Mack Trucks News Updates

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Mack Trucks Looks to Maintain Momentum in 2019

For Mack Trucks, 2018 was a good year. While the company鈥檚 market share declined slightly, Mack had its best year of production since 2015 and orders flew in at a double-digit clip, keeping the manufacturer鈥檚 Lower Macungie Township plant busy as it tried to keep up with demand.

February 1, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Mack, Volvo Enhance Over-the-Air Software Update Capabilities

Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks have improved upon their over-the-air feature, which allows for updates to occur while a driver has downtime, such as while at a rest stop or home.

October 22, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Mack Sets Up as Go-To Truck for Harsh Canadian Climate

EDMONTON, Alberta 鈥 Bolstered by a growing Canadian economy and a strong trucking market overall, Mack Trucks is looking to increase its presence across the northern border.

October 15, 2018
BusinessTechnology

For Martin Weissburg, President Post at Mack Trucks Is 鈥楧ream Come True鈥

ALLENTOWN, Pa. 鈥 Martin Weissburg, the newly appointed president of Mack Trucks, is studying further changes to the Lehigh Valley Operations plant as he begins to put his mark on what he called a dream job.

August 21, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

Mack Trucks: Trump鈥檚 Tariffs Could Put Us at a Competitive Disadvantage

Back on March 23, 2017, President Donald Trump welcomed trucking industry representatives to the White House for a discussion on health care. During their visit, Trump, wearing an 鈥淚 [heart] truckers鈥 pin, climbed into the cab of a Mack truck parked on the lawn, pumped his fists and pretended to drive the stationary big rig.

June 28, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

Mack Defense Wins Army Contract Valued at Up to $296 Million

Mack Defense of Upper Macungie Township, Pa., has landed one of its largest contracts, a deal that has the potential to keep the Mack Trucks鈥 subsidiary busy for the next seven years.

May 31, 2018
BusinessSafety

Mack Trucks Wins Appeal of $6 Million Asbestos Verdict

Mack Trucks Inc. and Ford Motor Co. won a new trial in an asbestos exposure suit after Maryland鈥檚 top court threw out a Baltimore man鈥檚 $6 million jury award.

May 14, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Mack Defense Lands Defense Logistics Agency Contract

Mack Defense of Upper Macungie Township, Pa., has landed a contract that will bring some work through the Lehigh Valley over the next five years.

May 2, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Fully Electric Mack Refuse Model to Operate in New York City

Mack Trucks North America plans to have a fully electric Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated Mack electric drivetrain operating in North America in 2019.

April 30, 2018
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Orders Rise, but Market Share Falls for Mack Trucks in First Quarter

Everybody knows about the up-and-down, cyclical nature of the heavy-duty truck market. But as Mack Trucks proved in the first quarter, sometimes you can be up 鈥 and down 鈥 at the same time.

April 25, 2018