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Caterpillar’s 5000th mining truck Australia bound

  • May 23, 2018
  • Posted by: Editorial team
  • Category: Mining News
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Caterpillar has assembled its 5000th Model 793 mining truck, 27 years after the first vehicle was produced.

The milestone-reaching truck will be delivered to an Australian mining customer. Australia, along with North and South America, hosts the largest number of 793s, which are commonly found operating at iron ore, copper, coal and gold mines.

In production since 1991, the 5000th 793 truck assembled by Cat represents the fifth generation of the vehicle.

The latest generation, the 793F, has become a popular choice for autonomous operation, with more than 100 of these vehicles now operating via Command for hauling, the autonomous truck operating system that is part of Cat’s MineStar technology.