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Mack files Granite recall after regulators nix ‘inconsequential’ plea

1 September 2023

Mack Trucks is recalling 27,418 heavy-duty Granite trucks over nine model years because the turn signal angle is out of compliance with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS).

The Volvo Group North America subsidiary unsuccessfully petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to consider the issue inconsequential to safety.

“Mack Trucks did not provide any data, views, or arguments supporting its belief that this noncompliance is inconsequential to safety” according to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mack-files-granite-recall-after-regulators-nix-inconsequential-plea

Mack asks NHTSA to overlook lighting compliance on Granite trucks

28 November 2022

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Mack Trucks acknowledges that more than 27,000 of its Class 8 Granite models built over the last...

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FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Nation’s first movie star invented key safety features

21 March 2022

Brake lights are used daily. (Photo: Chris Seward/newsobserver.com)

International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, began on March 8, 1911. In addition, Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society; it has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987.

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, FreightWaves Classics will continue to profile a number of women who made contributions to transportation during the month of March.

In a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicspioneers-nations-first-movie-star-invented-key-safety-features