Hundreds of active and retired U.S. military members and spouses attended the Hiring Our Heroes Summit in Washington state.

The career summit, coordinated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes Program, drew national and regional-based companies including Amazon, Boeing, Intel, Kenworth, and PACCAR.

Kenworth representatives met with members of the military to discuss employment opportunities and to provide information about the trucking industry.

On display at the event was a Kenworth W990 equipped with 52-inch flat roof sleeper, PACCAR MX-13 engine and a PACCAR TX-18 automated transmission for event attendees to get an up-close look and learn about Kenworth’s latest long hood.

According to Mark Buckner, Kenworth section manager for battery electric vehicle development and member of the U.S. Navy reserves, interest in meeting with top national and Washington state employers was high at the career summit.

“A number of attendees stopped by the Kenworth booth and showed interest in learning about the company and our open positions,” Buckner said.

“There was also a lot of interest in the W990 we had staged at the event. I think it was fun for people to compare a modern Class 8 commercial truck with equipment that’s used in the military – it’s very different. We received a lot of compliments about the styling of the truck and in-cab technology, such as the new 15-inch digital display.”

Buckner met with several qualified candidates for open engineering positions within Kenworth. The company was taking applications ranging from open positions at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant, to engineering, HR, and marketing opportunities at company headquarters in Kirkland, Wash.

Across Kenworth’s manufacturing plants in Renton and Chillicothe, Ohio and its headquarters, Kenworth employs more than 150 veterans.