Mack Trucks Customizes Ride for Freedom Truck to Salute Fallen Military Heroes

05-26-2016 
GREENSBORO, NC (May 26, 2016) – 


Ride For Freedom

To pay tribute to America’s fallen military personnel, Mack Trucks employees will once again participate in the Rolling Thunder – Ride for Freedom rally. The 29th annual rally will take place over Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C. Mack Lehigh Valley Operations and Mack Customer Center employees will travel from Pennsylvania by truck and motorcycle to Hagerstown, Maryland for a special memorial ceremony at Mack’s powertrain facility. Hagerstown employees will then join their colleagues following the ceremony as they continue to Washington, D.C. to join thousands of other Ride for Freedom participants. Mack’s Ride for Freedom truck, a customized Mack® Pinnacle™ Axle Forward Rawhide Edition, features custom graphics that honor each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, along with the quote, “America, Home of the Free Because of the Brave.” 



Dedicated to durability, reliability and meeting the needs of customers, Mack Trucks has provided purpose-built transportation solutions for more than a century. Today, Mack is one of North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, and Mack® trucks are sold and serviced through an extensive distribution network in more than 45 countries. Mack trucks, diesel engines and transmissions sold in North America are assembled in the United States. Mack manufacturing locations are certified to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 standard for quality, ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems and OHSAS 18001 standard for health and safety management systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the Road, an American Trucking Associations public information campaign aimed at enhancing the safety of our nation's roadways.

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