Built to cater for hauling needs and with three body options, Cat is showcasing its 772G rigid-frame truck at bauma China 2012. The productive, durable and reliable machine comes with a fuel-efficient, yet powerful C18 diesel engine and has multi-mode operation to tailor performance to the duty cycle. The centrally mounted cab is said to offer high levels of operator comfort compared to rival models, with mirrors providing good rear and side views. Manufactured in India this truck is designed to cope with c
Volvo Construction Equipment’s new 55-tonne capacity Volvo A60H meets growing customer demand for articulated haulers with larger capacities.
The articulated hauler concept was originally launched by Volvo in 1966 and celebrates its 50th birthday this year.
The Volvo A60H’s higher payload – a 40% increase on Volvo’s A40 –lowers the cost-per-tonne for hauliers. It also offers an alternative to rigid dump trucks and construction trucks operating on soft, uneven or steep roads, allowing a similar amount
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is increasing its custom machine offering for specialised applications by partnering and outsourcing modifi¬cations to an experienced Special Application Solutions Partner, such as Sweden’s CeDe Group. The Swedish construction equipment manufacturing giant says this is also allowing them to provide innovative solutions to sectors where Volvo equipment has not traditionally been present. Examples of Volvo CE’s facilitated Special Application Solutions include road-rail
Loughran Rock Industries in Armagh, Northern Ireland, has become the first company in Great Britain and Ireland to purchase a Doosan DX700LC 70tonne crawler excavator. The purchase from Doosan dealer Northern Excavators, based at Hillsborough in Northern Ireland, is said to have allowed Loughran Rock to replace two 50tonne excavators while, at the same time, increase production levels. Loughran Rock supplies a wide range of products including concrete aggregates, high PSV materials, rail ballast, drainage m
