I will always drive N support 100% the Mack Pinnacle formerly Vision the Ch models all my life , Im a die hard Mack bulldog fan , THANK YOU TO THE MEN N WOMEN AT MACK TRUCKS WHO BUILT THE OLDEST GREATEST BIG RIG KNOWN TO MANKIND THE MACK PINNACLE without it there will be no trucking at all without Mack trucks so GOD BLESS THE 100% AMERICAN MADE MACK TRUCKS N MEN N WOMEN AT MACK TRUCKS THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Mack me hizo soñar de niño, ahora me siento feliz de haber recorrido mi país en un Mack y ver a esos viejos poderosos aún trabajando en esa fábrica, eso es Historia viva
My Grandfather was in partnership with Peri Burke Concrete & Baldwin Redi Mix Concrete & all he ran was Peterbuilt & Mach’s, he was so proud of the industry❤️
I'm originally from Lehigh valley,Allentown at that.and home to Mack truck world hq.as well as a slim few manufacturing and assembly buuldings.i used to live blocks from it.near Mack blvd.sourh Allentown.
Bought a new 2005 Vision with the 460P Mack Asset engine...truck was awesome, engine was horrible. Mostly EGR problems....delaminating fan belts due to excessive underhood heat, failing sensors, egr valve sticking in position, variable vane turbo seizing. Most weird was the windshield washer fluid boiling in the reservoir and pushing fluid out the washer nozzles ! Mack "engineers" had to design a heat shield to solve that...backwards engineering. Good thing the truck came with a year of free towing...
I am currently working as a driver for heavy trucks in Japan. I was surprised at the goodness and luxury of the construction of the Mack track. I would also like to work on such a great track.
A few years ago my boss called me into his office and asked me were was E Texas Pa.I said Allentown Pa.area.Out of NIT in Virgina Beaches port terminal he had 5 containers loads of mack motors in Hapag lloyd containers from Germany.i told him where the mack plants are wow.
I'd never own one. Once took a load of tires to the mack factory. They had work rules that prevented them from unloading more than 10 tires an hour. Was there for more than a day.
Trained at a was it freightliner, plant in Cleveland NC for a parts supplier, bunch of cardboard was on the floor in front of dumpsters, soo much you couldn't walk up to it and throw your boxes in, two guys drove up on a Cushman scooter told me to leave it alone, it wasn't my job, if it didn't get done today maybe tomorrow or next day, but it wasn't my job and to leave it alone!
Every time I watch a video of a factory in the USA I see the American flag flying. The American people are a proud people. That is why as a Canadian who has read about and admired all the long accomplishments of the United States it is painful to watch in the news the tremendous upheaval happening currently throughout the country. I have been reading about the US since I was a boy and am now in my seventies. Yes, I know that the American people as I have known them will prevail but 2020 will be remembered.
En Venezuela mack es El mejor au se ven modelos viejos recorder las vias de Venezuela yo hasta hace Poco conduje un 315 pero ahora estoy esperando un vision 427 que estan arreglando me hubiese Gustavo conductor un pinnacle pero lastimosamete o podre cumplir mi meta ya que primero la situation pais no me permite adquirir uno y Segundo ya por la edad no Creo que pueda tener uno propio bueno me quedo la satisfaction de conducir uno
Always was the best made. I'm a little doubtful with Volvo in volved. My last truck before retiring was a 2015 Pinnacle. Nice truvk hated the auto trans though. My favorite is the Superliner or R model. drove many Macks in the construction field
@@donaldbartram6315 Hey Don in philly years ago a trucking company in phillyhad a trucking company called WHP.They hauled beer 50000 llbs.You could not run with these guys all the macks ran 85 mph all R models all red cherry bombs thats what we called them.
@Jeffrey Collier Back in the 90's I worked for this company, we had all Macks, various setups, but had 4 R model stretch frame with sleepers. 5 spd Maxi with only 350's in the but they ran really good. I remember this guy was looking for a place he had to deliver to, he asked me if I knew where it was, I said yeah it's right near where I'm going, follow me. Half way there he asked if I was empty, because he was having trouble keeping up with me in his truck. I said NO!, I had 4800 of Ocean Spray juice on. He said hell man I never seen a single stack Mack run like that,
I worked 5C final assembly R model line 84/5. Carl P. USMC was my foreman. Best job I ever had. It was NOT assisted with all this stuff! I miss those days and people. A cast of characters.
