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Mack Sponsors Driving Skills Safety Challenge at 2010 Waste Expo, May 4-5

Friday. April 30. 2010

GREENSBORO, NC (April 30, 2010) – Mack Trucks, Inc. will hold its annual "Driving Skills Safety Challenge" during WasteExpo 2010, May 4 and 5 in Atlanta. The Challenge allows drivers to demonstrate the skills necessary for safely operating refuse and recycling routes, while at the same time competing for prizes.

The Mack Driving Skills Challenge consists of 7 events, including pre-trip inspection, turning radius, and reversing accuracy.? Show attendees with a valid CDL will demonstrate their skills by driving through a closed course in a MACK® TerraPro™ model to emulate real-world operations. Scoring will be based on safety, accuracy and following safety procedures. Specific scoring rules will be provided at the event.

The competition will be held daily: Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The location for the Challenge is Marshalling Yard #4 at the Georgia World Congress Center, which is reached by exiting the rear of the convention center.

The overall winners for the two-day competition will be announced Thursday at 4 p.m., including first-, second-, and third-place winners for the team and individual categories. Mack and event co-sponsors Allison Transmission, Bridgestone and Michelin will give away more than $15,000 in prizes. In addition to trophies, prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. All contestants will receive a Mack hat, money clip and duffel bag.

"Driving a refuse truck in a crowded city or a residential neighborhood takes special skills to do so safely," said Michael Reardon, Mack vice president of marketing. "Even though the MACK TerraPro model, like all of our trucks, has unmatched engineering and design, plus industry-leading safety systems and engineering, the most important safety component is always the driver."

Dedicated to quality, reliability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks, Inc. has provided its customers with innovative transportation solutions for more than a century. Today, Mack is one of North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks and MACK^® trucks are sold and serviced through an extensive distribution network in more than 45 countries. Mack trucks and diesel engines sold in North America are assembled in the United States. Mack manufacturing locations are certified to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 standard for quality and ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the Road, an American Trucking Associations' public information campaign aimed at enhancing the safety of our nation’s roadways.

Mack Trucks, Inc. is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services, and one of the world's leading producers of heavy-diesel engines (9-16 liter). The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 96,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets. Volvo Group sales for 2009 amounted to approximately $29 billion. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange and are traded OTC in the U.S.

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