As part of the Aug. 2 Salute to the Lehigh Valley, when the IronPigs host the Buffalo Bisons at 1:15 p.m., Mack will park a lineup of trucks outside the gates of Coca Cola Park, giving fans a look at both antique and heritage models alongside some of the larger trucks in Mack’s current lineup. Mack will also be featured throughout the game in honor of its employees and retirees across the Lehigh Valley.
“Mack and the IronPigs are both hometown teams, in our own way,” said Cam Creech, director of partnerships and licensing at Mack Trucks. “This region built us, and a lot of the people building our trucks today grew up rooting for the ‘Pigs. Pairing the Bulldog with the IronPig for a night at Coca-Cola Park felt like an easy way to celebrate that.”
“When one of baseball's biggest brands teams up with one of trucking’s biggest names, that's what we call a heavy-hitting partnership,” said IronPigs President and General Manager Kurt Landes. “The IronPigs and Mack Trucks have something in common – we’re both proud to carry the Lehigh Valley wherever we go. We’re proud to honor their brand, heritage, employees and retirees at Coca-Cola Park.”
‘Pigs ‘n Rigs’ merchandise, including jerseys, T-shirts and hats featuring both the IronPig and the Mack Bulldog, is available now at shopironpigs.com. The jersey carries each brand's logo on opposite sleeves and “Pigs ‘n Rigs” across the front in the IronPigs’ cursive lettering, rendered in Mack silver. The hat features the Mack Bulldog on the front, mirroring its place on the hood of a Mack truck.
Mack has been in Allentown since 1905. The company builds trucks just down the road at its Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Lower Macungie. The Bulldog that sits on the hood of every Mack truck has represented the brand for more than a century. Today, Mack is among North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, with vehicles sold and serviced through a distribution network spanning more than 45 countries.
The Lehigh Valley's connection to Mack’s history is also on display at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, a nonprofit organization that operates independently of Mack Trucks, Inc. The museum traces the brand's evolution from its earliest wagons to its current lineup through restored vintage models, artifacts and historic blueprints, chronicling a company that has built nearly every kind of truck imaginable — from military vehicles and fire trucks to delivery and dump trucks.
