¿Por qué DESAPARECIÓ El Camión MACK RD688S?

In 2005, Mack Trucks permanently halted a production line that had been running for forty years. But while the Mack RD688S faded into obscurity in the United States, on the streets of Santo Domingo, Bogotá, and Caracas, that same truck became a legend with a name the factory never gave it: "Baby Face." In this video, we tell you the complete story of the Caribbean's most beloved dump truck. From the birth of Mack's R-Series in 1966, with its revolutionary Maxidyne engine and Maxitorque transmission, to the development of the RD version, that workhorse with a reinforced chassis, camelback suspension, and the legendary 12-liter Mack E7 engine that no trucker ever forgets. You'll discover why its rounded cab earned it the nickname "Baby Face" in the Dominican Republic, how that name crossed borders into Colombia and Venezuela, and what role Volvo and U.S. emissions regulations played in the demise of one of the longest-running production trucks in history, comparable only to the Kenworth W900. But this story doesn't end at the Macungie, Pennsylvania plant. It ends in the quarries and hillsides of Latin America, where thousands of these trucks continue hauling stone and sand every day, their engine brakes roaring like they did on day one. Because the truck that the United States declared dead, the Caribbean keeps alive and well.