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The business of freight and public transportation has always been closely related; from the view of the manufacturers, that is. The Freightliner over the road semi-truck and the Thomas bus has an association similarly to the way that International Navistar is related to the Blue Bird bus. But, did you know that Kenworth also played a huge role in the production of public transit and school buses beginning in 1926? It was a stepping stone for the company and they were rather well known for this innovation in moving the masses in safety and comfort. The line changed hands thirty years later however, when Kenworth turned their focus to their well-known, class 8 semi-truck so it’s unlikely that you’ve seen one of their buses running down the road recently.