Mack made the best truck in world in plant 5C, when they were run by Zenon C.R. Hansen. My father worked at Mack for 43 years, retiring in 1982. His brother, my uncle, worked on the "fire line" when Mack built all-Mack fire apparatus. Remember the super-pumper?
Indeed I do! One was completed with pomp and ceremony with visiting dignitaries from the community that bought. In the middle of the ceremony it caught fire from an electrical short.
Not sure why but an observation I've noticed is that the majority of tractors I see on the roads aren't macks. Idk why but I don't see a lot of them compared to KW, FL, PB, and Volvo. Those 4 truck manufacturers are the majority of the trucks I see on our roads n highways... Idk if macks cost more and carriers don't wanna pay for fleet loads of them when they can get cheaper rigs like freightliners or something. Idk, but it just doesn't seem like there aren't many macks on the roads.
Back in the 1990's I use to drive and refuel the Mack trucks as the trucking company I worked for just loved Mack Trucks. Those Trucks pulled us out a rut. They were strong pulling trucks. The only drawbacks with the trucks is the turning radius, It's slow pickup speed getting through all the gears. It was a tough truck and the warranties were great. I'm sure Mack has made many improvements. I'd drive one again if I were still working and not retired.
I've been driving trucks for over 20 years, and nothing has left me on the side of the road waiting for help more then a Mack. It's really disappointing when you figure out that Mack trucks aren't really so popular because of the quality, but because they're cheaper then some of the other trucks. That should give you a hint right there, you get what you pay for.
Too bad they are now owned by Vulva. Kenworth and Pete are about the only HD truck brands still owned by an American Company Paccar). Other than International and VW is trying to buy what part of it they don't already own. Western Star (Mercedes) Mack(Volvo) Freightliner (Mercedes) all foreign owned now.
I dont care about anyone that talks about Mack without Mack there is no trucking n trucking is Mack , Mack is the oldest, one of the best American made brands of big rigs out there like KWhopper n Peterbilt , many older generations of drivers like the Martin " Rubber Duck"' Penewald learn to drive on Mack trucks n should the new generation of truck drivers , Mack needs to be in trucking thats how Mack trucks first started in 1900 then in 1922 became Mack Trucks Inc so there the oldest n the best , So i hope Mack stays were it belongs in the future
So what if it's a volvo engine? What's wrong with it? Check what those "crap" D13s haul in europe up and down the mountains of the north. And they're very very efficient as well. Anyway,would you feel better if it was a less efficient CAT because it's yellow? What if it was a roaring SCANIA V8 or a MAN V8? Would it still bother your then?
+Omniscient News Nope, they are Swedish/ American. Volvo Cars, which is a completely separate company, from Volvo trucks, and heavy equipment, was bought by Geely in 2010.
I think made in Europe is much better than made in America. Examples: Bentley vs Cadillac, Ferrari vs Dodge Viver, Scania vs Mack. They are in different classes!
16 liter engine is only available in the Mack Titan for some reason..... The Pinnacle uses the 13 & 11 liter engines. Exact same motors as Volvo and painted red for MACK.
praco Praco because they have much more room on the road Driving MUCH bigger and Longer distances with on average bigger loads because of the larger roads
Too bad they didn't show the most important part of that bulldog emblem: the reinforcing plate on the inside of the hood, so you don't pull it off. You have to open the hood and inspect the engine every day, and hood ornaments make perfect pull handles.
Too bad they went so cheap on the new Anthem. I still love the Pinnacle 613s ... Vision style body trucks though 👍 Take that truck and get a better interior and you'd have something great... And dump that pos steering wheel
Miler beer was born in America but it is not owned by Americans. But then Bud was born in Europe but most think is American even if it is not owned by Americans anymore. You want to make the argument about Sikorsky helicopters? (Russian)
DJPaulgee1 no there chinese.lol i know sounds crazy. but they were acquired by the red chinese. and they then acquired Mack truck. so there just made here. just like GM is own by Fiat. there being snatched under your noses
+DJPaulgee1 haha, Europe has and will always be ahead of America in Trains, cars and trucks. The most famous brand on earth is Scania for the simple reason, they are unrivalled in what they do. Mack is now Volvo's property.
Easy now! Volvo CARS has chinese owners (geely) since 2010 and that's the best thing that happened Volvo cars and they are still Swedish and will always be because as long as the headquarters,development, most manufacturng takes place in Sweden by Swedish designers and workers with Swedish material it's Swedish! Volvo was not american just because Ford owned them right? is Dodge italian because they're owned by fiat?NO! Volvo trucks, Volvo construction equipment and all other Volvo companies are still 100% Swedish, i'm Swedish and work at Volvo cars at Torslanda in Gothenburg.
