ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Defense officially delivered to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve the first M917A3 heavy dump trucks during a tented ceremony Sept. 23. The new production line for the dump ...

The initial order was placed as part of the $222 million, five-year contract awarded to Mack Defense in June. Mack Defense announced on 7 October that the US Army has placed an initial order for 86 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...