Mack made the announcement during the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E), Oct. 25-28, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Mack also announced that it will again sponsor the Workforce Heroes program in 2026. Mack has sponsored Workforce Heroes since its inception in 2018.
“Mack is excited to be handing over a new Mack Pioneer to the Share the Road drivers and to again sponsor the program for the 25th consecutive year,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “The Pioneer is Mack’s most advanced truck to-date, featuring cutting-edge safety features, innovative new technologies, unmatched driver comfort and excellent fuel efficiency. We are proud to be able to offer a new Pioneer to the Share the Road team so that they can bring important safety messages about traveling the roadways with heavy-duty trucks.”
Building upon Mack’s legendary commitment to durability and reliability, the Pioneer introduces a suite of cutting-edge safety features, including front and side curtain airbags, an innovative digital mirror system and a high-strength steel cab designed to exceed rigorous safety standards.
The Pioneer comes standard with Mack’s E-Call 911, an automatic emergency response system. If triggered by an event such as an airbag deployment or rollover, it unlocks doors, turns on interior lights and contacts emergency services with the vehicle's location. This post-crash response protocol, widely adopted within the automotive sector, constitutes a major advancement in commercial vehicle safety technology and facilitates prompt emergency intervention when drivers require assistance.
The Mack Pioneer for the Share the Road program is a 76-inch Stand Up sleeper model. It has all of the most advanced safety technologies, which is helpful when the professional drivers are educating the general public about how to safely drive around heavy trucks. Many of the professional Share the Road drivers have driven more than one million accident-free miles.
The Share the Road Mack Pioneer is equipped with a 13-liter Mack® MP®13 engine, delivering 515 horsepower and 1,900 lb.-ft. of torque. It features a 12-speed Mack mDRIVE™ automated manual transmission and Mack Protect Pro – a new active safety system with forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, radar detection and pedestrian detection.
A camouflaged Mack Anthem® is used in the Workforce Heroes program, created to help recruit veterans into a career within the trucking industry. Driven by the Share the Road professional drivers, the Anthem travels to military bases, career fairs and schools.
