Tag: mDrive HD

Mack intros mDrive split-shaft PTOs that pump concrete high into the sky, shows off redesigned Granite cabs

So, what do you want first, form or function? Let’s go with form. Everybody knows how hard it is to find and retain CDL drivers. Mack’s solution, shown at the World of Concrete show last week, is a lap-o-luxury styled cab with automotive-style appointments and comforts for its Granite line of vocational trucks. It starts […]

February 1, 2018

Mack TerraPro 2[1721]

Sweeping changes overtake heavy-duty truck market

Emissions, technology and metallurgy have changed nearly every aspect of trucks used in the construction market. Amid such wide-ranging changes, buyers need to become educated about the new features so when spec’ing trucks they take full advantage of the value those features can reap. Emissions regulations increase demand for gliders, other work-arounds Each tightening […]

January 9, 2018

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

The nasty weather provided a good test for the tractive abilities of the new AMTs during our ride and drive.

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 […]

March 3, 2016

Mack Work Truck Show 2016 6

Construction Equipment

FIRST DRIVE: A bit of wheel time with Mack’s mDrive HD, the AMT built for construction

Mack announced at the World of Concrete Show in February that it was launching a new, “ruggedized” version of its mDrive automated manual transmission (AMT). Thursday, at the company’s ancestral home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, journalists were given the opportunity to drive the new mDrive HD on various durability courses at the Mack Customer Center—a combined museum […]

May 1, 2015

The mDrive HD now comes standard on the Mack Granite.

Construction Equipment

Mack unveils mDrive HD, a lightweight automated manual transmission built for construction

[imagebrowser id=184] Mack has announced a “hardened,” 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, Mack’s president […]

February 3, 2015

Mack Granite mDRIVE HD square

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