I am a pete 379/389 guy and I am looking to buy my first truck, after driving mack trucks with eaton fuller (18s) I have to say I fell in love with it, the looks, the ride, the dash and now I am experiencing a change of heart. Absolutely stunning truck.

Mack is really stepping up there game all around. Very comfortable now and soooo quiet.

We have Mack Anthems with the mDrive and MP8 engines, and them things are power houses! I myself like a manual stick, but I’ll give credit where it’s due, and the mDrive works rather well compared to other automated manual transmissions.

I love the look of the set forward axle 👍

I've been pulling flatbed, hauling sod in a 2022 Mack Pinnacle PI64T with 505 HP MP8 and mDrive for about 18 months. Sod farm owner asked me "if money was no object, what truck would I buy?" I've driven just about every make and I told him a Mack. I'm 72 and it's the best I've driven compared to everything from Autocar through Peterbilts. In another 20 years you'll appreciate the option of an automated transmission and the quietness!

Mack’s always had the most satisfying door slam. I know that’s weird but every Mack I drove had the best shutting doors lol

I really enjoy seeing the trucks from that area. The drivers/owners really dress them up with pin stripes and super chrome and stainless. Just don't see much of that anymore. Those guys doing the pin striping are incredible.

Pinnacle is a fitting name for that truck. I drive a 2020 Mack Anthem and so far I love it.

I run a 2017 mack granite with an mp6 engine with the mdrive what an absolute amazing truck love it.

Dad and I almost bought a new Mack triaxle. It was setup the same. I thought it was a really nice truck but decided not to because we didn’t want a payment. I like my loud, rattling, black smoke blowing 99 Ch 600. Paid 10 grand for it 2 years ago and she’s rolls out every day. Thanks for the “tutorial “. Lol.

For those that don't know Volvo owns Mack now so the Mack truck and engine are just volvos with a Mack name on it so everything has changed

Nice, glad to see a new MACK in the barn, I had a new CH back in 2006 long hood pulling for Quick Crete & it was pleasure. My last truck was a 2015 Pinnacle set back axle.

I’ve been watching your videos since 2014 and I love every video since I subscribed in 2014 😊😊😊🙏🙏

We have a couple of these where I work part-time...and I had a heck of a time figuring out the jake brake my first shift...lol

Reminds me of an old Mack Superliner mixes with a little Mack Model R Pretty sweet truck

Looks like a nice truck, Mike! Enjoy!

I've been driving a 2018 Pinnacle with the M Drive, that's just how they run. It takes some getting used to, but let it do its thing and it'll get you where you need to go

Awesome stuff man! Keep them coming. Thanks

It's a good truck. but I prefer manual transmission 13 or 18 speed and. All gauges on the dash.

We have a 2018 pinnacle at work with an 18 speed Eaton fuller. It pulls pretty hard for just 505 horsepower

You need to get the Minimizer floor mats . I have them in my 19 granite.

Good to know about the transmission modes. I'm used to trucks taking a bit to get up to speed so I plan my speed based on my experience. Will tuck this nugget of info away so I can be respectful on the road to you guys.

During the winter I've been delivering new Macks from the plant, in fact I took a Pinnacle to Ballard in Rhode Island and a really nice black one to McDevitt up in Manchester. Even though the cabs on the Pinnacles are the same as on the Anthems and Granites, The PIs are definitely my favorites. It's amazing how quiet they are (at least when they're new), generally they're really comfortable to drive. And, I do agree that the indicator lights on the dash switches aren't easy to spot. Maybe after a while you know what to look for. As for automatics, might as well get used to them. I've delivered maybe 60 or so trucks since December 2018, and only 4 or 5 have had standards. In fact, I heard from more than one service guy that Mack has stopped installing them altogether. I like the Mdrive much more than the Allisons that are common in the Granites. They shift way smoother, at least when you're bobtailing!Keep these videos coming, but find a way to mount your phone so you don't get busted for distracted driving!

I have hardly any automatic experience, but that is a beautiful truck and I would love to drive it.

That paint job 👌🏽

You know me Matt, I love MACKS & that is an awesome truck.

Great video!! Could any Mack driver share if you please how to engage the power divider and lock differential on a 2019 Mack Pinnacle? When you press on the bottoms to engage these functions nothing is illuminated on the instrument pannel to let you know they are engaged. Any information will be greatly appreciated, thank you so much!!! By the way, I am the driver for this vehicle, I am thinking there is a malfunction with the power divider & diff lock, but I feel we don't know how to use it. By the way Mack are amazing work horses!! Thank you for this great video!!!

