Failing to hold objects without dropping them could have helped launch a heavy vehicle part into the air. Authorities are investigating how a 2.5-tonne haul truck wheel rim separated from the tyre...
Category - Dump Trucks
A heavy vehicle operator died after attempting to release his load on a slope. Authorities recently examined how a truck driver was killed while dumping a load on uneven surfaces during 2 January...
A major resources company will not discriminate against remote jobseekers without industry experience. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently launched a recruitment drive for its multi combination (MC)...
Two heavy vehicles became involved in a major collision, causing severe damage. Authorities recently examined why one truck suffered a head-on accident while the other experienced a side hit at an...
A mine truck kept moving despite already having an alternate stopping system. Authorities recently examined a heavy vehicle brake failure at an undisclosed operation. “The service brake system...
Authorities endorsed additional changes to a major mining extension. The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment recently recommended further amendments to Idemitsu Australia’s...
A mining multinational and equipment supplier will deploy hundreds of machines. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Barrick Gold Corporation recently agreed to globally roll out more than 200...
A heavy vehicle maker and diversified company will accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Caterpillar recently secured an electrification strategic agreement with CRH for zero exhaust...
A contractor who was fatally pinned by a heavy vehicle will be remembered as a good man. Tributes recently flowed for the late Luke O’Brien who died at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA’s)...
A heavy vehicle incident is suspected of prompting a resources giant to halt production in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Authorities recently started examining what killed a contractor at...
A multinational mineral producer and technology company have reached a new autonomous truck agreement. Epiroc recently secured a new memorandum of understanding to develop, test, utilise, automate...
A resources multinational revealed plans to transition away from fossil fuels towards emerging technology. Newmont Corporation recently test-drove its first battery electric underground truck. The...
