Equipment Republic Services takes delivery of first electric refuse truck October 6, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Republic Services has taken delivery of its first Mack LR Electric waste collection truck. The keys were handed over during a virtual ceremony and press conference Oct.
Equipment Mack renovates assembly plant October 1, 2020 MACUNGIE, Pa. – Mack Trucks has completed a US$84-million renovation project at its Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) in Macungie, Pa. The project, dubbed “Reborn,” revitalized the facility’s infrastructure, equipment, systems…
Equipment After Covid-related delay, Mack’s MD Series now in full production September 22, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Production of Mack’s new medium-duty trucks was pushed back two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the trucks began rolling off the line Sept. 1. While…
Equipment Mack’s back in medium duty July 28, 2020 We haven’t seen the Bulldog on the hood of a medium-duty truck since the early aughts when Mack retired the Freedom Series and the CS300P, a conventional version of the…
Equipment Mack now producing medium-duty models July 27, 2020 ROANOKE VALLEY, Va. – Mack Trucks has begun producing its new MD Series of medium-duty trucks. Full production is slated to begin Sept. 1. However, a Class 7 Mack MD7…
Volvo and Mack integrating Geotab telematics June 22, 2020 Volvo and Mack are both partnering with Geotab to integrate factory-fit telematics packages into their trucks, offering support for fleet management, diagnostics, and compliance. The Geotab Drive…
Equipment Mack Trucks produces, donates PPE May 26, 2020 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Mack Trucks has manufactured and donated about 500 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local organizations. The equipment was produced at the company’s Lehigh Valley Operations…
Equipment Mack, Volvo offering over-the-air engine updates March 1, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mack and Volvo both announced at the spring meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council that they’ll be offering over-the-air software and parameter updates. Ash Makki, product…
Equipment Mack brings telematics to LR model refuse truck November 11, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Mack Truck has brought its GuardDog Connect telematics platform to its LR model refuse truck. The system is now available across the entire line of Mack Trucks.
Equipment Mack, Volvo Uptime Centers seeing impressive benefits November 11, 2016 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mack and Volvo have received an award for their Certified Uptime Center training programs. The companies received a Brandon Hall Group gold award for Best Learning Program…
Business Management Mack dealers offering new fuel economy comparison tool August 10, 2016 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack Trucks has developed a new fuel economy tool that allows dealers to demonstrate to customers the potential fuel savings from certain spec’s. The tool allows Mack…
Equipment Mack to improve fuel economy in 2017 engines, adds Predictive Cruise to mDrive April 22, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas — Mack is updating its engines to provide fuel efficiency gains of up to 8.8% through the use of turbo-compounding, a new common rail fuel injection system and…
Equipment Mack benefiting from strengthening vocational truck market April 22, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas — Truck orders have experienced a steep drop over the past seven months but vocational orders are strengthening relative to on-highway. And that’s good news for Mack Trucks.
Equipment Mack extends service intervals March 23, 2015 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack has extended service intervals for engine oil and diesel particulate filters (DPFs). The extended intervals cover model year 2011 and newer Mack trucks with MP7, MP8…
Equipment Is your Mack calendar-worthy? March 10, 2015 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack Trucks is allowing customers to nominate, and select, six trucks to appear in its 2016 calendar. Customers can nominate their rig on Mack’s Facebook…
