Driving new adjustments to standard equipment at Mack Trucks is a “surge in market acceptance of automated manual transmissions,” CCJ Editor Jeff Crissey writes on the Overdrive sister site, attendant to news of the announcement that Mack would offer its 12-speed mDrive automated manual transmission as a standard spec on all Mack Pinnacle trucks.
“We decided to offer the mDrive as standard equipment because we believe that the best components delivering the best benefits to the customer should be the standard,” said Stephen Roy, Mack Trucks president of North American sales & marketing . “Our confidence in the mDRIVE and its ability to offer increased efficiency, productivity and safety will set the bar for the industry.” Read the full story via this link.