Truck fleets or operators looking to buy a new Kenworth T680, and show their support for Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), can do both on June 20.
An auction for the Kenworth T680 Everyday Heroes Truck will be held on that date at Ritchie Bros. located at 5410 W. Lower Buckeye Road in Phoenix. Proceeds from the sale go directly to TAT – a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to stopping human trafficking by educating, mobilizing, and empowering the nation’s truck drivers and rest stop employees.
The special Kenworth T680 has a retail value of $157,000, and is fully loaded with a 76-inch sleeper, 485-hp Paccar MX-13 engine, and Eaton Fuller Advantage 10-speed automated transmission. Interested parties can bid on the truck in person, online, or by proxy.
Bidders can register in advance at www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment-auctions/phoenix-az-2017193#map-and-directions-pane or call Ritchie Bros. at (602) 269-5631 for assistance.
According to Don Blake, Inland Kenworth’s new truck sales manager in the Phoenix area, there has been a lot of interest in the truck, which has been shown at several industry events. Blake spearheaded the Everyday Heroes Truck and had numerous sponsors come on board to help subsidize the project.
“It’s been an industry project with sponsors who all care deeply about putting an end to human trafficking,” he says. “We’re hoping the winning bid will exceed the value of the truck, so even more money can go to TAT.”
While the Everyday Heroes Truck will raise money for TAT, the truck has also raised considerable awareness for the non-profit, which has been training truckers to identify and report trafficking since 2009, the group says.
