Machinery Trader Mining Blog Archive

    Proterra & Komatsu Announce Collaboration To Electrify Underground Mining Machines
    Posted On: November 1, 2023
    Komatsu and Proterra announced a new collaboration to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. ...
    Proterra & Komatsu Announce Collaboration To Electrify Underground Mining Machines
    Posted On: October 28, 2021
    Proterra and Komatsu announced a new collaboration to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. ...
    Komatsu Unveils Short & Long Undercarriage Versions Of PC1250-11 Mining Excavators
    Posted On: May 7, 2019
    Komatsu has announced new, Tier 4 Final-compliant mining excavators in the large PC1250 series: the short-undercarriage PC1250SP-11 and the longer-undercarriage PC1250LC-11. ...
    Sandvik Acquires Wireless Mining Monitoring Supplier Newtrax Of Canada
    Posted On: April 23, 2019
    Swedish mining equipment manufacturer Sandvik has acquired Newtrax, which provides wireless connectivity solutions for monitoring underground mining operations, including worker safety. ...
    Komatsu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System Can Now Run On Private LTE Networks
    Posted On: February 6, 2019
    Komatsu recently announced that its FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) can now operate on private LTE mobile broadband networks. ...
    Komatsu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System Hits 2 Billion-Ton Milestone
    Posted On: December 11, 2018
    Komatsu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System has moved over 2 billion tons of surface material since launching in 2008. ...
    Caterpillar Introduces New 796 AC and 798 AC Mining Trucks
    Posted On: November 28, 2018
    The new off-highway trucks feature 360- and 410-ton payloads and combines the Cat AC electric drive system and the Cat C175-16 diesel engine to provide efficient, dependable power. ...
    Terex TA400 Articulated Dump Trucks Go To Work Mining Tin In Indonesia
    Posted On: November 13, 2018
    PT Putra Tongga Samudra, an Indonesian mining company, uses Terex TA400 articulated dump trucks to mine tin in Pemali Sungailiat on Bangka Island. ...
    Ditch Witch Partners With MetaFLO To Offer SoildState Solidification Reagents
    Posted On: September 4, 2018
    Ditch Witch recently became the exclusive provider of MetaFLO Technologies’ SolidState 2 and SolidState 6 solidification reagents. ...
    Volvo CE Taps Into 5G Wireless
    Posted On: June 18, 2018
    Volvo recently formed a partnership with the mobile operator Telia Company to begin testing 5G mobile wireless technology on select Volvo CE machines at a test site in Sweden. ...
    Caterpillar Releases Updated Motor Grader
    Posted On: April 6, 2018
    Caterpillar, one of the world’s top construction and mining equipment manufacturers, just launched the new Cat 24 Motor Grader, a machine specially designed to handle the construction and maintenance of mine roads. ...
    Minetec & Caterpillar Refine MineStar
    Posted On: March 5, 2018
    In an effort to improve the capabilities of its MineStar technologies, the world-leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar, has partnered with Minetec, an Australian-based company and a subsidiary of the Codan group. ...
    Copper Mine Hauls In The Liebherr T 284
    Posted On: February 12, 2018
    The Collahuasi copper mine, the world’s second largest copper mining operation, just added one of Liebherr’s new T 284 mining trucks to its fleet of existing off-highway, rigid dump trucks. ...
    Caterpillar Will Retrofit 19 Of Rio Tinto’s 793F Mining Trucks With Autonomous Technologies
    Posted On: January 5, 2018
    The future of mining, and many other industries for that matter, lies in automation. ...
    Atlas Copco Acquires Cate Drilling Solutions
    Posted On: January 5, 2018
    Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco, a global provider of construction and mining equipment, has completed its acquisition of Cate Drilling Solutions (CDS), a division of the Cate Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
    Cat Teams With FTP Solutions For Mining Program
    Posted On: December 20, 2017
    Caterpillar recently announced that it’s teaming up with FTP Solutions, which is based out of Perth, Western Australia, to create mining technologies specifically focused on monitoring and management that will serve as a part of the Cat MineStar System. ...
    Dual Fuel Retrofit Kit For 785C Mining Truck Coming From CAT
    Posted On: December 11, 2017
    Caterpillar has announced it will begin making its Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) technology available in the company’s 785C Mining Truck beginning in January via a duel fuel dynamic gas blending retrofit kit. ...
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    Equipmentfacts Brings The Local Auction Ring To The World
    Posted 10/28/2026
    Live auctions used to have limited reach and a local pool of bidders, but Equipmentfacts’ simulcasting technology opens live auctions to bidders everywhere. ...
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    Extend Your Sales Reach To Canada & Latin America With MarketBook
    Posted 10/27/2026
    The MarketBook Canada and MarketBook Latin America platforms connect farm and construction equipment and truck and trailer sellers and buyers through proven regional print publications and localized websites. ...
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    Fast Track Iron Dealer Network Unlocks Wholesale & Exclusive Benefits
    Posted 10/26/2026
    Sandhills’ Fast Track Iron dealer network offers wholesale buying and selling, valuable information on asset listings, and exclusive sales tools. ...
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    Get Precise Asset Valuations With Value Insight Portal (VIP)
    Posted 10/26/2026
    VIP is a publicly available, mobile-friendly tool offering the industry’s most accurate valuations for construction equipment, farm machinery, commercial trucks, and trailers. ...
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    2026 Q3 Sandhills Global-Bloomberg Intelligence Dealer Survey: Optimism Wavers In Construction Equipment Market
    Posted 10/22/2026
    Machinery Trader and Bloomberg Intelligence present a video about their latest survey of new and used construction equipment dealers with their market outlook for 2026 Q3 and next year, including what they’re seeing in inventory and demand trends. ...
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    Sell With Industry-Leading Sales Platforms Truck Paper & MDTrader
    Posted 10/21/2026
    Together, Truck Paper and MDTrader work hand in hand with Sandhills sales tools and services to serve as an integral part of successful truck sales. ...
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    Sell On Your Own Terms With Standalone Timed Auctions
    Posted 10/21/2026
    Standalone timed auctions on AuctionTime let you customize the date, time, and pace of your auction to more effectively reach your target buyers. ...
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    Did You Buy Heavy Equipment In 2026? The Section 179 Tax Deduction Could Save You Money
    Posted 10/16/2026
    If you bought construction equipment and put it to use in the 2026 calendar year, the section 179 tax deduction could help you write off and recover some of those costs. ...
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    Use Real-World Auction Results From Auction Values To Your Advantage
    Posted 10/14/2026
    Mispricing assets can be costly, which is why auctioneers, dealers, and other sellers rely on Auction Values for making data-backed pricing decisions. ...
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    Caterpillar’s New 301 CR Micro Excavator Delivers More Lifting Power In Tight Spaces
    Posted 10/12/2026
    Caterpillar’s new 301 CR micro excavator combines a compact footprint with improved lifting capacity, digging performance, and operating speed compared to its predecessor, the Cat 300.9D. ...
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