Capital Equipment News March 2022

ADTs

Bell Equipment’s B45E 4x4 articulated dump truck.

ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS: EARTHMOVING MADE SMARTER, SAFER AND MORE ECONOMICAL

B ell Equipment OEM product marketing manager Jeremiah Mokhomo says new developments in the articulated dump truck (ADT) market, which predominantly operates in the construction and mining industry, are characterised by a move towards smarter, safer and more fuel-efficient machines. To achieve this, Mokhomo believes that machine connectivity will become a very important need among customers into the future as the wish to make data driven decisions about all machines on the worksite becomes mainstream. Onboard telematics systems are an integral building block to providing the data as well as formatting it in such a way that allows interoperability (visibility of all machines, irrespective of brand, in one “view”). They are satisfying the increasing demand for data about equipment, which allows users to extract

Used worldwide in earthmoving applications, the articulated dump truck (ADT) has become indispensable on construction and mining sites. In accordance with user requirements and the quest for smarter, safer and more fuel-efficient machines, the ADT has evolved to the point of autonomous operation. Capital Equipment News touched base with Bell Equipment to find out more about the OEM’s ADTs and the market in which they are traded. By Mark Botha.

“Providing autonomous-ready machines is expected to be a part Bell Equipment’s core business in the future.”

Jeremiah Mokhomo, Bell Equipment OEM product marketing manager

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