The Canadian Department of National Defence recently marked the official delivery of the first Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) trucks from Mack Defense during a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, in Petawawa, Ontario.

Mack Defense is contracted to deliver more than 1500 8×8 trucks, as well as an initial five years of In-Service Support (ISS) for the SMP fleet operating in Canada and throughout the world. The trucks include multiple variants such as cargo, material-handling cranes, load handling systems (LHS) and mobile repair trucks (MRT). To produce the trucks, Mack Defense is working with key strategic Canadian partners including Prevost; Dumur Industries Ltd; EODC, Inc.; and Link Suspensions of Canada (Raydan Division).

MSVS SMP assembly takes place in Prevost‘s Sainte-Claire, Quebec, plant. The Volvo Group‘s global supply chain, with a strong presence across Canada and in 42 other countries worldwide, serves as the foundation of the In-Service Support programme.