I drove European trucks for 16 years before moving to America. In Europe i drove Scania, Man, Iveco and i always thought our European trucks are the best until i moved to the US and drove an American truck. American trucks are alot more comfortable, they're great in all climates especially desert heat. I would never want to go back to driving a European truck after trying out American. In Australia and Russia they love American trucks also, look at the Australian road trains, most of them are American trucks because they're tougher for desert coditions and more comfortable for the driver. Every single European that i met that has moved from Europe to US or Canada says they would never want to go back to a European truck after trying American trucks. European trucks are uncomortable you're sitting on top of the wheel the whole cab sways back and forth like crazy. The only reason Europe has cabover trucks is because of length restrictions, if our roads in Europe would be same as US or Canada or Australia we would be driving trucks like America builds, because drivers from all over the world prefer driving American trucks then European Cabover trucks. The first truck i drove in America was a 2004 Kenworth W900 with 3.8 million miles on it, on the same engine and transmission, and that's miles not kilometers, our European trucks would never last that long. Like every European always says "You haven't driven a real truck until you driven an American truck".
Lot of the truck factories moved to Mexico
I will always drive N support 100% the Mack Pinnacle formerly Vision the Ch models all my life , Im a die hard Mack bulldog fan , THANK YOU TO THE MEN N WOMEN AT MACK TRUCKS WHO BUILT THE OLDEST GREATEST BIG RIG KNOWN TO MANKIND THE MACK PINNACLE without it there will be no trucking at all without Mack trucks so GOD BLESS THE 100% AMERICAN MADE MACK TRUCKS N MEN N WOMEN AT MACK TRUCKS THANK YOU THANK YOU!
My father drove a truck for over 38 years. He always spoke fondly of the pulling ability of the Mack truck
This is what makes United States the greatest country in the World
second only to canada, have you heard of pacific/hayes?
Too bad the Iconic Mack company hasn't been owned by Americans for over 30 yrs. It's owned by Volvo now
My Dad worked there when Renault owned them.
He retired after 30 years
@@stevenmarcinkowski8577
That's why the quality went to hell
Mack me hizo soñar de niño, ahora me siento feliz de haber recorrido mi país en un Mack y ver a esos viejos poderosos aún trabajando en esa fábrica, eso es Historia viva
My Grandfather was in partnership with Peri Burke Concrete & Baldwin Redi Mix Concrete & all he ran was Peterbuilt & Mach’s, he was so proud of the industry❤️
Looks amazing :)
My dad just got a 2017 Mack Truck and it's so beautiful. It has red diamond patterned leather seats. And the exterior is frost white. So gorgeous
Mack moved from Brooklyn NY to Plainfield NJ before moving to PA in the 1960's
GOOD VIDEO...
I'm originally from Lehigh valley,Allentown at that.and home to Mack truck world hq.as well as a slim few manufacturing and assembly buuldings.i used to live blocks from it.near Mack blvd.sourh Allentown.
Geno Smith
Well Sir, I hate to disappoint you but Mack Headquarters is now located in Greensboro NC. Just down the road from Volvo.
IN MACUNGIE, in the Lehigh Valley
Bought a new 2005 Vision with the 460P Mack Asset engine...truck was awesome, engine was horrible. Mostly EGR problems....delaminating fan belts due to excessive underhood heat, failing sensors, egr valve sticking in position, variable vane turbo seizing. Most weird was the windshield washer fluid boiling in the reservoir and pushing fluid out the washer nozzles ! Mack "engineers" had to design a heat shield to solve that...backwards engineering. Good thing the truck came with a year of free towing...
I had the same problems
I am currently working as a driver for heavy trucks in Japan.
I was surprised at the goodness and luxury of the construction of the Mack track.
I would also like to work on such a great track.
A few years ago my boss called me into his office and asked me were was E Texas Pa.I said Allentown Pa.area.Out of NIT in Virgina Beaches port terminal he had 5 containers loads of mack motors in Hapag lloyd containers from Germany.i told him where the mack plants are wow.
Marck Made In North América Yes!!!!!!
MACK Grensboro Południowa Karolina.Na silinikach MACKA jeździ RENAULT MAGNUM
5:08 dude hits a lil dab
Very nice trucks in the uk we drive scannia. Volvo Mercedes but there nothing like these trucks these american trucks is like a home from home
I'd never own one. Once took a load of tires to the mack factory. They had work rules that prevented them from unloading more than 10 tires an hour. Was there for more than a day.