I love to drive my mdrive...... off a cliff, but the 13 liter motors got a really really low torque curve, anything past 1500 is just more fuel and noise

Very nice truck

New always looks nice but ,no thanks. I want a truck to do what I tell it to . I don't want it to shut off because it idled too long. I don't want it to decide when to shift or not to shift. I don't want it to apply brakes because it was programmed to be "safer". I don't want DEF , down around 13°F that garbage turns into blue slushy. I don't want to be anti progress but is all the high tech nonsense on trucks gaining anything besides higher repair bills and more breakdowns because of all the useless integrated systems?

closing the door reminds me of the pete I drove....it was like air tight and sealed!

Cheers from Connecticut

Gotta love that dogg

Thanks Mike

I'd take the super liner over the new one any day, it is a pretty nice truck though.

nice truck

Nice truck, I hesitate to say this but, I used to film while driving until one of my friends pointed out that if I ever had a accident a good lawyer would go perusing my social media and show that I was unsafe because I was holding a camera, so needless to say I use my camera mounts now, that way I can say I am now a responsible and safe person LOL

They put a leg blocker in so you can't move over due to crash standards. Depending on the options you got the engine will try to learn how you drive to compensate for your load for max mileage.

NICE TUTORIAL OF YOUR TWO STACK MACK WITH A WINDOW IN THE BACK!!

My company got 3 brand new pinnacles in 2015 with 13 speeds. (They get 3 to 4 a year. Now getting anthems.) all 3 of those trucks the cb didn’t work. One truck was in a different location. My partners had a disconnected antenna wire in the dash and I and our mechanics could never figure out my antenna on my truck. So I added a third antenna on the back. I think the next years trucks had cb antenna problems as well.

Hey Boston Trucker, love the videos keep them coming. Like the new Mack, love the kenworth. I drove a few Mack trucks in my days, they were like the dog on the hood, no ball's, what's the newer truck like especially with an automatic in it? I am with you, I like a clutch and 18 gears.

Just missing a stick in the middle

I hate everything about Mack’s but they do make the quietest cab. I used to drive a granite tri axle and I could sit in the truck next to a crew jackhammering and not even hear them. I had to always drive with the window cracked so I could hear fire truck sirens and whatnot when driving.

Ya betta get with the times DPF DOC DEF, peak torque @1,000 RPM,down sped engines cruise at 1200 RPM.

Looks much better than the Anthem. Still miss the models before Volvo involving tho.

So weird seeing this pop up and watching it realizing it wasn’t my ride at the time haha

WoW! What size are those fuel tanks. Never seen such big tanks on a local run tractor.

I’ve driven all the truck transmissions. From 18speedsto the 5and2. I’ve driven the Allison, 18 speed ultra shift and the MDrive. When it comes to automatics the M Drive is my favorite. It feels more natural to me .

My cabover FH16 Volvo had mirrors like that

this is a cool way of making it look old

How reliable are these trucks? Looking to get one maybe 2015 and up but want to know how the emissions are.

Very nice Mike 👍. Half the time to clean interior lol but solid looking truck. They are tough looking when dressed out. Your truck is in shop ?

The little slot is supposed to be a phone holder and the long narrow channel is supposed to be for the cord I never used them in the Anthems at my last company. I never used them because they didn’t work that well with an otter box and I don’t like my phone sideways

I love the mack door slam. An old driver once told me when he closes a truck door he wants it to close. He was taking about the mack doors 👍check out my new pinnacle at chris frane. Or mack truck. Thanks for your great videos Boston trucker

I like it im sure its a pleasure to operate but I am old school too I would prefer a maxitorque manual but your employer is looking at his annual fuel cost the mack salesmen must have been mighty convincing on that M-drive option

That DEF is horrible. I had a Pinnacle it was 2016 I loved the truck but the DEF system was always screwing up , it would clog up exhaust system and basically would compact in exhaust system shutting me down on numerous occasions.I talked to a head mechanic at Mack and he told me the system wasn't ready to be put into public use. I use to call Mack Headquarters and they couldn't even tell me how to fix it. Well my boss and I finally got tired of all the breakdowns and we found a place that removed those systems from the truck. As long as your not going to California you don't need it. After th3y did what they did that truck was the best truck I ever had. Good luck with the DEF system items pos at best.

I want a kenworth w900 in the ultrashift or allison!

Why did they choose the MACK as opposed to another Kenworth? Why the automatic? Are you retiring any trucks, or adding drivers? Just curious.

this color scheme looks great! hows the automatic in this?

M drive is a automated manual still has clutch and gearbox. Automatic has a torque converter like a school bus and garbage truck.

Call of the truck didn’t come with LED headlights and LED marker lights and tail lights as well?

They must be pretty good trucks , most of the loggers around here are switching over to them with the Mdrive .

