Haul truck


Haul trucks are off-highway, rigid dump trucks specifically engineered for use in high-production mining and heavy-duty construction environments. Haul trucks are also used for transporting construction equipment from job site to job site. Some are multi-axle in order to support the equipment that is being hauled.

Description

Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two well-known models from the 1970s, the 350T Terex Titan and 235T Wabco 3200/B, had three axles. Haul truck capacities range from to.
Large quarry-sized trucks range from to. A good example of this is the Caterpillar 775. Quarry operations are typically smaller than, say, a gold/copper mine, and require smaller trucks.

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 or greater., the BelAZ 75710 has the highest payload capacity,.

Notable examples