Mack Trucks

The United Auto Workers union (UAW) on Wednesday said that a majority of its workers have voted in favor of ratification of their new contract with Volvo Group-owned (OTCPK: VLVLY) truck maker Mack Trucks. What Happened: “After 39 days on strike, UAW members at Mack Trucks have voted by 93%...

Approximately 4,000 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) at Volvo Group(OTC:VLVLY)-owned Mack Trucks have voted against a proposed contract, opting instead to go on strike, as reported by the UAW. Axios reported that the strike began at 7 a.m. on Monday after 73%...

Volvo Group-owned (OTC:VLVLY) heavy-duty truck maker Mack Trucks and nearly 4,000 workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union reached an agreement on Sunday as they neared midnight. What Happened: The union informed via its social media handles that the workers at Mack Truck in...

Mack Trucks will begin taking orders in the fourth quarter for its battery-powered LR Electric refuse hauler it is testing in New York City and with Republic Services. The announcement Wednesday comes a few weeks after Republic (NYSE: RSG) agreed to purchase 2,500 battery-electric waste haulers...

The broad coalition behind the "Suspend the FET" (federal excise tax) initiative continues to push for its inclusion in whatever pandemic-fighting stimulus package emerges from current negotiations on Capitol Hill. The idea behind suspending the FET on new truck sales is that such a step will spur...

In January Mack Trucks, a unit of Volvo Group (OTC: VLVLY), announced its re-entry into the medium-duty marketplace with its Class 6 and 7 MD series. The MD6, featuring a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 25,995 pounds, and the MD7, with a GVWR of 33,000 pounds, will both be equipped with a...

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and its Mack Trucks sibling later this year will allow drivers to activate over-the-air (OTA) updates for a range of truck functions, bypassing fleet managers and coordination with manufacturers. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020, performance enhancements of...

Mack Trucks is spending $13 million to convert a former comic book publishing plant in Virginia to make medium-duty trucks in a bid to muscle its way back into the market after a two-decade absence. "It's traditionally a pretty steady 90,000 to 100,000 trucks year over year in the U.S. and Canada...

Mack Trucks will build Class 6 and 7 medium-duty trucks for the first time in decades, investing $13 million to take over a vacant facility near Roanoke, Virginia, the company said Thursday. Mack is investing $13 million to improve the 280,000-square-foot facility to build MD Series trucks for van...

While many of its competitors have been jumping into the electric vehicle fray, Mack Trucks has taken a slower approach. Company officials have repeatedly said the company would move into electric when the time was right, and it isn't like Mack is falling behind. Thanks to the technological...

A copper Bulldog is coming to New York City. The Bulldog is the new identifier for Mack Trucks electric products and will adorn the grille of the Mack LR Electric model that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will begin testing on Monday. The announcement came during a press event...

Mack Trucks Inc. is recalling 1,879 TerraPro TE models from the 2019 and 2020 model years because headlight aiming was skipped during about a year's worth of production. Improperly aimed headlights can reduce visibility and contribute to a possible crash, according to Mack's filing of a non-...

The United Auto Workers voted 79% in favor of a new four-year contract at Mack Trucks following a 12-day strike that idled six facilities in three states and halted production at Volvo Trucks' only assembly plant in North America. Voting among union locals ended Sunday. The union walked out for...

The color of the Mack Trucks bulldog hood ornament has specific meaning. Gold plating denotes a truck made with a Mack-produced drivetrain, engine, transmission and drive-axles. Chrome means components from another manufacturer are on board. Now, for the first time in its 98-year history, Mack...