Mack Trucks - The Power of the Bulldog

Everyone knows a Bulldog when they see it. The Bulldog has long been the symbol of the Mack truck. The company earned its nickname during World War I, when the British government to buy the Mack AC model to supply troops, food and equipment to the soldiers at the front. The British soldiers called the truck with the Bulldog Mack due to the flat nose, hood, which she remembers from the UK mascot, was the British Bulldog on it. Since then, the Bulldog was aTruck industry favorite.

Today this is one of the leading truck manufacturing companies in the world. Today, a subsidiary of Volvo, is the corporate headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the United States. Primary production equipment for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and in Dublin, Virginia. The company enjoys today as one of the top producer of professional vehicles from class eight to thirteen class. It also produces off-road trucks.The bulldog logo is very distinctive on the front of each truck.

Mack Trucks were sold during the history of the company's total forty-five countries. The right hand driven vehicles are currently in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, produced and distributed worldwide. Plants are also in Caracas, Venezuela, and Hagerstown, Maryland in the United States. These trucks hold the distinction of being one of vernacular driven heavy trucks on theStreet because of their longevity and reliability.

It was in the early 1960s that the then Executive Vice President of Engineering, Walter May, developed the Maxidyne High-Torque has given engine, Mack Trucks, the increase of their rise to a lot of popularity. The engine was first evident in 1968 with the new line of trucks. The placement of the Maxidyne engine was a case that would change the truck industry for ever. The engine for a Class 8 heavy trucks may be operated witha 5-speed gearbox. Before this time heavy trucks instead of 10 or more courses. The development of motor Maxidyne one of the most popular aspects of Mack trucks and drivers were soon everywhere strive to drive one of these miracle truck. Since that time the company has enjoyed one of the most popularly chosen truck brands of all time. Given the history behind their logo, it is not surprising that this tough competition has survived manyother.