Mack Trucks Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America, both units of Volvo Group, said they renewed their contract with Decisiv Inc., which provides the ASIST service relationship management tool that both manufacturers use.
August 2, 2016Business
Photo Gallery: New York City Relies on Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks Inc. supplies 98% of the 2,500 vehicles used by the Department of Sanitation in New York City. Here are some scenes from the department’s Central Repair Shop in Queens.
July 26, 2016Business
Mack Trucks Offers Virtual Reality Rides in Certain Models
Mack Trucks said it now offers an online virtual reality test drive of models equipped with its mDrive HD 13-speed automated manual transmission, calling the experience a first for heavy-duty truck manufacturers.
July 26, 2016Business
With Slumping Demand, Mack Trucks Plans Production Shutdowns
With heavy-duty truck demand sagging, Mack Trucks has scheduled several weeklong production shutdowns at its Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, assembly plant.
July 20, 2016Business
VTNA, Mack Add Parts Cross-Reference Feature to e-Commerce Platform
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks, both units of Volvo Group, announced that they rolled out an integrated parts cross-reference feature on their e-commerce platform Select Part Store.
July 12, 2016Business
Mack Evaluates Wrightspeed’s Electric Powertrain
Mack Trucks said it showcased its heavy-duty LR model retrofitted with the Wrightspeed Route 1000 range-extended electric vehicle powertrain at WasteExpo 2016 in Las Vegas earlier this month.
June 9, 2016Business
Mack Trucks to Demonstrate Practicality of Zero-Emissions Drayage Trucks
Mack Trucks announced that it will demonstrate two zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage trucks as part of a California-based heavy-duty truck development project designed to help reduce air pollution at freight-intensive locations throughout the state.
May 19, 2016Business
Mack 13-Speed Automated Manual Transmission Now Standard on Granite Models
Mack Trucks said its mDrive HD 13-speed automated manual transmission will be standard on Granite models.
May 13, 2016Business
Mack Unveils 2017 Powertrain
AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks presented a new powertrain that it said was designed to meet the second stage of Phase 1 federal greenhouse-gas limits. Those limits tighten the maximum legal amount of carbon dioxide output from a truck starting in January.
May 2, 2016Business
Mack to Invest $70 Million in Pennsylvania Assembly Plant
Mack Trucks announced a plan to invest about $70 million in its truck assembly plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, over the next three years.
April 17, 2016