2010/03/19

Mack Trucks Are Virtually Indestructible

As solid as a Mack Truck

The Mack Truck has become part of our lexicon.
It symbolizes or characterizes anything that is:

  • sturdy
  • solid
  • almost indestructible

I've still got my CDL even though I'm retired from driving big trucks. I feel I'd be remiss if I failed to post at least a mention of the vintage CDL trucks I've driven. Macks just seem to outlast every other heavy vehicle ever produced. Cement mixers are usually Macks, mixers get beat up so much concrete companies just prefer to purchase old Macks that were dump trucks in a previous life and throwing the concrete drum apparatus on the back like these: