DAYTONA BEACH. Mack Trucks is now the “Official Hauler of NASCAR,” Mack announced during NASCAR’s Daytona 500 media day event here.

As part of the agreement, signed Thursday, Mack will continue to provide a fleet of customized Mack Anthem 70-inch, stand-up sleeper models spec’d to meet the needs of NASCAR’s schedule.

An overnight crash involving a semi-truck on the Pearl River bridge caused the closure of Interstate 10 in both directions near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line early Tuesday (Jan. 11).

Mack made the partnership announcement to a select group of media, Truck News being one, prior to the media day event at the Daytona 500, where the official announcement was made. Check out the April ...