A resources producer found affordable ways to completely transition away from fossil fuels. Replacing an entire diesel mobile fleet is not cost prohibitive according to a new study. ABB and Perenti...
Category - Dump Trucks
Major mineral producers have together accelerated their transition away from fossil fuel powered trucks. BHP and Rio Tinto recently collaborated on implementing large battery-electric technology...
A mineral producer rolled out dozens of driverless trucks in less than three weeks. A total of 23 hybrid and diesel automated heavy vehicles were recently introduced to Xinjiang Energy’s...
A global mining company will transition away from fossil fuelled heavy vehicles. Vale recently approved running electric haul trucks to reduce its carbon footprint. The proponent signed a new...
Three mining companies are one step closer to completely transitioning away from fossil fuels. Epiroc, ABB and Boliden recently celebrated deploying the first ever fully battery-electric trolley...
A major mining company will not automate heavy vehicles at one of its operations. Whitehaven Coal recently stopped trialling its autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at the Maules Creek mine. Management...
Mine machinery attracted higher than expected offers in Central Queensland. Macmahon recently exited a substantial portion of its mobile equipment fleet at Anglo American’s Dawson South Coal...
Two truck employees became crushed under extremely heavy loads. Authorities recently investigated two cases where a heavy vehicle cab and bundle of steel pinned workers. The first incident involved a...
A resources multinational will work with new partners to fast-track autonomous mineral production. Rio Tinto recently approved an initial $14.4 million in funding to make global operations safer and...
An inattentive truck worker passed away from serious crush injuries. Authorities recently examined how a concrete pump operator became pinned by heavy machinery on 2 December 2023. “A truck...
A distracted, lead-footed operator caused his employer’s heavy vehicle to become a total loss. Authorities recently examined why an employee drove into oncoming traffic and wrote off a loaded...
A heavy vehicle operator’s suffered a serious cranial injury because part of his uniform was loose. Authorities recently examined circumstances leading to a truck driver splitting his scalp...
