Kenworth C509

The Kenworth C509 is an ultra heavy-duty conventional truck from Kenworth Australia, designed for heavy haulage, mining, off-highway and remote road train work. It has a traditional full-length bonnet and a straight front frame, which leaves room for a large radiator and a long-range high-performance engine, and it is offered in 6x4 and 8x6 configurations with a choice of sleeper cabs. It has higher capacity front axles, steering and suspension than a road-going truck needs. Kenworth says it is built for gross combination loads of more than 300 tonnes and for temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius, and that it is engineered to be rugged and designed to be simple, with routine and remote servicing in mind. The C in the name marks the C series, the heavy haulage and off-road line, beside the T series of bonneted conventionals and the K series of cabovers.