This is because volvo bought them. Not macks fault
@@colerippeon3903 Damn, wrong again Cole. It was 1983.
Trained at a was it freightliner, plant in Cleveland NC for a parts supplier, bunch of cardboard was on the floor in front of dumpsters, soo much you couldn't walk up to it and throw your boxes in, two guys drove up on a Cushman scooter told me to leave it alone, it wasn't my job, if it didn't get done today maybe tomorrow or next day, but it wasn't my job and to leave it alone!
Better than Mexican made Freightliner.
Absolutely 👍
Great Video, i like these Bulldogs ... Mack, the greatest name in Trucks. Greetings from south Germany
2:50 Windshields in rubber 🤣🤣
The R models were the best looking trucks especially as it was completely 100% American made. Cabs drive line transmission rears etc.
Every time I watch a video of a factory in the USA I see the American flag flying. The American people are a proud people. That is why as a Canadian who has read about and admired all the long accomplishments of the United States it is painful to watch in the news the tremendous upheaval happening currently throughout the country. I have been reading about the US since I was a boy and am now in my seventies. Yes, I know that the American people as I have known them will prevail but 2020 will be remembered.
That's right by my house
Once upon a time they built a reliable bullet proof truck. Those days are gone. The mp series engines are junk.
Not the engines, usually it's the emissions like all other trucks
Me and my cousin went to the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown last summer. I got a video of that if you guys wanna see.
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what are the mpg numbers compared to Volvo and Freightliner?
Ty
En Venezuela mack es El mejor au se ven modelos viejos recorder las vias de Venezuela yo hasta hace Poco conduje un 315 pero ahora estoy esperando un vision 427 que estan arreglando me hubiese Gustavo conductor un pinnacle pero lastimosamete o podre cumplir mi meta ya que primero la situation pais no me permite adquirir uno y Segundo ya por la edad no Creo que pueda tener uno propio bueno me quedo la satisfaction de conducir uno
always good to see a Bulldog get built. Mack Trucks Bulldog Tough!
welcome to bali paradise.
i never knew that they were made in pa...i know the GE diesel locomotives are made in pa, but i never mack was....epic
Always was the best made. I'm a little doubtful with Volvo in volved. My last truck before retiring was a 2015 Pinnacle. Nice truvk hated the auto trans though. My favorite is the Superliner or R model. drove many Macks in the construction field
@@donaldbartram6315 Hey Don in philly years ago a trucking company in phillyhad a trucking company called WHP.They hauled beer 50000 llbs.You could not run with these guys all the macks ran 85 mph all R models all red cherry bombs thats what we called them.
@Jeffrey Collier Back in the 90's I worked for this company, we had all Macks, various setups, but had 4 R model stretch frame with sleepers. 5 spd Maxi with only 350's in the but they ran really good. I remember this guy was looking for a place he had to deliver to, he asked me if I knew where it was, I said yeah it's right near where I'm going, follow me. Half way there he asked if I was empty, because he was having trouble keeping up with me in his truck. I said NO!, I had 4800 of Ocean Spray juice on. He said hell man I never seen a single stack Mack run like that,
Every where there use to be a mack dumptruck, you see a western star. Even the state of Minnesota bought a bunch. What's up with that?
I worked 5C final assembly R model line 84/5. Carl P. USMC was my foreman. Best job I ever had. It was NOT assisted with all this stuff! I miss those days and people. A cast of characters.
Mack made the best truck in world in plant 5C, when they were run by Zenon C.R. Hansen. My father worked at Mack for 43 years, retiring in 1982. His brother, my uncle, worked on the "fire line" when Mack built all-Mack fire apparatus. Remember the super-pumper?
Indeed I do! One was completed with pomp and ceremony with visiting dignitaries from the community that bought. In the middle of the ceremony it caught fire from an electrical short.
TheDustysix As far as I know, only one Super Pumper was ever produced. www.flickr.com/photos/timothywildey/sets/72157621855744673/
Any other model fire truck?
I live in Florida and am retired. I hear Allentown has gone to hell. Very sad as it was a good place to grow up.
