Lmackattack

The moment I heard Mack claim increased market share with the new anthem I said where are they at on the road? I saw many small construction companies switch over to Paccar in the last decade and noticed in the last 2 years that company's that were once 95% Mack fleet owners started buying Pete or KW because Mack was priced higher and did not offer the same options as others. Even the garbage truck and mixer fleets are no longer mack...that was a huge market share for mack that is now lost. Volvo pushed out all the old engineers, moved HQ and put volvo people they wanted in charge thinking they were better at it. They are not. I really dont know why they insist on keeping Mack around. all the millions in plant investing to build a truck that most people would not even look at. its sad.

im still not sold on them. even when they are "dressed up" they still look like a entry level plastic truck. The look of them are just not what I would want in a truck. the body lines are all wrong with the hood. it needs to be a little flatter on top and longer so that the engine is under the hood not the cab. the small hood with a engine stuffed under the cab just screams $$$$$ every time it needs a simple repair.The air tank set up is not pleasing to the eye. Stack location behind sleeper is good for aero but should have other options.

I wonder if it was the driver tire or passenger steer tire that went out on him. I have never had the driver side steer go out but on the 2 passenger side tires that went down on me one was pretty tangled around the tire and axle. What im getting at is if it was the driver side steer its possible that it wrapped around the pitman arm and turned him into the ditch/oncoming traffic. if it was violent it could have pulled the steering wheel out of his hand and he then lost control? just speculating

Saw this on the news last night. I knew it was going to have mutable lives lost just looking at the pics . Damm shame to those people I have lost 2 steer tires. One was on my R model. I had just put power steering on it a few weeks before. I was loaded and it went down slow. I was able to ride it to the shoulder. the 2nd time was a few years ago in a pete with a load of scrap...I ran over something in the highway and it let go quick. again I was able to ride it out.

I had asked my local spring shop about them years ago and they told me not to use them as they caused issues. If I recall it was more of a band aid to haul more weight or something. but I have never driven or seen them on a truck so cant really say anything about them.

That one looks a little dirrerent than the one I saw in a old R model. the one I saw was just like that but without numbers. I thought it was odd that it did not give a number reading. just dash marks that I had assumed were 10 Psi increments

is this the same V8 that shared any mack traits? This looks like a very modern engine

I always laugh at these kind of Bids. The Government has no business in setting ridiculous requirements to spec a package van. in doing so it just costs the tax payer more money for something that is useless at the end of its life. I can see Right had drive being needed so right there you are in a special market but I would think the makers of these tranisit vans and sprinters have 90% of what is needed and the cost to the tax payer would not be out of line

That's good news for mack. I hope they continue the upward trend . I do find it odd however ... I don't know of any local company's seriously looking at mack these days and I dont see the once loyalty that people once had. I would agree with their comment that they have moved further into the OTR market and are selling more? I just don't see new macks in construction like I did in years past.

I remember telling the accountant where I worked at that wanted to install some Driver tracking/recording device to get an insurance discount or something. I told him that I would cut the wires to the thing before it left the shop and then would call him middle of the night, on his home land line, to give him personal updates of my location,speed, and heading. He wised up.

same here in Chicago-land. All the major fleets but one has gone to paccar. even some of the little companys that ran Macks for years have gone to KW or Pete. I still see a few new Macks here and there but they are just owner operators. Mack has given up its once dominant market share around here. I guess thats what happens when you dont listen to die hard Mack owners and instead push out a truck with limited options that few people want. Its a shame to watch a once proud American icon slowly being turned into a ghost. I wonder how much longer Volvo will put this show on.

ok this clearly proves im not as big of a rigger as I thought. I would not drive that truck down the block let alone cross country

At work we have a 2006 Ford F550 with the v8 turbo diesel. It has a service body on it with a crane, out riggers, miller welder, gas axe, 100 gallon fuel tank, under hood air compressor, and filled with tools. The dam thing is so heavy for what it is. we cant tow anything with it legally. It should have been built on a medium duty chassis and something with larger brakes. I hate driving it. not to mention the ford diesel throws a code for something once a month. Right now it hard starts in the morning and dont want to start after its warmed up. its one of the biggest POS trucks I have driven. Its set up nice but just not on the right chassis.

Yes they had one. I have not seen one for sale in years. the one I saw in a company truck I drove did not have numbers on the gauge. it just had dash marks in what I assume 5 or 10 psi increments. I bought an aftermarket auto meter for my R model as I could not find a factory gauge 7 years ago

I thought there was a driver shortage? but they are building them in record numbers? Or are these steering wheel holders just wrecking them faster than they can build em?

Noi Problem If you find a cab you want and are un sure just post a pic and we can give you some solid ideas if it would work for you or not

The differnce in cabs is mainly the cowl where the hood lines up to the cab . Older R models had the "flat top" hood. the later RD macks had a Sloped hood and the profile at the rear of the hood was different. if you google search for a 1982 mack R model and then look at a 1994 RD look at where the hoods meet the cab on the drivers side and you will see what im talking about.

The R model cowl was the same from 1966 up until the introduction of the sloped hood RD. The 2 models you cant use would be a Superliner or RD cab without modifing the cowl for it. I would find a cab from the late 80s on up. I think they went to a galvanized cab in 85 and it kept rust away better ?

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But with mack you have no choice. you get a MP and thats it. If you have a bad taste for the MP engine your only move is to go to a new MFG. We see it all the time. Company is tired of issues with Mack and Volvo sells them on their own truck just to keep the customer. Mack has been set up for failure with this one way option platform.

I think the Anthem will just lead Mack further into the dowward trend of market share. I have yet to hear one company or person even mention the "new" truck. Its not on the radar for anyone I know that is in trucking. With increased down time and parts issues who would go with a a mfg that cant deliver or keep parts in stock. And now you are limited to only Mack and Volvo dealerships for repairs. not only do they hold you hostage when you cant get parts but they rape you on the costs. I have seen 2 of them on the road. both were day cab freight trucks and no name small companys. I keep seeing more and more fleets jump to paccar Brian shared this pic recently of one of Chicago lands largest concrete outfits. Praires 8 new KW mixers. I cant recall that they ran anything but Mack in the last few decades. When Meyer sold out the new company went with KW. there is maybe 2 big company around here that use mack these days. Paulmbo and Plote and I know one of them is displeased with the last batch they got. They pulled their RDs back out because of the downtime they were suffering with the new trucks.

No it's not. Volvo has pushed Mack to lose its edge in everything from styling to low operation costs. But you know that already.... How is the new Pete doing?

Is this really news to any of us? 8.2 percent down to 6.9 percent in 2nd Qtr http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-mack-trucks-second-quarter-results-20180719-story.html

I think the injector issues Mack has is just another nail pounded into their coffin. I have noticed most of the new construction and refuse trucks I see running around Chicago are Paccar brand. Many old time Mack fleets here in Chicago have been slowly stepping away from mack to see what others have to offer. The injector cup and emission crap is really putting the hurt on them. Even the smaller out fits with just a few trucks have bought KW or Petes. you notice it when you see a well known paving company(M&J Asphalt) or Tanker company (sancken) with brand new Petes or KWs. Who knows maybe they wont work out but its very noticable if you start keeping track of who has what truck these days. and on a side note. Mack and volvo need to really think more about their fuel tank and air tank set up. it looks horrible. I see a new KW or pete with their air and fuel tank set ups looking clean and simple. Mack just has this miss matched crap on the frame rails. What is so bad about a shiny round fuel tank and some steps with batteries inside next to them. clean and simple. ok rant over .