Mining truck news
Komatsu expands national field services for NA mining customers
Komatsu is acquiring certain assets of Matfield Machining to support the growth of its national field service teams, as part of its efforts to enhance its offerings for North American mining customers.
New Caterpillar water truck manages haul road dust with less water
Caterpillar has announced its new Cat 785D Water Solutions Truck, which infuses technology with the Cat water delivery system to offer a smarter way to maintain haul roads.
Volvo collaborates with Boliden to deploy autonomous solutions
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have entered into a long-term collaboration to implement autonomous transport solutions at Boliden’s Garpenberg site in Sweden.
Orion awards trial mining contract to Newark’s P2 Mining
Orion Minerals has awarded a six-month trial mining contract to P2 Mining, a subsidiary of South African mining contractor Newrak Mining Group.
Hexagon and MMG to deploy Australia’s first operator alertness system
Hexagon has partnered with MMG to deploy the HxGN MineProtect operator alertness system on 11 underground mining trucks at its Rosebery mine in Tasmania, Australia.
ABD Solutions launches new mobile supervisory system
ABD Solutions has developed a new mobile supervisory system for its vehicle automation solution, Indigo Drive, which allows mining vehicles to be automated anywhere in the world.
ASI Mining receives order for 18 autonomous haul truck conversion kits
ASI Mining, in conjunction with its distributor Epiroc, has received an order from Roy Hill Iron Ore to automate 18 Hitachi EH4000 haul trucks in Western Australia.
Hexagon equips the world’s first fully autonomous road trains
Hexagon AB has announced an agreement with Mineral Resources to provide an autonomous haulage solution for a fleet of 120 fully autonomous road trains in Australia.
Wabtec Digital Mine secures deals for Gen 3 collision avoidance systems
Wabtec Digital Mine has received a series of orders for 3500 of its new Generation 3 collision avoidance system from three major global mining companies.
Komatsu’s 980E-5SE ultra-class electric drive mining truck offers the highest-in-class horsepower available
Engineered to promote increased productivity and a reduced carbon footprint, the 980E-5SE’s electric drive means fewer mechanical components, less maintenance, and potentially reduced life cycle costs.