* Texas - Mack benefiting from strengthening vocational truck market
--- Truck orders have experienced a steep drop over the past seven months but vocational orders are strengthening relative to on-highway. And that’s good news for Mack Trucks... Last year through February, long-haul truck orders represented 49% of total orders. This year through the same time period that has decreased to 46.9%, while construction truck orders have grown from 17.5% of all orders in the first two months of 2015 to 20.5% of all orders during the same period this year...
(Photo: Mack Granite Series 03) -- Austin, TXS, USA - Truck News (CAN), by James Menzies - April 22, 2016
** Mack to improve fuel economy in 2017 engines
--- Mack is updating its engines to provide fuel efficiency gains of up to 8.8% through the use of turbo-compounding, a new common rail fuel injection system and other enhancements... The upgrades will be offered on the 2017 MP7 and MP8 engines; the MP8 improvements will enter production this October and the MP7 updates will take effect in January 2017... The changes to Mack’s engine line will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its products... The greatest of improvements will be seen in the 445-hp MP8 with turbo-compounding. The system converts hot exhaust gas into 50 additional horsepower but rather than offering more power, Mack is taking the opportunity to improve efficiency by reducing the horsepower generated by the engine. So the 445-horse MP8 will effectively be as fuel-efficient as a 395-hp engine...
(Photo: The Mack MP8 engine with turbo-compounding) -- Austin, TXS, USA - Truck News (CAN), by James Menzies - April 22, 2016 Labels: truckmakers news USA
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