is a famous Truck Manufacturing Company based in the United States , and now owned by AB Volvo . The company's Headquarter s are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania .
Mack Trucks is a top producer in the vocational, on road, vehicle market, Class 8 through Class 13. It is also the most popular heavy-duty Off-road truck manufacturer in America. On the front of each Mack you will find the company's distinctive logo, silver colored Bulldog . Mack also produces Highway models.
Mack Trucks have been sold in 45 countries. The Macungie, Pennsylvania Manufacturing Plant , located close to its Allentown headquarters, produces the Mack Granite, RD, RB, CL, LE, DM, and MR models, these include the construction and refuse series products. In Dublin, Virginia , the "Vison by Mack" and CH highway models are made at the New River Valley Assembly plant. Engine s, the Maxitorque ES T300 series Transmission s, the TC-15 Transfer Case , and rear engine Power Take-off s are designed and manufactured in Hagerstown, Maryland .
Mack’s right-hand drive vehicles are produced in Brisbane, Queensland , Australia for worldwide distribution. Assembly for South America is done at Mack de Venezuela C.A., in Caracas , Venezuela . The Venezuela operation is a Chassis Knock-down (CKD) facility. The components are shipped from the United States to Caracas and the plant then does final assembly.
Mack also has a remanufacturing center in Middletown, Pennsylvania where it takes used parts and Refurbish es them resale/reuse.
''"Built like a Mack Truck"'' has become part of ''"Americana"'' , slang for something ''"tough"''.
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- 1893 : Mack and his brother, Augustus F. Mack, buy the company John worked for.
- 1894 : A third Mack brother, William C. Mack joins his brothers in the company's operations. The Macks try working with steam powered and electric motor cars.
- and Wilbur Wright , Willis Carrier and Henry Ford 's inventions, John Mack has a vision, dreaming about producing heavy duty trucks and engines.
- 1900 : The Macks open their first bus manufacturing plant. The ''Mack bus'', ordered by a sightseeing company, is delivered.
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- 1904 : The company introduces the name ''Manhattan'' on its products.
- 1905 : Allentown selected as the home of main manufacturing operations, and headquarters. A fourth Mack brother, Joseph Mack, becomes a stockholder. Mack begins to make rail cars and locomotives.
- 1909 : A ''junior model'' 1-1/2 ton truck is introduced.
- . Charles Mack, a fifth Mack brother, joins the company.
- 1911 : The company is sold, but it keeps operating as ''Mack Trucks''.
- 1912 : Brothers John and Joseph Mack leave.
- 1914 : The Mack ABs are introduced.
- 1916 : The Mack ACs are introduced. Ultimately, over 40,000 of these models are sold.
- and Britain 's military. A legend surfaces that British soldiers would call for ''Mack Bulldogs'' to be sent when facing adversity.
- 1918 : Mack becomes the first manufacturer to apply air cleaners and oil filters to their trucks.
- conducts a trans-continental project using Mack Trucks to study the need for national highway systems.
- 1920 : Mack Trucks are the first with power brakes on their trucks.
- 1922 : The bulldog is accepted as the company's corporate symbol.
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- 1927 : Mack's BJ and BB models built.
- 1932 : The Bulldog starts to ''travel'' on the hoods of Mack trucks.
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- 1936 : The Mack E series introduced. ''Mack Jr'' trucks introduced.
- 1938 : Mack trucks is the first company to produce its own heavy-duty diesel engines.
- to 1945 , the combined armed forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Canada took delivery of 35,096 total vehicles. The combat "N Series" (NB, NJU, NM, NO, NR, etc.) accounted for 26,965 of the total. Commercial type vehicles including: trucks, off-highway, fire-trucks, trailers, and buses, accounted for the rest. A total of 2,053 NO models alone were produced from 1940 to 1945. The 6x6 7-yard/2-ton NO was the most important specifically military model, and could be used as a transport or tractor for the 155mm Long Tom field gun. Mack also built over 2600 power trains for tanks. The Allentown bus plant built Vultee naval torpedo bombers. More than 700 NJU (5-to-6 ton 4x4) models were in the hands of the U.S. Army by 1942. In 1939 & 1940 the French and British received several hundred NR4 and EXBU models.
- 1950 : The ''Mack B Model'' series of trucks is introduced. 127,786 produced through 1965.
- 1956 : City of Hamilton, Bermuda buys first diesel-power fire truck (B85F).
- 1956 : Mack Trucks, Inc. buys Brockway Motor Company. (Brockway ceases in 1977)
- 1959 : The First of the COE (cab-over-engine) family of trucks is introduced: The ''G Model'' which had a short production due to lawsuits resulting from a striking resemblance to the Kenworth COE.
- came out with their COE in 1957)
- fire department. It would help put out 2,200 fires.
- 1966 : The ''R Model Series'' introduced, to replace the ''B Model Series''.
- until 1981.
- , Canada . The facility closed in 1993 .
- 1967 : ''Mack Trucks'' becomes a part of the ''Signal Oil and Gas Company''. Later that year Signal changes its name to ''The Signal Companies, Inc.''
- 1969 : Mack patents the cab air suspension.
- 1970 : Mack moves into its new Allentown world headquarters.
- 1975 : Macungie plant opens, build the ''Cruise-Liner'' series until 1983.
- 1977 : ''Super-Liner'' introduced, production runs for 15-years until 1993.
- 1978 : Introduction of the low-cab-forward urban ''MC''/''MR'' series.
- buys 10% of Mack Trucks, Inc.
- increases ownership stake to 20%, Signal lowers its stake to 10%.
- 1982 : Production of the ''MH Ultra-Liner'' model begins.
- increases holdings to 40%, while Signal reduces its stake to 10.3%.
- buys Renault's Mack shares.
- 1988 : Mack introduces the ''CH'' series for highway applications.
- 1994 : Mack introduces the ''LE'' (low entry) refuse vehicle.
- 1999 : A new premium highway tractor is introduced: the ''"Vision by Mack"''.
- , Renault Vehicules Industriels receives a 20% stake in the combined company. (In 2002 Renault Vehicules Industriels changed its name to Renault Trucks )
- MR686P aerial trucks
- MR686S 90' Bronto aerial truck
- MR690S 100 aerial truck
- MR688P pumper
- MS Midliner pumper
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