Mack Trucks Inc. introduced its TerraPro Cabover model – optimized for demanding refuse and construction applications, including concrete pumping – at this year’s World of Concrete Show in Las Vegas.

“We’ve learned a lot from our long history of success with heavy-duty cabover trucks,” said Steve Ginter, Mack vocational products manager. “And one of these lessons is that while the vehicle has to be extremely durable, it also needs to be comfortable. That became one of our driving principles in developing the TerraPro Cabover model.”
Features of the TerraPro Cabover interior aimed at ensuring driver comfort include:
• steering column positioned for ample belly room
• ergonomic seats
• integrated armrest
• easy-to-read gauges and easy-to-reach switches
• accelerator and brake pedals suspended above the cab floor and mounted in-line to reduce driver effort (the suspended pedals also make the floor area easier to clean)
• efficient, effective HVAC climate control system
• easy-to-reach parking brake
• cab lighting controls reachable from the ground
• courtesy map light
• plenty of storage
In addition, the TerraPro Cabover model offers a smooth quiet ride thanks to the design of its engine mounts, cab bushings and rubber isolators, and electronically controlled fan – all of which minimize noise and vibration on the job.
The vehicle’s low-profile electronic dash enhances visibility while at the same time incorporating comprehensive driver information displays. The instrument cluster features 25 indicator lights and an automatic transmission temperature gauge. Electronic gauges improve accuracy and reliability while eliminating oil lines and most air lines from the gauge cluster. An engine hour meter that features a wake-up display when the ignition is off is included as well. A battery backup protects vital information stored in the engine control systems.
The TerraPro Cabover model features the next generation of Mack’s Vehicle Management and Control System – V-MAC IV – allowing customers to better control costs and closely monitor truck and engine performance. V-MAC IV offers more than 100 proven programmable features, and adds a host of new items, including road speed tamper detection, integrated starter protection and programmable daytime running light override. V-MAC IV electronics include DataMax, advanced software that captures information such as vehicle trip histories, duty cycle information and scheduled maintenance intervals.
The in-cab Control Link and back-of-cab Body Link II interface systems in the new TerraPro Cabover model provide required quick-connections to the bodybuilder’s control unit, as well as pass-through harnesses and connectors from the controller to the body.
Offered with the proven Mack camelback suspension, the TerraPro Cabover can also be spec’d with the Mack M-Ride six-rod suspension, allowing up to 17-inch articulation for maneuverability in landfills and on jobsites.
The TerraPro Cabover comes standard with the EPA’07-certified 11-liter Mack MP7 engine, offered in a range from 325 horsepower to 405 horsepower with torque ratings from 1,200 – 1,560 pounds-feet. Also available is the EPA’07-certified 13-liter MP8 engine with a horsepower range from 415 horsepower to 485 horsepower and torque levels from 1,540 – 1,700 pounds-feet. Offering superior low-end torque and power, both the Mack MP7 and MP8 feature single overhead cams, electronically controlled ultra-high-pressure fuel injection, one-piece steel pistons, and robust bearings and cylinder heads.
“With this vehicle, we’ve taken the heavy-duty cabover truck to a new level,” said Tom Kelly, Mack vice president of marketing. “The introduction of the TerraPro Cabover, together with a soon-to-be-unveiled TerraPro Low Entry model and our recently-introduced new Granite and Pinnacle models, completes a period of product renewal unprecedented in the history of Mack, and gives us a family of trucks that offer our customers an industry-leading value proposition.”