Mining trucks keep on getting bigger and bigger, as miners increasingly opt for huge capacity trucks with greater operational efficiency. Recently launched, the Belaz 75710 is by far the world's biggest dump truck, with the capacity to haul a staggering 496t of payload.

2. Belaz 75710
Belaz 75710, with payload capacity of 496t, is the biggest mining dump truck in the world. The ultra-heavy
dump truck was launched by the Belarusian Company Belaz in October 2013 under an order from a Russian
mining company. Sales of Belaz 75710 trucks are scheduled to start in 2014.
The truck is 20.6m long, 8.16m high and 9.87m wide. The empty weight of the vehicle is 360t. Belaz 75710
features eight large-size Michelin tubeless pneumatic tyres and two 16-cylinder turbocharged diesel
engines. The power output of each engine is 2,300HP. The vehicle uses electromechanical transmission
powered by alternating current. The top speed of the truck is 64km/h.

3. Caterpillar 797F
Caterpillar 797F, the latest model of 797 class dump trucks manufactured and developed by Caterpillar, is
the second biggest mining dump truck in the world. The truck has been in service since 2009. It can carry
400t of payload compared to its predecessor models 797B and the first generation 797, with payload
capacities of 380t and 360t respectively.
The dump truck has a gross operating weight of 687.5t and measures 14.8m in length, 6.52m in height and
9.75m in width. It is equipped with six Michelin XDR or Bridgestone VRDP radial tyres and Cat C175-20 fourstroke turbocharged diesel engine. The single block 20-cylinder engine offers gross power output of up to
4,00HP. The truck uses a hydraulic torque converter transmission and runs at a top speed of 68km/h.

4. Terex MT 6300AC
Terex MT 6300AC, introduced by the American manufacturer Terex in 2008, is also an ultra class mining
dump truck with a payload capacity of 400t. The vehicle was rebranded as Bucyrus MT6300AC, following
the acquisition of the mining equipment division of Terex by Bucyrus in 2010. Terex MT 6300AC became a
part of Caterpillar's Unit Rig line after Caterpillar's acquisition of Bucyrus in 2011.
The gross operating weight of the vehicle is about 660t. The body of the truck is 7.92m in height and
14.63m in length. The vehicle is equipped with a four-stroke diesel engine, with 20 cylinders powering an
AC electric alternator, which in turn supplies power to the electric motor fitted at each side of the rear axle.
The rated power output of the engine is 3,750HP. The vehicle can move at a maximum speed of 64km/h.
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5. Liebherr T 282C and Liebherr T 284 are two 400t payload capacity ultra class haul trucks designed and
manufactured by Liebherr. The trucks share the distinction of being the second biggest mining trucks with
Caterpillar 797F and Terex MT 6300AC. Liebherr's T 282C is the successor to the 360t capacity T 282B class
mining truck. T 284, the latest class of trucks from Liebherr, shares many similar features with the T 282C.
The gross weight of T 282C and T 284 is the same, at 661t. The overall length of the trucks is 15.69m. The
overall width and the loading height are 9.679m and 7.42m respectively. The vehicles are equipped with a
20-cylinder diesel engine with a gross power output of up to 3,750HP. The vehicles use the Liebherr
insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) AC electric drive system. The maximum travel speed of the vehicles
is 64km/h
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6. Belaz 75601 has the capacity to haul 396t of payload. It is the latest model of 7560 class of trucks designed
by Belaz for carrying loosened rocks at deep open-pit mining sites under different climatic conditions.
The gross operating weight of the vehicle is 672.4t. The Belaz 75601 measures 14.9m in length, 9.25m in
width and 7.22m in height. The dump truck uses electromechanical transmission with a four-cycle diesel
engine, having 20 V-type cylinders. The engine's power output is 3,750HP. The traction motors and the
traction alternator are provided by Siemens and Kato respectively. The top speed of Belaz 75601 is 64km/h.
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