GE Transportation Helps Mine Efficiency Through Wheel Modernizations

GE Transportation’s Mining division announced the successful upgrade of more than 40 haul trucks since July for various mines to lower life cycle costs and improve availability and productivity of assets during the current economic downturn. The trucks have been outfitted with GE’s GDY106 AC electric drive wheel motor as GE was awarded several contracts to supply the aftermarket wheel motors to... 

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Caterpillar Moves Forward with New Large Mining Trucks

Caterpillar is moving rapidly forward with the new large mining trucks showcased at MINExpo last year and representing the company’s largest investment ever in new mining technology. The Cat® 793F and 797F mechanical drive trucks and the 795F AC electric drive truck are all achieving milestones. The 793F and the 797F have accumulated more than 75, 000 hours of field testing and have proven their... 

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Gas prices fuel hybrid sales

Jeff Lydecker depends on driving to maintain a successful business, so he made a smart business decision to keep costs to a minimum. Although some drivers spent the summer searching for cheap gas, Lydecker bought a 2006 Toyota Prius hybrid, which uses a mix of gas and electric energy. It gets him almost twice the mileage of his old Mitsubishi Galant. As fuel costs continue to fluctuate and cause significant...