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Class 7-8
Mack updates 13L MP8HE engine for 2021
A new version of Mackās 13-liter MP8HE engine comes with a fuel efficiency improvement by up to 3% compared to the current MP8HE. The next generation Mack MP8HE engine will continue to be offered in 415 and 445 horsepower ratings with 1,760 and 1,860 lb-ft of torque, respectively. The new engine platform, which Mack Trucks [ā¦]
October 30, 2020
Class 7-8
Mack Anthem now available with more efficient MP8HE engine, HE+ aero package
The Mack MP8HE engine uses waste energy from the engineās exhaust system and converts it to mechanical energy that is delivered back to the engine crankshaft.
June 15, 2018
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 [ā¦]
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. āmDRIVE Rolling Start is mainly [ā¦]
January 18, 2017
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 [ā¦]
September 13, 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 [ā¦]
July 4, 2016
Construction Equipment
Mack makes new 13-speed AMT standard on Granite trucks
Mack Trucksā 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. āSince its introduction, the mDRIVE has [ā¦]
May 13, 2016
Construction Equipment
Mackās 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 Mackās mDrive [ā¦]
April 27, 2016
Construction Equipment
Mack adds 13- and 14-speed low-speed reduction mDRIVE HD options for MP series engines
Mack has added two versions of its mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission (AMT) to offer low-speed reduction gear options for MP series engines, adding versatility to the Pinnacle, Granite and Titan trucks. Announced Wednewsday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, the two versions include a 13-speed option designed for easier starting on steep grades [ā¦]
March 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
FIRST DRIVE: A bit of wheel time with Mackās mDrive HD, the AMT built for construction
Mack announced at the World of Concrete Show in FebruaryĀ that it was launching a new, āruggedizedā version of its mDrive automated manual transmission (AMT). Thursday, at the companyās ancestral home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, journalists were given the opportunity to drive the new mDrive HD on various durability courses at the Mack Customer Centerāa combined museum [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
Construction Equipment
Mack unveils mDrive HD, a lightweight automated manual transmission built for construction
[imagebrowser id=184] Mack has announced a āhardened,ā yet still lightweight version of its mDrive automated manual transmission designed specifically for the rigors and varied terrains of construction work. During a press event at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas Tuesday, Mack took the wraps off the mDrive HD. Stephen Roy, Mackās president [ā¦]
February 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Automatic or Manual?
More choices ā and itās not just what you āfeelā like.
November 6, 2013
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