Fully Electric Mack® LR Model Takes Center Stage in Mack Trucks’ WasteExpo Booth

04-29-2019 

GREENSBORO, NC (April 29, 2019) – The highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) will grab the spotlight in Mack Trucks’ booth at WasteExpo 2019 May 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Built to meet the demanding needs of the New York City Department of Sanitation, the fully electric LR demonstrator will begin testing and evaluation later this year.

Visitors to Mack booth No. 441 will also have an opportunity to see Mack’s comprehensive line up of heavy-duty trucks built to tackle the refuse industry, as well as its industry-leading uptime solutions including Mack GuardDog® Connect proactive uptime services and Mack Over The Air remote updates.

Models featured in the Mack booth include:

  • Mack LR battery electric vehicle
    Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack S522R 52,000-lb. rear axles; Mack mRIDE™ rear suspension
    Body: Heil 25-yard DuraPack 5000 rear loader
  • Mack Anthem® 6x4
    Engine: Mack MP®8-445C, 445 horsepower, 1,860 lb.-ft. torque
    Transmission: Mack mDRIVE™ 12-speed automated manual transmission (AMT)
    Features: Mack FXL13.2 13,200-lb. front axle; Mack S40 40,000-lb. rear axles; Mack AL401 rear suspension; Mack ClearTech™ One exhaust aftertreatment system; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
  • Mack Granite® Axle Forward 6x4
    Engine: Mack MP7-395C, 395 horsepower, 1,560 lb.-ft. torque
    Features: Mack FXL20 20,000 lb. front axle; Mack AL461 rear suspension; Mack ClearTech One exhaust after treatment system; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
    Body: Petersen TL3 grapple loader with 2240XDX dump body
  • Mack LR 6x4
    Engine: Cummins Westport L9N Near Zero compressed natural gas, 320 horsepower, 1,000 lb.-ft. torque
    Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed
    Features: Mack FXL20 20,000 lb. front axle; Mack mRIDE rear suspension
    Body: McNeilus 31-yard manual/automated side loader
  • Mack TerraPro® 8x4 Twin Steer
    Engine: Mack MP7-355A, 355 horsepower and 1,260 lb.-ft. torque
    Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed
    Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
    Body: Labrie Wittke Starlight 40-yard front loader with special Superduty floor
  • Mack LR 6x4
    Engine: Mack MP7-355A, 355 horsepower and 1,260 lb.-ft. torque
    Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed
    Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack S462R 46,000 lb. rear axles; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
    Body: Heil 28-yard residential Half/Pack front loader with Odyssey hydraulic controls

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CAPTION: Mack Trucks’ highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle demonstrator model will debut as part of Mack’s booth lineup at WasteExpo 2019 May 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.



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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