Mack Trucks said it has been awarded a contract with a cooperative purchasing agency for public and government agencies.

Continuing to build on its development of its LR Electric refuse truck, Mack Trucks said it has delivered a pre-model of the truck to Republic Services to begin in-service trials.

Mack Trucks said it has completed an $84 million renovation project at its Lehigh Valley Operations in Lower Macungie Township, a project the truck manufacturer dubbed “Reborn.”

Six armored Mack Granite Heavy Dump Trucks, made at Mack Lehigh Valley in Lower Macungie Township, have now been delivered for testing at the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Test Center.

Mack Truck has announced that it will commercialize the Mack LR Electric refuse truck it has been testing, and the trucks will be manufactured in the Lehigh Valley.

Eight projects in the Lehigh Valley were among 43 in the state to receive grants in through Gov. Tom Wolf’s $2.8 million Manufacturing PA Initiative.

Since students who want to learn to become diesel technicians can’t attend in-person or hands-on training courses, Mack Trucks is offering free 90-day access to online courses designed for high school and secondary technical education students.

Mack Defense has been awarded an indefinite delivery and quantity contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to supply Mack-branded vehicle products to a variety of federal agencies.

Mack Trucks will not participate in a Las Vegas construction trade show March 10-14 because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

Mack Trucks is launching a new medium-duty truck line, but the trucks won’t be manufactured in the Lehigh Valley.