even more efficient in serving customers,” notes Kenworth Lloydminster branch manager Bryan Robinson. The facility uses a sophisticated, automated parts storage and retrieval system. “The system enables us to store a lot more parts, while also using 75 percent less floor space than conventional shelving. Instead of continually looking on shelves for the right parts, our specialists simply enter the parts information and the system automatically brings parts to them through an enclosed system of vertically arranged trays. That increases productivity and accuracy since customers are much more likely to get the right parts quickly. We can also keep a closer eye on inventory and more easily keep high-demand parts in stock.”

Kenworth Lloydminster also operates a 70,000-pound, four-post truck hoist custom-designed specifically for oilfield-rigged units. This hoist features greater lifting capacity at the rear, which allows the service shop to work on loaded or partially-loaded rigged trucks.

Kenworth Lloydminster is located at 6101 63rd Avenue, just over 1 mile north of the intersection of TransCanada Highways 16 and 17. The phone number is 780-871-0950.