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Mack Defense Begins Production Of Test Vehicles For Army’s Future Heavy Dump Truck

Mack Defense Begins Production Of Test Vehicles For Army’s Future Heavy Dump Truck
Mack Defense's M917A3, the Army's future heavy dump truck

Mack Defense said Tuesday it has started production on five test platforms for the production vehicle testing phase of its $296 million deal with the Army to deliver its future heavy dump truck. The company is building five M917A3 heavy dump trucks (HDT), which will then go into 40 weeks of durability testing beginning this summer. “Our production team and suppliers are excited to begin building these next generation HDTs for the U.S. Army,” David Hartzell, president of Mack Defense,…

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