Mack Trucks Inc. is manufacturing a four-axle, heavy-duty dump truck for the U.S. Army designated the M917A3. It has a GVW of 94,500 pounds with a maximum payload of 54,000 pounds, and is offered with ...

While that might seem like a random assortment of letters and numbers, it’s the name of the program that Mack Defense has ingrained in its head as it gears up to provide hundreds of heavy dump trucks ...

The U.S. Army has awarded Mack Defense a five-year contract worth up to $221.8 million for continued production of the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT). The agreement, announced June 24, 2025, covers up ...

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania—Note to truck manufacturers looking to win a nine-figure U.S. Army contract: Start with a commercially available vehicle that’s already 80% of the way to the top-tier military ...

Mack Trucks is again building some heavy-duty vehicles in Allentown — the first time the company has produced trucks in the city in more than 30 years. The company on Thursday announced Mack Defense ...

Hoewing Trucking, based in Canton, Missouri, was started in 1993 by Wayne Hoewing and a friend doing mostly dirt and construction work. The company’s first two trucks were a gasoline-powered 1977 ...