Haul truck

Haul truck in Quebec, Canada, with people for scale

Haul trucks are off-highway, rigid dump trucks specifically engineered for use in high-production mining and heavy-duty construction environments.

Description

Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two very well known models from the 1970s, the 350T TerexTitan and 235T Wabco 3200/B, had three axles. Haul truck capacities range from to .

Large quarry-sized trucks range from 40 to 100 tons. A good example of this is the Caterpillar 775 (rated at ). Quarry operations are typically smaller than, say, a gold/copper mine, and require smaller trucks.

Ultra class

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Liebherr T 282B ultra class haul truck.

The largest, highest-payload-capacity haul trucks are referred to as ultra class trucks. The ultra class includes all haul trucks with a payload capacity of or greater. As of October 2013, the BelAZ 75710 has the highest payload capacity, 450 metric tons.

Examples

• Belaz 75600
• BelAZ 75710
• Bucyrus MT6300AC
• Caterpillar 797
• DAC 120 DE
• Komatsu 830E
• Komatsu 930E
• Komatsu 960E-1
• Liebherr T 282B
• Terex 33-19 "Titan"

See also

• Rear-eject haul truck bodies
• Unit Rig