Hauling the holidays: Mack ® mDRIVE ® powers JSD Express success JSD Express owner James De Armond believes in keeping his drivers happy, whether that means adding an extra piece of chrome to their Mack ® trucks or ordering custom packages with all the bells and whistles. But he hesitated when it came to transitioning his eet to Mack's mDRIVE TM automated transmission. The company, an independent contractor for FedEx based in Utica, New York, handles pickup and delivery as well as line-haul in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. De Armond's 27 trucks are constantly on the road, often pulling double trailers, and he worried the mDRIVE would not have the torque and power he needed. Previously, he purchased used Macks, but De Armond wanted to upgrade and had his eye on the M

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