Army Hands Mack Defense $222 Million for Heavy Dump Trucks

Army hands Mack Defense $222 million for Heavy Dump Trucks

The Army is investing another $222 million into its Heavy Dumpy Truck as its original contract with contractor Mack Defense is set to wrap up this year, according to a Tuesday announcement. The HDT, known as the M917A3, is part of the Army’s heavy tactical vehicles portfolio and is based off the commercially available Mack Granite dump truck built by Mack Trucks. Mack Defense, the Allentown, PA-based defense subsidiary of the company, recently a…

Mack Defense Lands $222M Army M917A3 HDT Services Contract

Mack Defense has booked a $221.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide support services for the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck. Scope of M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Contract The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based company will deliver logistics products and engineering change proposal support for the M917A3 HDT under the firm-fixed-price contract.