2025 Kenworth K270 Hooklift Stellar NXT 18-L – Under CDL

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 A compact, maneuverable hooklift built for operators who work in tight spots every day. This 2025 Kenworth K270 is set up with a Stellar NXT 18-L hooklift, Roll-Rite DC203 tarp system, rear locker, and wireless remote control. Clean, ready-to-work, and available now.

If your routes take you into neighborhoods, tight yards, crowded job sites, or anywhere a full-size hooklift truck can't follow — this is the truck.

Located at Smith Truck Co — Rosebush, Michigan. Financing available. Delivery throughout Michigan and nationwide.

Chassis — 2025 Kenworth K270

• Under CDL — no commercial driver's license required
• PACCAR PX-7 diesel engine
• Allison 3000 RDS automatic transmission
• Rear locker — traction when conditions get ugly
• Spring suspension
• Compact cab-over configuration — tighter turning radius than conventional cab trucks

Hooklift — Stellar NXT 18-L

• 18,000 lb lift capacity
• Adjustable hook height — 36" to 54"
• Handles 12–14 ft containers
• Wireless remote control — operate from the ground, not the cab
• Built for daily dumpster rental, construction debris, landscaping, scrap, and municipal work

Tarp System — Roll-Rite DC203

• Electric tarp system with remote control operation
• Fast, clean container coverage without climbing on the truck

Why the K270 Works Where Other Hooklifts Don't

The Kenworth K270 is a cab-over platform — which means the cab sits directly over the front axle instead of extending out in front of it. The result is a significantly tighter turning radius than a conventional cab hooklift truck, which matters enormously when you're pulling into a residential driveway, navigating a crowded demolition site, or working a municipal route with narrow streets and parked cars on both sides.

You still get an 18,000 lb Stellar hooklift, adjustable hook height for the full range of container configurations, and a Roll-Rite tarp system — everything a working hooklift truck needs. The rear locker gives you traction in mud, gravel, and loose conditions that would stop a standard truck cold. The wireless remote means your driver can position the container from the ground with eyes on the load instead of guessing from the cab.

Under CDL keeps your driver pool wide, your insurance manageable, and your compliance overhead low.

This is the right truck for dumpster rental operators working dense residential and urban routes, landscaping and cleanout companies navigating tight residential access, construction and demolition contractors working in confined job sites, scrap and recycling haulers running tight commercial routes, and municipalities needing a compact hooklift for urban collection work.

Available for inspection at Smith Truck Co in Rosebush, Michigan. Call, message, or stop in — this one won't sit long.

Smith Truck Co | Rosebush, Michigan | 989-930-0012
Serving Central Michigan, Mid-Michigan, and surrounding areas. Nationwide delivery available. Financing assistance — apply online.