These American day-cabs look very short. I am 6 feet 3, could I sit comfortably in it? Greetings from Germany and thx alot for your efforts.

I'll keep my pre emission Pete. Your new rig is nice until it's time to pay repair bills.

We have a few CH Mack's, set back axle. I was in a 15 and got moved to a 16 I think. Last year before the Anthem. It's JUNK compared to the 15. The door seals are garbage, don't stick to the door jamb. The headliner in the sleeper is already falling down. The exhaust has like nothing supporting it and breaks off. The cabinets in the sleeper are cheap junk, doors won't latch good and flop open. I'm about 6ft3 and not enough leg room. The dash has this clip piece and it gets loose in the dash rattling around. Sorry VoMack, I'm not impressed. Check engine light. Hate the stability control. Atleast it's a 10sp Eaton I guess.

She looks nice but i still like my Superliner with a good old 350-12 speed,cant teach an old dog new tricks i guess.!

Looks like CH bonnet from australia

It's a nice truck but the automatic killed it for me!..I drive an 06 Mack with 13 speed manual shift..

If you leave the pto on , it will not shift out of first .

Mike, you would love the Allison automatic, that's what i have in my mack

Bizarre exhaust piping. It looks like it favors the right side exhaust pipe. Left one is going for the ride. Like how the center gauge cluster shows what gear your in.

The rear suspension looks like a version of the old Kenworth Neway system, when you have to replace the bushings in those trailing arms, your mechanic isn't gonna like it lol

You can see the Volvo relationship. Yeah, there’s a clock in the accelerator & if you tap the jake down a notch, it gives max jake power. It’s the new wave, these are the new standards & you have to opt for the old school not the other way around. 🤷🏾‍♂️ you think that shifts low, the KW T680 shifts just over idle just about. 🤦🏾‍♂️

Is not an automatic, it is an AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION , still operates like the typical multi-gear standard transmission, just that now clutch actuation and gear selection is done by computers. It has the same clutch-pack structure as a regular manual transmission. It is not an automatic because it has no torque-converter and no wet clutches. Automatic (Torque Converter) transmissions are built by: ALLISON Transmissions CATERPILLAR Transmissions ZF Transmissions (Powerline Series) Automated-Manual Transmissions are built by: Mack-M-Drive / M-Drive HD. Volvo- I-Shift. Eaton- Ultrashift / Ultrashift Plus Detroit Diesel- DT-12 (Mercedes Benz)

Aren't we fancy?

If the back up light is like mine, it shuts off at 20 or so mph.

That’s the difference between a mack and a Cummins if that’s the big 6 it’s really a Volvo engine. They operate at a lower engine speed some run all the way down to 900 rpms

Nice looking truck, hate to say this but under the hood looks exactly the same as the d13 in the Volvo i drive every day. And it sucks. Hate the engine in my truck. Couldnt imagine mine with an auto, 0 to 60 in 3 and a half weeks. Hope yours has a little more power than mine does. Other than that, sweet looking ride. Too quiet tho

It doesn't have a clutch?

Nice automatic

The new phone takes great videos.

The big problem is that is not manual

What’s the MPG difference with it in the power mode vs CAT and Cummins you drive if any?

Not Automatic, Automated. computer is shifting a standard gearbox. also the performance mode in Europe ( Mack is Volvo) is good for roundabouts, so you you don't tortoise away and block the circle.

Mack or Volvo nowadays its the same thing.the engine that you have on that truck its a Volvo.even the noise on iddle its 100%volvo 🤣🤣🤣but its a good truck 👍

Seeing this video, it's makes it understandable that Macks don't sell in Europe 😏

That's crazy quiet

The lumbar is like that in our new Pinnacle. I think thats just a poor design on their part. I thought ours was defective lol

Hey mike how does this pull compared to your KW?

Radio will blow you out the door Great

Nice buts it's not a W900

its a dump truck its supposed 2 get dirty,lol

🙌🙌 Automatics is the way to go. Makes u less tired after a long day

I don't do the automatic thing. Sorcery.

What’s the tractor weigh by itself

Clutch pedal or no clutch pedal. It's not an automatic. It is a manual transmission that is electronically and/or air double clutched and shifted therefore called "AUTOMATED". Which is different from an automatic transmission. It is an automated manual transmission, which these days they have figured out how to get rid of the clutch pedal. So your salesman is right in that regard.

Out of curiosity are you Sicilian?

Beautiful truck but it needs a clutch the 12 spd manual Mack tranny would be great in that pinnacle I drove the Mack 5 spd 6 spd mud stick 12 spd and 18 spd I prefer a clutch more control over the truck

Would be nice if you could order a Mack as a Glider.

445 or 505 Mack engine