With production output at Gurney Slade increasing, Morris & Perry needed another large capacity hauler.
鈥淲e needed to add an articulated hauler, as opposed to another rigid truck,鈥� said assistant quarry manager Oliver Dormer, 鈥渢o assist in overburden removal and managing waste material in areas of the quarry where a rigid simply won鈥檛 go as well as hauling prime material from the face.鈥�
He continued: 鈥淲e boiled our choice down to two manufacturers and settled on the Volvo A45G following a very successful demonstration and it鈥檚 already proving to be a good decision.
鈥淥n average, we are saving 70 litres of fuel per shift compared to our resident rigid haulers, even though the A45G is carrying the same payload,鈥� Mr Dormer said.
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