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About Anthem

The Mack Anthem arrived in 2017 with a mission that sounds contradictory: make a highway tractor slippery enough to compete on fuel economy without losing the square-jawed, bulldog face that Mack buyers expect. It took over from the Pinnacle as the brand's main on-highway truck, and its tall hood, upright grille and roomy cab gave it presence among a field of rounded, anonymous competitors. It was a statement that Mack intended to fight for long-haul fleets, not just job sites.

Under the skin the Anthem pairs Mack's MP diesel engines with the mDRIVE automated manual transmission, a combination aimed at fleets chasing fuel savings and drivers who would rather not row through gears. Sleeper and day-cab versions cover long haul and regional work, and the cab was designed with real input from drivers, who appreciated the extra headroom and storage. Detractors pointed to weight and to dealer-network variability, the usual arguments in a business where uptime is everything.

A redesigned Anthem has recently entered production at Mack's Lehigh Valley plant in Pennsylvania, with updated aerodynamics, technology and cab features intended to keep it current against the Freightliner Cascadia, Volvo VNL, Kenworth T680, Peterbilt 579 and International LT. For Mack, whose reputation rests on vocational trucks, a competitive highway tractor is what keeps it in the conversation with the biggest fleets. This page tracks the Anthem's updates, production news, fleet orders, recalls and road tests, along with the wider Mack stories that touch its world.