John, Augustus, and William Mack founded the Mack Brothers Company in 1900. The brothers had previously owned the Fallesen & Berry Carriage Company and were familiar with the newly evolving automotive industry. The Mack Brothers Co. unveiled its first bus in New York City in 1900. Five years later, they expanded operations to build rail cars and locomotives, and moved the company's headquarters from Brooklyn to Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

During World War I, Mack Brothers Co. was the primary supplier of heavy-duty motorized vehicles to U.S. allies. The British soldiers used the Mack AC truck to supply the front lines with food, troops, and equipment. The British soldiers famously nicknamed the truck the "Bulldog", due to its flat-nosed styling, durability and likeness to the "British Bulldog" symbolism of the time. The nickname was adopted into the official branding for Mack trucks both in the logo and eventually a hood ornament. In 1922, the Mack Brothers Company officially changed its name to Mack Trucks, Inc. 

Mack Trucks were utilized to build some of the U.S.' most iconic projects, such as the Hoover Dam, the New York Subway System, the U.S. Interstate System, the Panama Canal Defense Project and the Empire State building. The company also provided over 35 000 units of prime movers, personnel carriers, wrecker trucks and tank transporters for the U.S. Allied forces during World War II. Mack Trucks have continually played an important part in U.S. history. 

After a century of success, Mack became a part of the Volvo Group. The company continues to create exciting new technologies and has now introduced electric trucks to its fleet. Mack Truck's headquarters are now located in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

The U-Haul Moving & Storage at University Ave was formerly a Mack Truck sales location. The building was originally constructed in 1926, and U-Haul acquired the site in 1977. La réutilisation adaptative des bâtiments permet à U-Haul de promouvoir l'aménagement intercalaire pour répondre aux besoins des citoyens tout en préservant les ressources naturelles et les terrains normalement nécessaires à une construction neuve. La réutilisation adaptative permet également de concentrer les ressources sur l'intégration d'éléments respectueux de l'environnement dans le bâtiment existant plutôt que de créer des déchets par la démolition et d'utiliser des ressources précieuses pour de nouvelles constructions.

Au service des clients depuis 1977, cet emplacement a été construit par réutilisation adaptative d'un bâtiment abandonné. La réutilisation adaptative favorise l'aménagement intercalaire dans le but de renforcer les communautés. Parmi les bienfaits obtenus, la réutilisation a permis d'éviter : 

• 282,2 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented 
• 1 471,2 tons of new concrete pours avoided 
• 1 757,9 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented 

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Champaign community: 

• réaliser des économies de 10 465 kWh par année 
• 1 730 498 livres d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre 

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  Production de l'acier La fabrication et le transport de 282 tonnes (256 tonnes métriques) d'acier ont été évités à ce jour

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  Énergie Économies de 10 465 kWh par année

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  Béton Coulage de 1 471 tonnes (1 335 tonnes) de nouveau béton évité à ce jour.

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  Emissions 1 730 498 lbs (784 949 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Débris des sites d’enfouissement 1 758 lb (797 kg) de débris de construction évités

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