US Army orders 99 heavy dump trucks from Mack Defense
The M917A3 is to be equipped with all-wheel drive and other features to meet Army specifications
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 04/03/2021
The M917A3. Photo: Mack Defense
American company Mack Defense announced this week that the U.S. Army ordered 99 of its M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced contract that could be worth up to $296.4 million over seven years between the U.S. Department of Defense and Mack Defense. Initial deliveries of the M917A3 will begin in May.
According to the company, the HDTs based on the civilian Mack Granite model, one of the top-selling vocational trucks in North America, will be delivered to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve. It added that the M917A3 was spec’d with heavier-duty rear axles, all-wheel drive, increased suspension ride height and other features to meet the U.S. Army needs.
The M917A3 is to be equipped with all-wheel drive and other features to meet Army specifications
The M917A3. Photo: Mack Defense
American company Mack Defense announced this week that the U.S. Army ordered 99 of its M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced contract that could be worth up to $296.4 million over seven years between the U.S. Department of Defense and Mack Defense. Initial deliveries of the M917A3 will begin in May.
According to the company, the HDTs based on the civilian Mack Granite model, one of the top-selling vocational trucks in North America, will be delivered to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve. It added that the M917A3 was spec’d with heavier-duty rear axles, all-wheel drive, increased suspension ride height and other features to meet the U.S. Army needs.