Mack pinnacle ilove
Not sure why but an observation I've noticed is that the majority of tractors I see on the roads aren't macks. Idk why but I don't see a lot of them compared to KW, FL, PB, and Volvo. Those 4 truck manufacturers are the majority of the trucks I see on our roads n highways... Idk if macks cost more and carriers don't wanna pay for fleet loads of them when they can get cheaper rigs like freightliners or something. Idk, but it just doesn't seem like there aren't many macks on the roads.
Volvo uses Mack engines and also Cummins .... The ISX has had a really really bad track record
Back in the 1990's I use to drive and refuel the Mack trucks as the trucking company I worked for just loved Mack Trucks. Those Trucks pulled us out a rut. They were strong pulling trucks. The only drawbacks with the trucks is the turning radius, It's slow pickup speed getting through all the gears. It was a tough truck and the warranties were great. I'm sure Mack has made many improvements. I'd drive one again if I were still working and not retired.
Mack Truck was bought by Volvo who has Geely Motors of China as its major shareholder, sorry America.
It's the worst one anyway.
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I've been driving trucks for over 20 years, and nothing has left me on the side of the road waiting for help more then a Mack. It's really disappointing when you figure out that Mack trucks aren't really so popular because of the quality, but because they're cheaper then some of the other trucks. That should give you a hint right there, you get what you pay for.
Where I work keeps buying them and they stay in the shop more than the road. I call the shop their second home cause the live in there
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I like the old mack trucks they were built tuff
he blew the horn
What is your address?
Too bad they are now owned by Vulva. Kenworth and Pete are about the only HD truck brands still owned by an American Company Paccar). Other than International and VW is trying to buy what part of it they don't already own. Western Star (Mercedes) Mack(Volvo) Freightliner (Mercedes) all foreign owned now.
why am i here instead of preping an MMD rave video?
WELCOME TO BALI PARADISE
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How much truck they make a month?
Sucks they're outsourcing to Mexico for way less wages
Ive never seen a Mack Rig on the road
Adrian Rodriguez i did and a lot of Dump Trucks too
You never saw a Mack rig on the road? Do you live under a rock?
I've always loved Mack trucks it would be the only one I would drive
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In 2019 they are made in Mexico!
Tom pain and still north america
@@proudboricua6102 When they say "made in America",it is assumed by all,to be made in the USA.
I dont care about anyone that talks about Mack without Mack there is no trucking n trucking is Mack , Mack is the oldest, one of the best American made brands of big rigs out there like KWhopper n Peterbilt , many older generations of drivers like the Martin " Rubber Duck"' Penewald learn to drive on Mack trucks n should the new generation of truck drivers , Mack needs to be in trucking thats how Mack trucks first started in 1900 then in 1922 became Mack Trucks Inc so there the oldest n the best , So i hope Mack stays were it belongs in the future
Top of the line mack, now that's oxymoron.
How to apply the company mack truck
after Volvo bought mack they went down hill anyway I could never drive one cause it would be one asshole staring at another all day long
You sure it was Volvo buying Mack and not the EPA regulations that all trucks brands have had issues with.
So what if it's a volvo engine? What's wrong with it? Check what those "crap" D13s haul in europe up and down the mountains of the north. And they're very very efficient as well.
Anyway,would you feel better if it was a less efficient CAT because it's yellow? What if it was a roaring SCANIA V8 or a MAN V8? Would it still bother your then?
+The nextinline I don't mind the Volvo engine. Seems less troublesome and lower cost of operation than the Renault designed E7.
The "Volvo" D13/MP8 engine is entirely MACK ... Built in Hagerstown MD
Mack is a Volvo Swedish owned product!
So is the device that you used to post this comment....
Minel Fazlic Nope my PC is American owned Company even though it was made in China!
+Omniscient News Nope, they are Swedish/ American. Volvo Cars, which is a completely separate company, from Volvo trucks, and heavy equipment, was bought by Geely in 2010.
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mabe so but still built in America...
I think made in Europe is much better than made in America. Examples: Bentley vs Cadillac, Ferrari vs Dodge Viver, Scania vs Mack. They are in different classes!
I don't understand how you can make these comparisons. The price difference between these is insane. Even though I will admit Dodge is junk.
but a Ferrari cost more than a Mack but doesn't make you money but lots of fun
+Pernection and Ferrari "quality" is horrendous....nor are they durable at all.
*now this is amarican*
volvo fh 16 16,1 litres inline 6 big block...painted red....
