1910: Mack delivers the first motorized hook and ladder firetruck used by the city of. This is a list of industrial and commercial companies with brand museums, visitor centres or factory tours open to the public (that I'm aware of). To go forward or backward a month: On the horizontal bar that has the icon Today, use the arrows on the left (<) and right (>) side. The Mack legacy lives on through the generosity of all types of donations and acquired Mack artifacts. Experience the awe-inspiring scale of a real factory floor as you rev up your inner engineer. Later follow-up orders called for 420 M123s and retrofitted 210 more with Cummins engines.[46][50][54][55]. 1920: Mack Trucks are the first with power brakes on their trucks. The Macungie Assembly Operations in Macungie, PA, which produces the Mack line of vocational and construction trucks, is open to the public through pre-arranged tours. There is no set tour length, so be aware that your tour could last from 1-2 hours. In the early 1960s, Walter May, executive vice president of product and engineering at Mack Trucks HQ in Allentown, PA., prioritized research and development of a high-torque rise engine. 1922: The company name is changed to Mack Trucks, Inc. 1900: The Macks open their first bus manufacturing plant. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. We will be back again to see the next rotating exhibit. Five 1970s Mack RS700 series trucks and one Cruise Liner COE were used in the motion picture Convoy[56] starring Kris Kristofferson as Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald and Ali MacGraw as Melissa. Turn left onto Lehigh St. [43] 1962: The Second of the COE (cab-over-engine) family of trucks is introduced: The. The instructions below will guide you through the process of reserving a tour for you, your family, and friends. Most of the information is taken from the Mack history page at MackTrucks.com, unless otherwise noted. Click on a date and time to make a new reservation. In 1904, the company began its moveto Allentown, PA, where its headquarters would stay from 1905 to 2009. Each tour is limited to groups of ten people or less. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Fortunately, there is nothing else along the road, and the road dead ends at the facility, so just keep driving until you find it. A 1970s Mack R-600 truck with a "coolpower" engine setup is used to haul an oil tanker in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. The Mack Truck Museum is definitely not a "walk to" location. CEO Denny Slagle took part in CBS' Undercover Boss in 2011.[58]. This unusual AWD tractor had just come off the line. Thank you for your interest in the Mack Trucks Historical Museum (MTHM). A requested donation of $5 a person is requested and it's used to restore trucks in the collection. Yes, please subscribe me to email and newsletter updates. Note the number of slots available on each tour time (0/10 if empty and 10/10 if full). cases, and rear engine power take-offs are designed and manufactured in Hagerstown, Maryland, which was the original factory location. Get an inside look at the making of America's most iconic truck, the Ford F-150, and immerse yourself in modern manufacturing's most progressive concepts.