Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Thu September 20, 2018
Brawny Artic, Rigid Off-Road Trucks Keep Jobs Moving Along
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....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Cat Hosts Autonomous Haul Truck Demo in Tinaja Hills, Ariz.
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....
John Deere - Wed August 29, 2018
John Deere Introduces Articulated Dump Truck Transmission Warranty
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....
terex - Thu August 09, 2018
Upgraded Terex Trucks TA300 Offers 5 Percent Fuel Efficiency Improvement
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....
Caterpillar - Mon July 30, 2018
Caterpillar Delivers 50,000th Cat Articulated Truck
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....
Bridgestone Americas Inc. - Wed July 18, 2018
Bridgestone Expanding Off-the-Road Tire Production at Illinois Plant
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....
Royal Tire - Wed June 27, 2018
Royal Tire Features Tires Designed for Reparability, Offers Latest Products
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....
Doosan - Wed May 16, 2018
Doosan Enhances its DA30-5 Articulated Dump Truck
Building on more than 40 years of articulated dump truck (ADT) experience, Doosan Infracore North America LLC announced a series of enhancements to its DA30-5 ADT. A new version of the Doosan DA30-5 includes numerous updates to the truck's performance, operator comfort, controllability of the machine, ease of maintenance and fuel efficiency....
Volvo - Tue April 10, 2018
International Launch of Volvo Rigid Hauler Range
Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers to customers and dealers at the company's Motherwell facility in Scotland. Guests got their first glimpse of the new machines — which consist of the R45D, R60D, R70D and the flagship R100E — on April 10....
Caterpillar - Mon April 09, 2018
Design Refinements Address Operator Safety, Convenience, Control, Powertrain
Three new Cat articulated trucks — 730, 730 EJ (Ejector), and 735 — have been extensively redesigned, enhancing the field-proven features and performance of their C-Series predecessors (730C2, 730C2 EJ, and 735C) with new operator stations — including new controls, transmission-protection features, new hoist-assist system, advanced traction control system, new stability-assist system and a fuel saving ECO operating mode....
