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Dealers

McBride Mack celebrates 50 years at Carbondale, Illinois location

McBride Mack Sales recently celebrated 50 years at its Carbondale, Illinois, site. Founder Charles McBride purchased the location after working as a truck mechanic and service manager. McBride has additional operations in Paducah, Kentucky, and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. “McBride is the ultimate representation of a dealer that has passion for the Mack brand, and it […]

January 25, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Mack Rolling Start and Auto Neutral, Vacuworx CM 3, ASV RT-120 Forestry CTL, John Deere 244K-II and 324K CWLs

Mack adds Rolling Start and Auto Neutral to mDrive AMTs Mack Trucks has introduced Rolling Start and Auto Neutral, two new safety features for its mDrive and mDrive HD automated manual transmissions. The announcement was made during the 2017 World of Concrete show. Mack Construction Product Manager Tim Wrinkle says the updates are well suited […]

January 24, 2017

Vocational

Mack adds Rolling Start and Auto Neutral to mDrive AMTs

Mack Trucks has introduced Rolling Start and Auto Neutral, two new safety features for its mDrive and mDrive HD automated manual transmissions. The announcement was made during the 2017 World of Concrete show. Mack Construction Product Manager Tim Wrinkle says the updates are well suited to paving and concrete applications. “mDRIVE Rolling Start is mainly […]

January 18, 2017

Dealers

Terramac adds Tri-State Truck & Equipment to dealer lineup for Mont., Wyo.

Terramac, manufacturer of crawler carrier machines, has added Montana-based Tri-State Truck & Equipment to its North American dealer network. Tri-State will handle a territory covering Montana and Wyoming. “Tri-State Truck & Equipment is a high-caliber dealership with a strong commitment to providing outstanding customer service,” says Matt Slater, director of sales for Terramac. “We’re certain […]

January 12, 2017

Vocational

Mack working to integrate WheresMyConcrete’s real-time mixer data into telematics service

Mack Trucks has announced that it is working to connect real-time concrete mixer data into its telematics service through a partnership with WheresMyConcrete. WheresMyConcrete is a service that allows mixer fleet dispatchers to track delivery and order progress as it happens. The cloud-based software gives dispatchers a 30,000-foot view of the entire operation through order updates, mix […]

September 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Test Drive: Backing a Mack Granite with 70k-lb. load uphill no problem with new 14-speed mDrive HD AMT

I learned how to drive on a stick shift. I like driving with a stick. But not in a Class 8 truck, which is where I found myself two weeks ago, standing on the brakes of a Mack Granite dump truck, nose pointed downhill, holding 70,000 pounds of gravel against the law of gravity. My […]

September 13, 2016

Vocational

Meet ‘Jack,’ Mack’s 800-hp mega crew cab pickup truck

Last weekend at the Pocono Raceway, fans were treated to quite the sight when a massive pickup truck toting the American flag led the ceremonial laps at the Pennsylvania 400. The pickup in question is named Jack and is the monstrous creation of Mack Trucks’ Customer Adaptation Center. Given the nickname of Mack Trucks co-founder […]

August 4, 2016

Vocational

Work trucks are smarter, more comfortable than ever thanks to AMTs, plush cabs

Generations ago, vocational trucks were about as basic as you could get; a steering wheel and three pedals. Trucks that were meant to be battered on the jobsite got very few options not designed for moving payload, but the quest for driver retention and the trickle down of available technologies has begun to change how […]

July 4, 2016

Class 7-8

Mack, Volvo unveil 2016 “Ride for Freedom” trucks honoring U.S. military

Both Mack and Volvo Trucks have unveiled heavy haulers customized to honor U.S. military members for this weekend’s Ride for Freedom rally in Washington, D.C. Employees at Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va., put together the truck you see above, a Volvo VNL 670 model. It features custom-designed graphics that honor […]

May 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Mack makes new 13-speed AMT standard on Granite trucks

Mack Trucks’ new 13-speed mDrive HD automated manual transmission (AMT), which features a creeper gear, will be standard equipment on 2017 Mack Granite model trucks, the company announced Monday. The 13-speed, along with a 14-speed mDrive AMT, was unveiled in March and will be available to order in October. “Since its introduction, the mDRIVE has […]

May 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Mack’s new Predictive Cruise control for mDrive AMT remembers those hills

Along with the unveiling of its new 2017 MP Series engine models, Mack Trucks announced that it will offer Predictive Cruise, an intelligent system that memorizes a route when cruise control is on, storing up to 4,500 hills in its memory. The next time the driver travels the route, Mack Predictive Cruise engages Mack’s mDrive […]

April 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Mack launches 2017 MP7, MP8 engines with more power, new designs, better fuel efficiency

Mack Trucks has unveiled its 2017 11-liter MP7 and 13-liter MP8 engines with a handful of advancements designed to simplify maintenance and improve efficiency and productivity. John Walsh, vice president global marketing and brand strategy for Mack Trucks, says Mack’s new generation engines boost fuel efficiency from 2.1 to 8.8 percent compared with prior model year […]

April 25, 2016