For decades, there have been stories about a Mack truck pickup and it has fired the imagination of truck fans and working users. The iconic Mack Bulldog grille, which represents indestructible toughness, on a contemporary, powerful pickup is a potent daydream. So, let’s get the burning question out of the way: “Will there be a new 2025 Mack Pickup Truck?”
The short and definitive answer is no, not from Mack Trucks itself. Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, does produce Class 8 heavy-duty trucks for construction, hauling, and refuse — not consumer-grade pickup trucks. But the concept is so evocative that the aftermarket industry gradually took over to realize the dream. This is what “Mack Pickup” actually means for 2025.
The Reality: Custom Fabrication & Extreme Builds
A genuine “Mack Pickup” in 2025, mind you, would be a one-off, custom-built deal, not, you know, a�vehicle that you can go and buy at a dealership.
- The Process: It all begins with a heavy-duty truck chassis as a donor, usually a military full-size vehicle, a decomm’ed medium-duty truck (like an aged Mack or International), or even a heavy-duty pickup chassis (Ford F-550/5500).
- The Iconic Look: A large part of the project is the specially made body which was made to mirror the distinct aggressive and sharp edges as well as the signature Mack Bulldog grille. It takes professional metalworking and a fat check.
- Powertrain & Glock: These builds aren’t about speed, they are about presence and torque. They sometimes keep the donor’s diesel engine—imagine massive displacement motors producing 500+ lb-ft of torque—or an updated, high-output diesel crate engine is swapped in.
What a 2025 Mack pickup truck might have looked like:
If it ever got the god’s green light as a production vehicle, its design would be cruel practicality and unbreakability.
- Exterior: Painted in traditional Mack colors (most commonly black, red, and gray) with the Bulldog hood ornament. Heavy duty steel bumpers, working tow hooks and industrial strength LED lights,
- Interior: A spartan, waterproof capsule built for the work site. Plastic seats, rubber floors and physical controls you can use with gloves on. A modern touchscreen would most likely be relegated to an afterthought replaced with rugged analog gauges.
- Capability: The towing and payload goals would be in the Super Duty range and beyond, with targets of more than 15,000 lbs for towing and more than 4,000 lbs for payload. You’re talking about extreme off-road capability – solid axles, massive ground clearance.
The Nearest It Gets to “Official”: Mack’s MRU/MDU “Pickup”
The nearest thing Mack currently has on the market is a reworked version of its medium-duty MRU or MDU cabover trucks outfitted with a custom pickup bed. These aren’t consumer vehicles, they’re specialized, commercial machines for ultra-heavy-duty use in oil fields, mine support, or heavy equipment hauling. Six-figure price tags and built to work, not for Sunday drives.
The Dream vs the Buck
The all-new 2025 Mack Pickup Truck is still a fantasy for the buyer market — an icon of ruggedness that inspires us.
But for 2025, the reality of your two choices is this:
- Go Custom: Have a specialty fabricator build a “Mack-styled” pickup on a heavy-duty chassis. (Estimate cost of more than $150,000).
- Purchase a Mack Medium-Duty Truck: Buy a authentic Mack MRU or MDU, and through a commercial body builder, have a custom bed placed on top—for a genuine, no-compromise work truck.
Even though you won’t see a 2025 Mack Pickup in any vehicle retailer, the essence of Mack — ruggedness, power, and no-frills capability — resides in every heavy-duty pickup that’s considered best-in-class. The dream lives on as the ultimate yardstick for a truly indestructible truck should be.”