{"id":240414,"date":"2026-05-06T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:50:12","slug":"mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mack Trucks Debuts Mack ImpactShield Windshield Technology on All-new Mack Granite and Expanded New Truck Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truckinginfo.com\/news\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup\">Mack Trucks Debuts Mack ImpactShield Windshield Technology on All-new Mack Granite and Expanded New Truck Lineup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truckinginfo.com\/news\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup\">https:\/\/www.truckinginfo.com\/news\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-06 14:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.truckinginfo.com\">www.truckinginfo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mack Trucks announced the availability of Mack ImpactShield, the first use of Corning Fusion5 Glass in a Class 8 heavy-duty truck. Standard on the all-new Mack Granite, the windshield is designed to improve durability, damage resistance and total cost of ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The all-new Mack Granite, unveiled at ConExpo-Con\/Agg 2026, features a galvanized steel cab, 270-degree radar coverage, Electronic Park Brake with rollaway protection and a redesigned interior developed with driver input. The one-piece bonded curved ImpactShield windshield is designed to support durability and uptime in vocational applications.<\/p>\n<h2>Windshield Technology and Performance<\/h2>\n<p>Corning Fusion5 Glass was developed for automotive exterior applications and is engineered to resist impacts and environmental wear. In heavy-duty truck applications, the technology is intended to help reduce windshield damage and maintenance costs.<\/p>\n<p>Compared with a standard Class 8 windshield, Mack said the ImpactShield provides:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-bullet\">\n<li class=\"\" value=\"1\">Two times better sharp impact resistance<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"2\">Two times better thermal shock resistance<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"3\">Five times better scratch resistance<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"4\">Improved resistance to weathering and environmental wear<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"5\">Reduced weight<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"6\">Improved defrost performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cMack customers don\u2019t have time for unplanned stops,\u201d said Tim Wrinkle, vice president, product owner, vocational and medium duty at Mack. \u201cPartnering with Corning to bring Fusion5 Glass to heavy-duty trucking is about helping customers keep trucks on the job and control costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bonded curved windshield design is intended to improve durability compared with conventional glass, reducing unplanned service events and replacement costs over the life of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Corning, maker of Gorilla Glass, collaborated with Mack to adapt the technology for heavy-duty truck applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorning Fusion5 Glass represents an advancement in automotive glazing solutions, addressing breakage while providing economic benefits to customers,\u201d said Mike Kunigonis, vice president and general manager,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truckinginfo.com\/news\/mack-trucks-debuts-mack-impactshield-windshield-technology-on-all-new-mack-granite-and-expanded-new-truck-lineup\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mack Trucks Debuts Mack ImpactShield Windshield Technology on All-new Mack Granite and Expanded New Truck&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/assets.bobitstudios.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,dpr_auto\/20260430_-_Mack_Trucks_Debuts_Mack_ImpactShield_Windshield_Technology_on_All-new_Mack_Granite_and_Expanded_New_Truck_Lineup_cztmuk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-240414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-automotive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240417,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240414\/revisions\/240417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}