Mack Defense Partners With Truck-Lite Co.
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Mack Defense, a subsidiary of Mack Trucks, has partnered with Truck-Lite Co. which will provide lighting systems for its M917A3 heavy dump truck.
The U.S. Army awarded Mack Defense a firm-fixed-price $296 million contract in May 2018 to produce up to 683 M917A3 HDTs.
Based on the commercially available Granite dump truck, the Mack Defense M917A3 HDT has been optimized to meet the Army’s requirements with heavier-duty rear axles, all-wheel drive, increased suspension ride height and other rugged features, according to the Greensboro, N.C.-based company, a unit of Volvo Group.
Since 1998, Truck-Lite has produced military-spec lighting. It will supply blackout drive lights, front and rear composite lights and auxiliary lighting under this contract. — Transport Topics
