Mack Trucks is again building some heavy-duty vehicles in Allentown — the first time the company has produced trucks in the city in more than 30 years. The company on Thursday announced Mack Defense ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Defense officially delivered to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve the first M917A3 heavy dump trucks during a tented ceremony Sept. 23. The new production line for the dump ...

Mack Trucks Inc. is manufacturing a four-axle, heavy-duty dump truck for the U.S. Army designated the M917A3. It has a GVW of 94,500 pounds with a maximum payload of 54,000 pounds, and is offered with ...

Lehigh Valley-based Mack Defense announced that it was awarded a five-year contract to continue production of Army dump trucks in Allentown. Mack will make up to 450 more M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks ...

The U.S. Army has contracted with Mack Defense to build up to 450 M917A3 heavy dump trucks (HDT) over the course of five years. The contract is valued at up to $221.8 million, according to Mack ...

Non-armored doesn’t mean less rugged. It may not have the capabilities of its cooler cousins, the armored military vehicles, but the Mack Defense Heavy Dump Truck (HDT) still comes with some ...

The U.S. Army has awarded Mack Defense a five-year contract worth up to $221.8 million for continued production of the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT). The agreement, announced June 24, 2025, covers up ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A local congressman announced millions of dollars in funding for the construction of the Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Defense celebrated a major milestone Wednesday. They have now produced their 500th Heavy Dump Truck designed specifically for the U.S. Army. To celebrate they held an open house ...

Mack Defense announced today that the U.S. Army ordered 99 Mack Defense M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced firm-fixed-price $296.4 million contract between ...

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania—Note to truck manufacturers looking to win a nine-figure U.S. Army contract: Start with a commercially available vehicle that’s already 80% of the way to the top-tier military ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In order to better fulfill a military contract, Mack ...