Fully electric Mack LR to take centre stage at WasteExpo 2019

The highly anticipated Mack LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) will grab the spotlight in Mack Trucks' booth at WasteExpo 2019, May 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Built to meet the demanding needs of the New York City Department of Sanitation, the fully electric LR demonstrator will begin testing and evaluation later this year.

Visitors to Mack booth No. 441 will also have an opportunity to see Mack's comprehensive line up of heavy-duty trucks built to tackle the refuse industry, as well as its industry-leading uptime solutions including Mack GuardDog Connect proactive uptime services and Mack Over The Air remote updates.

Models featured in the Mack booth include:

 Mack LR battery electric vehicle
Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack S522R 52,000-lb. rear axles; Mack mRIDE™ rear suspension; Body: Heil 25-yard DuraPack 5000 rear loader;

 Mack Anthem® 6x4
Engine: Mack MP®8-445C, 445 horsepower, 1,860 lb.-ft. torque
Transmission: Mack mDRIVE™ 12-speed automated manual transmission (AMT); Features: Mack FXL13.2 13,200-lb. front axle; Mack S40 40,000-lb. rear axles; Mack AL401 rear suspension; Mack ClearTech™ One exhaust aftertreatment
system; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service;

 Mack Granite® Axle Forward 6x4
Engine: Mack MP7-395C, 395 horsepower, 1,560 lb.-ft. torque
Features: Mack FXL20 20,000 lb. front axle; Mack AL461 rear suspension; Mack ClearTech One exhaust after treatment system; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
Body: Petersen TL3 grapple loader with 2240XDX dump body;
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 Mack LR 6x4
Engine: Cummins Westport L9N Near Zero compressed natural gas, 320 horsepower, 1,000 lb.-ft. torque; Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed; Features: Mack FXL20 20,000 lb. front axle; Mack mRIDE rear suspension; Body: McNeilus 31-yard manual/automated side loader;

 Mack TerraPro® 8x4 Twin Steer
Engine: Mack MP7-355A, 355 horsepower and 1,260 lb.-ft. torque; Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed
Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service; Body: Labrie Wittke Starlight 40-yard front loader with special Superduty floor;

 Mack LR 6x4
Engine: Mack MP7-355A, 355 horsepower and 1,260 lb.-ft. torque; Transmission: Allison 4500 RDS six-speed; Features: Mack FXL20 20,000-lb. front axle; Mack S462R 46,000 lb. rear axles; Mack GuardDog Connect uptime solutions service
Body: Heil 28-yard residential Half/Pack front loader with Odyssey hydraulic controls.