Haul truck

Haul truck

Haul trucks are off-highway, two-axle, rigid dump trucks specifically engineered for use in high production mining and heavy-duty construction environments. Haul truck capacities range from 50 short tons (45 t) to 400 short tons (363 t).

Liebherr T 282B ultra class haul truck.

Large quarry sized trucks range from 35 to 100 tones. A good example of this is the Caterpillar 775. Standard mining trucks fall into these ranges 130T, 150T, 190T and 240T.

Ultra Class

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 300 short tons (272 t) or greater.

See also

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

References

• Orleman, Eric C. (2000-11-10). Building Giant Earthmovers. Motorbooks Colortech. United State of America: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0760306406. http://books.google.com/books?id=gKhdKFI2iP0C. Retrieved 2010-03-02. "The ultra-hauler class includes trucks with a capacity rating of 300 tons and above." 
• "Off-Highway Trucks from Caterpillar". Caterpillar Website. Caterpillar Inc.. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5khMDWHyR. Retrieved 2009-10-21. "Developed specifically for high production mining and heavy-duty construction applications ..."