{"id":5286,"date":"2020-01-30T21:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mackvolvomontr.wpengine.com\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2022-12-09T10:36:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:36:51","slug":"mack-trucks-launches-mack-md-series-medium-duty-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/2020\/01\/30\/mack-trucks-launches-mack-md-series-medium-duty-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Mack Trucks Launches Mack MD Series Medium-Duty Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>ROANOKE VALLEY, Virginia (Jan. 30, 2020) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Mack Trucks today launched the all-new Mack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MD Series of medium-duty trucks, adding to its already robust product lineup to reach new customers and applications. Serial production of the Mack MD Series will begin in July 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mack also announced a $13 million investment to establish its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO), a new manufacturing facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia, for the production of the Mack MD Series. The project will result in the creation of 250 new jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMack Trucks is very proud to make this investment and to now offer a full lineup of Class 6 to Class 8 commercial vehicles, serving virtually every segment of the market,\u201d said Martin Weissburg, Mack Trucks president. \u201cWith this investment, Mack is well-positioned for future success, and we\u2019re taking orders for the new truck beginning today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the $13 million investment during an event with state and local officials at RVO. Gov. Northam approved a $700,000 grant from the Commonwealth\u2019s Opportunity Fund for the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mack\u2019s investment is being used for equipment, tooling and building enhancements in the 280,000 square feet of the facility dedicated to the assembly of Mack medium-duty vehicles.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mack MD6, a Class 6 model, has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 25,995 pounds, and the MD7, a Class 7 model, has a GVWR of 33,000 pounds. Both models are exempt from the 12 percent Federal Excise Tax (FET).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new products will meet the needs of trucking applications requiring dry van\/refrigerated, stake\/flatbed, dump and tank truck vocations. The MD6 model does not require a Commercial Driver\u2019s License (CDL) to operate for non-hazardous payloads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlready providing our customers a full product lineup of Class 8 vehicles, which includes straight trucks and cabover platforms, the Mack MD Series expands even further the solutions available to our customers,\u201d said Jonathan Randall, Mack Trucks senior vice president of North American sales and marketing. \u201cNow that we have a full lineup of Class 6 to Class 8 vehicles, customers desiring Mack\u2019s distinctive durability and reliability now have an option for lighter GVWR configurations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mack MD Series is an all-new model range built specifically for medium-duty applications. Available in 4&#215;2 configurations, the MD6 and MD7 models feature a sharp wheel cut for enhanced maneuverability for tough urban settings. The MD Series cab design features a short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement of 103 inches, an industry best. Mack matched the bold look and styling of the Mack Anthem<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Mack\u2019s highway model, as a basis for the grille and hood design found on the MD Series. The Mack MD Series will be supported by Mack\u2019s extensive dealer network.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers interested in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/info.macktrucks.com\/mdlaunch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mack MD Series can sign up for updates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or contact their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macktrucks.com\/buy-mack\/find-a-dealer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">local Mack dealer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>The Mack MD Series<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Mack Trucks launched the all-new Mack\u00ae MD Series of medium-duty trucks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10355,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5286\/revisions\/10355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mackvolvomontreal.sltm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}