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Bring back the Louisville Line and give Paccar and the Europeans some competition. We need more American class 8's. Paccar vs Volkswagon, Diamler and Volvo

Agree with you Heinz. The new Anthem/Volvo BBC is taking us back to the days of the 90 in BBC B-67 and White 9000 TD. Their is no over riding reason for this new BBC shortening. There was a reason for short BBC's back in the 60's and 70's (Government length limits). This is just insanity jamming all of this machinery into a short hood when its not necessary. Eventually truck purchasers are going to opt for more room under the hood and in the cab. A point to consider is that Mack does not have the BBC options as does its competition with either the Anthem or Pioneer. Hopefully the new down the road Pinnacle/Granite will address this issue, or expansion of the Anthem Pioneer BBC options. Blah Blah Blah Ramble Ramble!

The Cummins L10 is to replace the Cummins L9 and the X12. Looks like a lot of power from a small pony. So Mack is offering Cummins L7 in the MD, L10 in the Anthem, Cummins Natural Gas in the Cab overs. I wonder if the new Cummins Gas engine will be an option?

Yes the old Anthem looks better but the new Anthem interior is improved IMO. Like the looks of the Mayflower cab. Volvo bought Mayflower are they going to make new cabs at this facility?

Way to keep that lad busy!

Good to hear the combining of the Granite and Pinnacle and more HD options. Would be nice if they would keep the Pinnacle hood as an option for the new Granite/Pinnacle. This is really popular in the Boston area. Is the 10 liter Cummins similar to the Cummins X-12?

I heard the Mack wouldn't put vendor engines in the CH's for Overnite (Detroit series 60) and that's why they went with White, IH and Freightliner from then on. I think they did have some CH's with Econodynes. Similar story at Roadway I hear. Roadway did have quite a few R's with Econodynes but not many CH's except ex ABF's and Penske's. Speaking of Penske(What a but head for selling Detroit to Daimler).

Never new Overnite had Cruiseliners. Did they ever have any MH's?

Pictures of that puppy Bobwhite!

Heinz- You say there is not an 11 liter (D-11) anymore for the Volvo. This may mean they are dumping the MP-7 altogether. Since Volvos are basicly highway throw away trucks the D-11 may be able to be dropped before the MP-7. There are a lot of MP-7's in Granites and trash trucks that may need support for a longer period.

More Cummins engine options for the MP-7 may mean the X-12. Popular engine in dumps and roll offs. Can only hope for X-15 down the road for pinnacle along with heavy front axle. I am guessing the new regional haul Anthem will only be axle back. Will see June 25th. While many feel Mack is just a hood on a Volvo there are a few legacy items such as, camel backs, rear axles, Granites, MB's and LE's. It doesn't look like Volvo is going to kick Mack out the door any time soon.

T-Mack1-Do you know if they are going to continue making the axle forward Pinnacle(CHU) in the future. Would be nice to see this offering with big Cummins power to be competitive with the other axle forward manufacturers.

Oh my!

There are plenty of heavy spec tractors from producers other than Mack that don't have sleepers. So why aren't there more heavy spec Granite tractors. Is weight the issue? I can see it for trailer dumps but not lowboys. Maybe they are under powered.

They have a heavy spec Mack tractor. Its called the Granite. But nobody seems to buy them in a tractor configuration. I don't get it.