MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Fleets in the market for a medium-duty truck have a wide variety of models to choose from in the 2020 model-year. Here are a few key highlights from each automaker.
Mack Trucks announced Geotab Drive for Mack Trucks, which leverages cloud computing via Geotab to deliver reliable electronic logging data (ELD) and compliance services.
Mack Defense is partnering with Truck-Lite Co., LLC to provide lighting systems for the M917A3 heavy dump truck (HDT)
Mack Trucks is doubling down on the debut of RoadLife 2.0 with the launch of two episodes on roadlife.tv.
The Mack Trucks Historical Museum unveiled an all-new exhibit: “Keeping America Clean: The Evolution of the Waste Industry.” The exhibit features three antique Mack trucks.
The U.S. Army took delivery of the first five Mack Granite model-based M917A3 heavy-dump trucks (HDT). In July, the trucks will enter up to 40 weeks of durability testing.
Mack Trucks unveiled its Mack LR battery-electric vehicle (BEV), powered by two 130-kW motors producing a combined 496 peak hp and 4,051 lb.-ft. of torque, at WasteExpo 2019.
To maximize uptime and significantly extend the life of electrical charging system components, Mack Trucks is making a battery refresher standard on all Mack models.
Mack Trucks is offering a new package for Mack Over The Air customers that allows for more frequent remote software updates and the setting of vehicle parameters. The company also announced standard shock absorbers for factory-installed auxiliary axles on certain Mack Granite models.
Equipment Editor Jim Park shares photos from Valdez, Alaska, where he joined Mack Trucks' video crew filming an episode for season 2 of the Road Life series. The series is about Mack customers and their trucks, and this episode features a Mack Granite snowplow specially built for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.