We were beginning to wonder. Two months into the Bridgestone New Zealand Trucking magazine Million Mile Club and we’d not seen sight or sound of a Kenworth! But when the first one did roll on in, it put a smile on our face. We all agreed the first K’dub title went to a deserving recipient. Lisa Compton from CV Compton in Auckland, a long-time home for the KW brand in the City of Sails, was excited to send us two worthy inductees.

However, there was plenty more to celebrate. The company celebrated 40 years in business in 2021, a wonderful achievement, and we send them huge congratulations. As such, we’re going to put both the old girls in the Million Mile Club this month, as they’ve obviously played a huge part in reaching the milestone.

The first of the two Compton trucks to make the grade is a 1991 W900B, an American model never sold here through official channels. Fleet No.12 runs a 3406 Caterpillar, 18-speed Roadranger, and Eaton diffs on Kenworth six-rod suspension.

Driven by third-generation driver Brian Compton, the second cap and badge winner is a decade newer, and hails from Australia. Fleet No.24 is a 2002 model T904. Also running Caterpillar power, this time in the delightful C15 form, she too sports an 18-speed Roadranger with Meritor diffs and Kenworth AirGlide rear suspension.

What a pair of honeys, and with their mechanical spec, they are likely to line up for the Two Million Mile Club when we kick it off years down the track.