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Raw to ready : transforming raw materials into magnificent machines. Episode 2, Mack truck /

The highway truck -- a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce -- carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burhop, Jonathan (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2013.
Subjects:
Mack trucks > Design and construction.
Mack trucks > History.
Metals > Analysis.
Mack (Camions) > Histoire.
Métaux > Analyse.
Mack trucks.
Online media.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The highway truck -- a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce -- carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 min.)
Playing Time:00:53:57