. mack trucks inc. type subsidiary industry truck manufacturing founded june 11 1900 headquarters greensboro north carolina united states key people dennis slagle president products heavy duty trucks production output macungie pennsylvania parent volvo website www.macktrucks.com mack trucks inc. is an american truck manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses . founded in 1900 as the mack brothers company it manufactured its first truck in 1907 and adopted its present name in 1922 . 2 mack trucks is a subsidiary of ab volvo which purchased mack along with renault trucks in 2000 . 3 after being founded in brooklyn new york the company s headquarters were in allentown pennsylvania from 1905 to 2009 when they moved to greensboro north carolina . 4 the entire line of mack products is still produced in macungie pennsylvania 5 with additional assembly plants in pennsylvania maryland australia and venezuela . contents 1 operations 1.1 2008 restructuring plan 2 history 2.1 corporation timeline 2.2 market model and products timeline 3 products 3.1 current models 3.1.1 north america 3.1.2 australia new zealand and south africa 3.2 fire apparatus products 3.2.1 fire apparatus gallery 3.3 previous models 3.3.1 ac 3.3.2 n series 3.3.3 b models 3.3.4 r rb rd rl rm rw u dm dmm models 3.4 engines 3.5 other products 4 trademark 5 leadership 6 military models 6.1 world war ii 6.2 post world war ii 7 notable appearances in media 8 see also 9 references 10 external links operations edit currently the company s manufacturing facilities are located at the macungie assembly operations plant in lower macungie township pennsylvania . mack trucks is one of the top producers in the vocational and on road vehicle market class 8 through class 13 . it is also one of the most popular manufacturers of heavy duty off road trucks in the united states . citation needed mack trucks have been sold in 45 countries . the macungie pennsylvania manufacturing plant located near its former allentown corporate headquarters produces all mack products . the mack mp series engine mack transmissions the tc 15 transfer cases and rear engine power take offs are designed and manufactured in hagerstown maryland which according to local historians was the original factory location . citation needed parts for mack s right hand drive vehicles are produced in brisbane australia for worldwide distribution . assembly for south america is done at mack de venezuela c.a. in caracas venezuela . the venezuela operation is a complete knock down ckd facility . components are shipped from the united states to caracas and the plant then does the final assembly . in addition to its macungie manufacturing facility mack also has a remanufacturing center in middletown pennsylvania where it takes used parts and refurbishes them for resale and reuse . 2008 restructuring plan edit on august 14 2008 mack trucks announced a major restructuring plan that included 6 relocation of mack s head office product development most support functions and purchasing functions to greensboro north carolina in 2009 . mack s parent volvo trucks already has its north american base in greensboro . assembly of all produced mack highway vehicles in macungie pennsylvania from 2008 mack s testing facility in allentown pennsylvania being converted into a customer demonstration reception center in 2010 restructuring the parts distribution network by 2010 later delayed to first quarter 2011 history edit corporation timeline edit this is a timeline of mack trucks history . most of the information is taken from the mack history page at macktrucks.com unless otherwise noted . 7 early bus mack truck used to carry ore at the acosta mine museum in real del monte hidalgo state mexico . mack ac model flatbed delivery truck at the petersen automotive museum the hale 100 inch mirror for mount wilson observatory on its way up the mount wilson toll road on a mack truck in 1917 . this 1939 mack truck that has been restored and is on display at the yrc freight headquarters in overland park kansas . mack 6x4 n model 4 to 6 ton wrecker ; photo dated 15 may 1941 national archives c o olive drab.com mack no 6 artillery tractor b model 1953 1966 a mack c 49 dt bus built in 1956 . r series 1965 2005 1982 mc fire engine 1978 1990 1890 john m. jack mack gets a job at fallesen & berry a carriage and wagon company in brooklyn new york . 1893 john mack and his brother augustus f. gus mack buy the company john worked for . 1894 a third mack brother william c. mack joins his brothers in the company s operations . the macks try working with steam powered and electric motor cars . 1900s inspired by orville and wilbur wright willis carrier and henry ford s inventions john mack has a vision of producing heavy duty trucks and engines . 1900 the macks open their first bus manufacturing plant . the mack bus ordered by a sightseeing company is delivered . 1902 the mack brothers company established in new york 1904 the company introduces the name manhattan on its products 1905 allentown selected as the home of main manufacturing operations and headquarters . a fourth mack brother joseph mack becomes a stockholder . mack begins making rail cars and locomotives . 1910 the manhattan trucks are since known as mack trucks . charles mack a fifth mack brother joins the company . 1911 the saurer motor truck company headed by c.p. coleman had the rights to manufacture and sell heavy trucks under the saurer brand name at its plant in plainfield new jersey . on september 23 1911 the saurer motor truck company merged with the mack brothers motor car company of allentown headed by j. m. mack to form the international motor truck company imtc . imtc would continue to make and sell trucks using the saurer name until 1918 . the capitalization of imtc was 2.6 million total 1.6 m for saurer or 61.5 % and 1.0 m for mack brothers . 