Coming off of a slow sales in 2016, Mack Trucks is confident that it will strengthen its position in the construction vocational truck market despite continued weakness in Class 8 truck sales. But the company sees bright spots, such as strong uptake for its mDrive transmissions.
Speaking to reporters at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas on Jan. 17, Mack senior vice president of sales Jonathan Randall laid out the company’s position. “We rounded up the year down in 2016 versus 2015, which was a banner year,” he says. “But the good news about 2016 was that within our core segments we performed pretty well, and that we were particularly strong vocational areas like construction—we’re gaining share in those segments.”