mining truck
Ore transport giant
A mining truck is a massive heavy-duty vehicle designed to haul ore, rock, and overburden in open-pit mines.
These trucks dwarf ordinary vehicles—the largest models stand two stories tall and carry loads exceeding 400 tons.
Also called haul trucks or dump trucks in mining contexts: The mining trucks ran continuously, moving thousands of tons of copper ore each shift.
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- dumpWaste disposal site
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- quarryPit for extracting rock
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- heavy vehicleseighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig, bulldozer, excavator
- truckssemi, tractor-trailer, big rig, lorry, cement mixer
- dump trucks
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- diesel vehiclesbig rig, eighteen-wheeler, diesel bus, diesel locomotive, freight train
- automated transportself-driving car, robotaxi, automated train, people mover, warehouse robot
mining truckcompact car
Small fuel-efficient automobile
Smart car · passenger car · city bus · sedan · commuter vehicle
mining truckSmart car
Compact German two-seater
Mini Cooper · golf cart · microcar · Vespa · motorcycle
mining truckdelivery truck
Vehicle for transporting goods
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