8 1912 brothers john and joseph mack leave . 1919 the united states army conducts a transcontinental project using mack trucks to study the need for national highway systems . 1922 the company name is changed to mack trucks inc. the bulldog is accepted as the company s corporate symbol . 1924 john mack dies in a car crash in weatherly pennsylvania . 1932 while recuperating from an operation alfred fellows masury mack s chief engineer carved the first bulldog hood ornament . masury applied for and received a patent for his design ; the bulldog ornament has adorned mack trucks ever since . 1933 mack trucks helps in the building of many american structures including the hoover dam . 1941 fire apparatus manufacturing moved from allentown pennsylvania to long island city new york in queens . 1951 fire apparatus manufacturing moved back to allentown pennsylvania from long island city new york . 1956 mack trucks inc. buys brockway motor company . brockway ceases in 1977 1966 mack begins production at its assembly plant in oakville ontario canada . the facility closed in 1993 . 1967 mack trucks becomes a part of the signal oil and gas company in a one for one exchange for cumulative convertible preferred stock . later that year signal changes its name to the signal companies inc. 1970 mack moves into its new allentown world headquarters . 1979 renault buys 10 % of mack trucks inc. 1982 renault increases ownership stake to 20 % signal lowers its stake to 10 % . 1983 mack trucks conducts an ipo and issues 15.7 million shares of common stock . renault increases holdings to 40 % while signal reduces its stake to 10.3 % . 1987 renault reorganizes ; renault v hicules industriels buys renault s mack shares . 1990 mack trucks becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of renault v hicules industriels when remaining publicly traded shares acquired at 6.25 per share . 2001 mack together with renault v hicules industriels becomes part of volvo ab of sweden the parent company renault s. a. receives a 20 % stake in the combined company . in 2002 renault v hicules industriels changes its name to renault trucks . 2006 mack has a record sale year . 2008 mack announces relocation of corporate headquarters to greensboro north carolina . 6 market model and products timeline edit this is a timeline of mack trucks history . most of the information is taken from the mack history page at macktrucks.com unless otherwise noted . 7 photos of most models 1906 1978 available at . 9 1909 a junior model 1 1 2 ton truck is introduced . 1910 mack delivers the first motorized hook and ladder firetruck used by the city of morristown new jersey . 1914 the mack abs are introduced 1916 the mack acs are introduced . ultimately over 40 000 of these models are sold . world war i mack delivers over 6 000 trucks both to the united states and britain s military . a legend surfaces that british soldiers would call for mack bulldogs to be sent when facing adversity . 1918 mack becomes the first manufacturer to apply air cleaners and oil filters to their trucks . 1920 mack trucks are the first with power brakes on their trucks . 1922 mack introduces first truck with drive shaft instead of chain 1922 model ab 1922 international motors company develops gasoline driven passenger railcar for the new york new haven and hartford railroad . a standard passenger railcar on top of a standard motor truck chassis seating between 36 and 50 passengers at a cost of 16 500 . the car operates in a ten mile 16 km stretch between new haven and derby connecticut . 10 1927 mack s bj and bb models built . 1932 the bulldog starts to travel on the hoods of mack trucks . 1934 production of electric trolley coaches began continuing only until 1943 . 11 a total of 290 trolley buses were built with portland oregon being by far the biggest customer with 141 total . 11 1936 the mack e series introduced . mack jr trucks introduced . 1938 mack trucks is the first company to produce its own heavy duty diesel engines . world war ii mack trucks were used by the military in various capacities and the company built many heavy duty trucks to help the allied forces win the day . from 1941 to 1945 the combined armed forces of the united states great britain france and canada took delivery of 35 096 total vehicles . the combat n series nb nju nm no nr etc. accounted for 26 965 of the total . commercial type vehicles including trucks off highway fire trucks trailers and buses accounted for the rest . a total of 2 053 no models alone were produced from 1940 to 1945 . the 7 1 2 ton 6x6 no was the most important specifically military model and could be used as a transport or tractor for the 155 mm long tom field gun . mack also built over 2600 power trains for tanks . the allentown bus plant 5c built vultee pby catalina flying boats as well as components for the bt 13 valiant trainer and b 24 liberator bombers . more than 700 nju 5 to 6 ton 4x4 models were in the hands of the u.s. army by 1942 . in 1939 & 1940 the french and british received several hundred nr4 and exbu models . mack trucks ranked 63rd among united states corporations in the value of world war ii military production contracts . 12 1940 l model series introduced continuing until 1952 . 1950 the mack a model series of trucks is introduced produced until 1953 . 1953 the mack b model series of trucks is introduced . 127 786 produced until 1966 . 1955 the