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What Models Were Built @ Hayward?
in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
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I worked at the Mack Truck plant in Hayward from 1977 until it closed in 1981. We built custom trucks primarily for the western market. These trucks were built with a wide variety of drive components including Engines from Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, Cummins and of course Mack’s. Transmissions included Eaton, Fuller, and Mack’s. We also built the two lead trucks for the movie Convoy, Rubber Duck and Pigpen call signs, played by Kris Kristofferson and another actor I can’t recall. The movie was based on the popular song of the time, Convoy. At peak production we were putting out 35 trucks a day.