16 liter engine is only available in the Mack Titan for some reason..... The Pinnacle uses the 13 & 11 liter engines. Exact same motors as Volvo and painted red for MACK.
mack titan is the biggest truck the mack line up..16.1 litres volvo big block same the biggest the volvo engine line.. KB3MMX
+Zsolt Lukács yes
mack owned big block the e9 16,4 litres v8 525hp....nice but low torque in high rpm..high fuel costs..old,old...KB3MMX
american muscle.... GOOD....
why the american trucks are so big and long.....if compared to the european truks???
praco Praco because they have much more room on the road
Driving MUCH bigger and Longer distances with on average bigger loads because of the larger roads
praco Praco the longer the wheelbase the smoother the ride the way a truck beats you up all day the longer wheelbase reduces driver fatigue
praco Praco I
hola
Too bad they didn't show the most important part of that bulldog emblem: the reinforcing plate on the inside of the hood, so you don't pull it off. You have to open the hood and inspect the engine every day, and hood ornaments make perfect pull handles.
Koja tehnika
No competition for german engineering. Those trucks are bad jokes
Mack are no jokes , there are American first n best truck
Swedish engineering is better.
Ha Ha yeah right man
American Mack all the way even Volvo owns theme
I know Exactly , Volvos are the car like truck but handles more of a car
nice job and strong truck I wish drive this truck
6:33- Who farted?
Idiot
Mack was a good truck until volvo bought them.
Too bad they went so cheap on the new Anthem. I still love the Pinnacle 613s ... Vision style body trucks though 👍
Take that truck and get a better interior and you'd have something great... And dump that pos steering wheel
BEST TRUCK ON THE ROAD. BEST QUALITY. JUST THE BEST OF THE BEST.
Proudly owned by Swedish Volvo trucks 🇸🇪👍🏻
Mack=An American legend.👍
Why does mack have a volvo engine if built here in USA? Why not a cummins or even that crap paccar?
Nevermind this video is mega old!!
Volvo engine just only assemble in the U.S factory, and Paccar engine is also an European engine from Daf!
Think PETERBILT
There's an episode of How It's Made called "Sleeper Rigs" that shows how Peterbilts are made.
A French truck Made in America while American trucks are Made in Mexico and Canada. Shameful.
Miler beer was born in America but it is not owned by Americans.
But then Bud was born in Europe but most think is American even if it is not owned by Americans anymore.
You want to make the argument about Sikorsky helicopters? (Russian)
Yeah with shit Volvo engines. You sold out on me Mack. Why. Why would you use that garbage in your awesome trucks.
American built trucks are horrible. KW, mac, volvo etc
DJPaulgee1 no there chinese.lol i know sounds crazy. but they were acquired by the red chinese. and they then acquired Mack truck. so there just made here. just like GM is own by Fiat. there being snatched under your noses
Eric Mendez mack was originally american
+DJPaulgee1 haha, Europe has and will always be ahead of America in Trains, cars and trucks. The most famous brand on earth is Scania for the simple reason, they are unrivalled in what they do. Mack is now Volvo's property.
Easy now! Volvo CARS has chinese owners (geely) since 2010 and that's the best thing that happened Volvo cars and they are still Swedish and will always be because as long as the headquarters,development, most manufacturng takes place in Sweden by Swedish designers and workers with Swedish material it's Swedish! Volvo was not american just because Ford owned them right? is Dodge italian because they're owned by fiat?NO! Volvo trucks, Volvo construction equipment and all other Volvo companies are still 100% Swedish, i'm Swedish and work at Volvo cars at Torslanda in Gothenburg.
I drove European trucks for 16 years before moving to America. In Europe i drove Scania, Man, Iveco and i always thought our European trucks are the best until i moved to the US and drove an American truck. American trucks are alot more comfortable, they're great in all climates especially desert heat. I would never want to go back to driving a European truck after trying out American. In Australia and Russia they love American trucks also, look at the Australian road trains, most of them are American trucks because they're tougher for desert coditions and more comfortable for the driver. Every single European that i met that has moved from Europe to US or Canada says they would never want to go back to a European truck after trying American trucks. European trucks are uncomortable you're sitting on top of the wheel the whole cab sways back and forth like crazy. The only reason Europe has cabover trucks is because of length restrictions, if our roads in Europe would be same as US or Canada or Australia we would be driving trucks like America builds, because drivers from all over the world prefer driving American trucks then European Cabover trucks. The first truck i drove in America was a 2004 Kenworth W900 with 3.8 million miles on it, on the same engine and transmission, and that's miles not kilometers, our European trucks would never last that long. Like every European always says "You haven't driven a real truck until you driven an American truck".