Authorities examined a movement controller after machinery failed to stop. Resources Safety and Health Queensland recently investigated what caused remote equipment to operate uncontrolled at an...
Category - Dump Trucks
Two outsourced employees were unlawfully removed from their posts after reporting unsafe conditions in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Kim Star and Daryl Meikle should never have been...
A diversified resources company introduced driverless trucks to its $2.1 billion development. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently delivered the first custom off-road triple road train for autonomous...
A less heavy vehicle has received the nod. Komatsu and General Motors (GM) recently approved a new hydrogen-powered 930E dump truck. Existing electric mine vehicles will be converted to run on 2...
An employer raised money to roll out more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology recently attracted US$55.22 million (A$83.4M) of capital to deploy additional driverless trucks. Richen...
A heavy vehicle reversed into and killed a worker, resulting in severe penalties for the responsible company. Authorities recently examined how a contracted truck driver became fatally struck by a...
Environmentally friendly trucks were delivered to a major resources operation. Liebherr Mining recently rolled out its first T264 heavy vehicle at Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana mine. A total...
A resources multinational revealed it would replace more employees with technology. BHP recently confirmed plans to phase out a new round of human-operated positions at multiple operations...
Major mineral producers examined whether multiple trucks were used incorrectly. MaxMine recently investigated different work sites where heavy vehicles were allegedly used for the wrong purpose...
More than a dozen autonomous heavy vehicles were rolled out to a $1 billion fossil fuel development in Queensland’s Isaac region. A mining services company recently won a major automation...
A major resources producer decided to phase out fossil fuels and introduce more environmentally friendly alternatives. BHP recently revealed all mine sites would begin transitioning away from diesel...
A mining giant will lift production at its cutting-edge operation. Rio Tinto recently confirmed it would keep ramping up its $3.1 billion Koodaideri (Gudai-Darri) mine, 301km south of Port Hedland...
