Registrations have closed for the massive Kenworth 100 celebration in early February – with an epic 881 Kenworth trucks set to attend.

Drivers are coming from all over New Zealand for the worldwide 100 Years of Kenworth trucks celebration. Set to take place at Mystery Creek Events Centre near Hamilton from February 1-3, the event will be a local transport industry record-breaker for all the right reasons.

As a privately hosted event, KW100, is unique. Southpac Trucks have made a large investment so that loyal Kenworth owners, drivers, and enthusiasts can be part of the celebrations in some way. 

Gates will open to registered trucks at noon on Thursday February 1, when the first of the 881 trucks start to arrive. Parking will continue until 10pm, and restart at 10am on Friday. By the time the gates close to parking at midnight on Friday, the stage will be set for the public to arrive Saturday morning.

Those who are handy with a calculator will have figured out this equates to 90 seconds to park each registered truck. Luckily, the team at Southpac Trucks have pulled together large-scale parking operations in the past, so they know all the tricks for producing a stunning visual lineup in a short space of time.

The registration database shows that there is one of every Kenworth model ever sold in New Zealand set to attend KW100. Among them are some notable highlights; three 1964 models, including the first two 848s for New Zealand Forest Products, together with the locally famous Concorde originally on the road for Mike Lambert Ltd.

A special feature of the show will be the 265 new trucks that have gone on the roads in the past five years – and 125 of these have been registered in the past 12 months. More than an amazing look, the number of new trucks on display tells the story of how Kenworth trucks have continued to evolve with the customers.

Members of the public planning to attend the Public Open Day on Saturday February 3 from 10:30am to 4:30pm are encouraged to keep an eye on the Southpac Trucks social media for official event updates as well as fantastic pictures and information as the show begins to take shape.