Off-Highway Trucks

Holt Manufacturing to Showcase Spray King Off-Highway Water Trucks, Stand Tanks at ConExpo 2020 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With a legacy dating back to 1886, the Holt family has a history of creating equipment for the construction industry, stretching back to when Benjamin Holt came up with the idea for (and built) the first Caterpillar tractor. While the technology has changed, the legacy has not. Visitors from across the world will be able to see for themselves when, for the first time ever, HOLT Manufacturing showcases its Spray King off-highway water trucks and stand tanks at ConExpo. Click for more...

Terex Trucks to Showcase TA300 and TA400 at ConExpo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Trucks is bringing both the TA300 and TA400 to ConExpo. As part of the Volvo family, the company will be sharing a booth in Las Vegas with other Volvo Group brands including Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks and SDLG. Visitors to the company's F3432 booth will have the chance to take a closer look at both the TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers and discover the significant investments and improvements that have been made in the products, facilities, people and processes since Terex Trucks was acquired by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in 2015. Click for more...

Komatsu America's New HD785-8 Off-Highway Truck with High Horsepower →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America's new HD785-8 rigid frame off-highway haul truck, with a Tier IV Komatsu SAA12V140E-7 engine, has the highest in class net horsepower, 1,140 hp (849 kW) in North America. With a payload capacity of 101.6 tons (92.2 t), it's built for mining, quarry and aggregates. "The HD785-8 has excellent travel performance on grade and wet multiple disc brakes on all four wheels provide great downhill brake retarding performance," said Robert Hussey, product marketing manager, Komatsu America. Click for more...

Contractor for Link-Belt Mid Atlantic Job Uses Hydrema →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For years Link-Belt Mid Atlantic had been in discussions internally about the need for expansion to create more building space. In early 2018, the discussion became a reality and they got together with RJ Smith Construction to work on drawings and designs. RJ Smith Construction, a local construction company based in Richmond, Va., had been working with Link-Belt Mid Atlantic for years renting equipment for their projects. Click for more...

Volvo Launches Haul Assist With On-Board Weighing in North America to Optimize Hauler Loads →

Volvo Construction Equipment continues to add to its portfolio of productivity services with the North American launch of Haul Assist, a system that shows how much material an articulated hauler has moved, providing operators data and real-time insights to help achieve optimal payloads and improve productivity. Haul Assist comes standard on Volvo's A35G through A60H haulers and is optional on the A25G and A30G models. Click for more...

Terex Trucks' Updated TA300 Makes International Trade Show Debut at bauma 2019 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Trucks' 28-tonne upgraded TA300 articulated hauler is making its first international trade show appearance and taking pride of place on the company's stand at bauma Munich 2019. The recently updated Terex Trucks TA300 articulated hauler is making its first international trade show appearance on the company's outdoor stand: FN 720/9 at bauma in Germany. Representatives from Terex Trucks are at the event, which runs from April 8 to 14, showing visitors how the company's two articulated haulers – the TA300 and TA400 – deliver low total cost of ownership and high productivity on jobs including large-scale construction projects, infrastructure developments, quarries and mines. Click for more...

Terex Trucks' TA300 Proves Popular With German Customers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After signing Maschinenbau Rehnen GmbH as its newest German dealer, Terex Trucks is experiencing increased demand for its articulated haulers. Maschinenbau Rehnen GmbH is currently renting a pair of TA300 articulated haulers out to two of its customers – and so far, the feedback has been excellent. It's been five months since Maschinenbau Rehnen GmbH became an official Terex Trucks dealer, distributing the company's TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers to customers in Northern Germany. Click for more...

Caterpillar's Redesigned G Series Carries on 777 Legacy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 777G off-highway truck builds on the legacy of performance, reliability and long-term durability established by 777 models since 1977, both in mining and large earthmoving applications. Rated payload for the new 777G is 98.4 tons (89.4 t), with a standard-body volume (SAE 2:1) of 83.8 cu. yds. (64.1 cu m). The design of the 777G, which replaces the 777F, focuses on fuel efficiency, enhanced visibility, and operator comfort, convenience and safety. Click for more...

Philippi-Hagenbuch Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Anniversary Celebration →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. , the Peoria, Illinois based specialty manufacturer of off-highway truck enhancements, continues innovating in its fifth decade. As the calendar turned to 2019, PHIL officially kicked off its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration. Founded on Nov. 4, 1969, PHIL's anniversary celebration is focused on highlighting the family-owned company's innovations of the past, present and future. Click for more...

Driving a 60 Ton Hauler? That's Child's Play →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bringing construction to life in the imaginations of children around the world, the 1:16 toy model of Volvo CE's A60H articulated hauler provides children with the "real-world" experience of handling one of the industry's top heavyweight machines. With a payload capacity of 55,000 kg and a body volume of 33.6 cu m, the A60H is an engineering powerhouse — the biggest articulated hauler in Volvo CE's range, in fact. Click for more...

