The Army is investing another $222 million into its Heavy Dumpy Truck as its original contract with contractor Mack Defense is set to wrap up this year, according to a Tuesday announcement.

The Mack coal-hauling dump you see above is based on the favorite among the trucks owned over the course of Kentucky coal hauler Cecil Spurlock’s long career. “BlackGold” was his name for ...

The 1/25th scale model of Spurlock’s 1981 Mack DM 800 coal hauler is their way of honoring his legacy. When Spurlock passed in 2012, says his son David, he was buried “with his Mack cap on his ...