PHIL Sideboards Help Maximize Volume, Minimize Spillage →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Off-highway trucks are designed to haul ton-after-ton of material throughout quarries and mines and traverse unpaved haul roads in the pursuit of building economies and infrastructure around the world. From time-to-time, the truck bodies on these trucks cannot contain the material they need to maximize efficiency. Whether the off-highway truck has a tailgate or not, the addition of PHIL sideboards is useful in increasing the volumetric capacity of the truck body, and it assists in minimizing material spillage over the body sides. Click for more...

Curtis Contracting Builds Va. Reservoir →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Curtis Contracting Inc. , West Point, Va., is currently working on a reservoir project for Greensville County, Va. When complete, the reservoir will serve as the county's raw-water facility, with an approximate storage capacity of 1 billion gal. Martin Harrell, project manager of Curtis Contracting, who has been with the company for five years, reported the project began December of 2017 and currently has a 730-day duration, which allows for a substantial completion date of December 2019. Click for more...

Cat 740 GC Expands Articulated Truck Lineup →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 740 GC articulated dump truck (ADT) re-introduces the 40-ton (36.3 t) size class to the Cat ADT range. The new model is designed to incorporate the features and performance of models currently in the ADT lineup, including new controls, transmission-protection features, hoist-assist system, advanced traction-control system, stability-assist system and a fuel-saving ECO mode. In addition, the 740 GC also incorporates the latest automatic retarder-control system, which requires no input from the operator, resulting in greater operating efficiency. Click for more...

Brawny Artic, Rigid Off-Road Trucks Keep Jobs Moving Along →

From Construction Equipment Guide... No matter their size or configuration, off-road haul trucks would have to be considered as the “strong men” on any construction site or quarry. Whether they are big, rigid haulers (off-roads with conventional front steering and rear-wheel drive), articulated haulers (more maneuverable trucks with a tractor and a trailer section) or compact dumpers, these burly machines are designed to carry heavy loads of dirt and rock in and out of a work area. Click for more...

Cat Hosts Autonomous Haul Truck Demo in Tinaja Hills, Ariz. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The future is here. In the most remote places on earth, trucks hauling an upwards of 400 tons — about the weight of 200 cars — roam from pit to crusher with no humans in sight. These trucks are part of Caterpillar's Cat Command for Hauling system, commonly referred to as autonomous trucking. Cat recently hosted a demonstration and learning event on the latest autonomous and Minestar technology at the Tinaja Hills facility in Southern Arizona. Click for more...

John Deere Introduces Articulated Dump Truck Transmission Warranty →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Reinforcing its commitment to providing best-in-class construction equipment, John Deere now offers an extended coverage of five-years/15,000-hours as part of its articulated dump truck (ADT) transmission warranty on all new E-Series models. “This industry-leading warranty emphasizes our dedication to producing reliable and durable ADTs,” said Maryanne Graves, product marketing manager, articulated dump trucks, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Upgraded Terex Trucks TA300 Offers 5 Percent Fuel Efficiency Improvement →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Trucks has updated its TA300 articulated hauler with the introduction of a new and improved transmission. The 30-ton (28-t) workhorse will now incorporate the latest EP320 transmission from ZF as standard. This results in a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, as well as enhanced performance and productivity, when compared to the previous model working in the same application. The new transmission comes with eight forward gears as well as four reverse gears, higher overall gear ratio spread, equal ratio steps between gears and optimized gear shifting with partial load shifts. Click for more...

Caterpillar Delivers 50,000th Cat Articulated Truck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In a year of multiple significant milestones for Cat mining and infrastructure trucks, Caterpillar announced delivery of its 50,000th articulated truck from its Peterlee, U.K., manufacturing facility. Since the start of Cat branded articulated truck manufacturing in 1985, Caterpillar has become an industry leader of the articulated truck design. “The articulated truck has been a key member of Caterpillar's core product line since it was developed in Peterlee, which has always been its proud home. Click for more...

Bridgestone Expanding Off-the-Road Tire Production at Illinois Plant →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bridgestone Americas announced a $12 million investment that will expand production to include popular off-the-road (OTR) tire sizes at its Bloomington, Ill., plant. The plant will produce multiple sizes and patterns in 29, 33 and 35-in. OTR tires, which until now have only been produced by Bridgestone in Japan. “As an industry leader, Bridgestone is committed to meet the evolving needs of our customers in the OTR segment,” said Bridget Neal, president, off-the-road tires, Bridgestone Americas. Click for more...

Royal Tire Features Tires Designed for Reparability, Offers Latest Products →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Whether you dig, scrape, load, haul or dump material, your job is to make sure the work gets done on time and within your budget. You need to get the most value out of the money you invest in your people and your equipment by finding innovative ways to work more efficiently and more productively. You need to minimize costly downtime and at the same time increase tons per hour. In this never-ending quest, machines, operators and tires take a brutal beating digging and hauling heavy loads over rugged terrain. Click for more...

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