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DT HiLoad Australia Pty Ltd
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JUNE 2013 The International Resource Journal 3
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Larger loads, lower costs
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JUNE 2013 The International Resource Journal 5 DT Australia’s uniquely engineered Hercules dump truck tray enables mining executives to cut their costs by moving more material with fewer trucks In mining-driven Australia, dump trucks are a dime a dozen so it takes something special to stand out from the fleet. With its “uniquely engineered” Hercules dump truck tray, Perth-based manufacturer DT HiLoad Australia Pty Ltd believes it has hit the nail on the head.
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“The Hercules enables mining companies to produce more in a set
time period, or, if they only sell a certain amount, they can move
the same amount of material with fewer trucks. This saves money
that would otherwise be spent on more trucks and fuel, and it also
reduces the company’s carbon emissions” – Richard Lang, CEO
The heavy-duty, lightweight and durable ‘Unique Wear Management Program’, which main-
Hercules dump truck tray is a patented design tains tray strength without adding extra weight to
made entirely from quenched and tempered high- ensure it retains maximum payload advantage. The
strength steel plate. Designed using advanced tray also boasts “outstanding load retention” and is
computer software, Hercules trays are larger than custom-designed to suit different applications and
conventional ones, enabling them to hold about to fit different models and makes of truck.
10% more payload, yet use less steel so are lighter-
weight. DT Australia’s chief executive Richard Lang Continuous improvement for growing
says that investing in lightweight heavy-duty truck success
bodies such as those using the Hercules tray can The Hercules truck body design has been in devel-
deliver significant cost savings on transporting ore opment since 1995, long before DT Australia was
to processing plants. founded, in 2003. It has been tweaked over time
“The Hercules enables mining companies to to have the optimum low bodyweight, high payload,
produce more in a set time period, or, if they only resistance to wear, low maintenance requirements,
sell a certain amount, they can move the same durability and reliability. The truck body currently
amount of material with fewer trucks,” he explains. in production is the Phase X model, meaning the
“This saves money that would otherwise be spent improvements being made to it now “tend to be
on more trucks and fuel, and it also reduces the small changes to help make the body last better
company’s carbon emissions.” in difficult circumstances,” says Lang.
With its increased payload advantage, the This gradual product development is part of DT
Hercules dump truck tray can help improve compa- Australia’s Continuous Improvement and Quality
nies’ efficiency and productivity. One feature is the Assurance programs, for which it is independently
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The solution to your wear problems
Harder and tougher than ever: XAR®.
These exceptional properties make the wear-resistant special structural steel XAR® an uncompromising material.
Whether it’s in mining and handling of solid rock or in the rough climatic conditions of oil sands mining,
XAR® masters every challenge. And despite its high hardness XAR® can easily be cold formed and welded.
For dump bodies that last up to five times longer and cope with everything that life throws at them.
For more information:
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Thinking the future of steel
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certified to ISO9001. While continuous improve- increase in annual sales recently and Lang at-
ment has always been integral to the company’s tributes this primarily to “repeat business and
“general business philosophy,” says Lang, it has word-of-mouth,” which he says is “very important”
become more regimented in recent years. He to the company. It has helped DT Australia bid for
explains that the company finds new ways of and win a number of significant tenders.
improving its products through listening to feed- “In the last two years we have supplied three
back from its service teams at mine sites. separate major international mining companies
Ensuring the Hercules product range stays at with large numbers of bodies in one order,” reveals
the top of its game keeps previous customers of DT Lang. “The order sizes were 20 bodies, 24 bodies
Australia coming back and spreading the word to and 30 bodies. We are expecting all three compa-
new customers. The company enjoyed a significant nies to make further purchases as they are happy
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McAleese Specialised Transport & Lifting is a division of the current crane fleet includes some 250 units, which range in
McAleese Group and provides heavy haulage and craneage lifting capacity from 20 to 600 tonnes.
solutions to the Australian mining, construction and allied
industries. Our other divisions include McAleese Oil & Gas We are proud to be associated with DT Hi-Load Australia,
and McAleese Resources and we have a combined and have delivered numerous DT mining truck dump bodies
workforce of >2,200 nationally. Our heavy haulage fleet has to customer sites in various mining applications and
the capability of transporting loads up to 200 tonnes. The locations.
Visit us at www.mcaleese.com.au
with the bodies. In addition to those orders, other Information Management System (PIMS). “The
mines have purchased repeat orders of bodies PIMS software is a communication tool for every-
over the period.” one in the business, from sales and marketing to
the team leaders on the shop floor; it also keeps
Running a tight ship the customer informed on how their order is
To help it cope with increasingly large orders progressing,” says Lang.
such as these, in 2012 DT Australia increased its “It’s an in-house system enabling us to plan
production capacity to 200 truck bodies per year, and manage the production, all the way through
from 130 previously. To do this it expanded its the process, to ensure customers get their truck
premises and increased its workforce to approx- bodies on time… Timing is very important for us,
imately 150 employees. because we often have policemen booked and
Increased sales and capacity have made it scheduled for escorting the heavy vehicles and if
all the more important that DT Australia can work to production is completed late, you end up having to
tight schedules and for this it uses a Production make very complicated logistics arrangements.”
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“In this environment, many companies are putting a blanket ban
on all capital expenditure; but in doing so, they could miss out on
some excellent cost-reduction initiatives”
DT Australia’s fastidiousness doesn’t end on these investments of somewhere between six
there. Once a truck body is sold, the company’s months and two years.”
service division will always be on hand to ensure DT Australia has achieved considerable suc-
it remains in top condition. “We’ve got mobile cess in its home country and made international
workshops and maintenance people who can sales to countries including Zambia, Tanzania,
go anywhere in the world to back up our product Ghana and Papua New Guinea. The company
and service it,” says Lang. aspires to spread further still. The DT Australia
team goes to major mining exhibitions all around
The world in its sights the world in order to attract overseas business.
In the current financial climate, companies are “We intend to expand the company, to make
more reluctant to spend capital on equipment it grow and to become a regular, reliable supplier
such as new truck bodies; which is why, over the to all of the significant mining companies in the
next 12 months, Lang aims to persuade more world,” Lang remarks. “I believe we’ll end up being
senior mining executives that DT Australia’s prod- a significant international player.”
ucts are a worthwhile and rewarding investment.
“In this environment, many companies are www.dthiload.com
putting a blanket ban on all capital expenditure;
but in doing so, they could miss out on some
excellent cost-reduction initiatives,” he says.
“We’re hoping to convince people in the mining
industry to see the value in investing in the cost-
saving potential of our lightweight, heavy-duty truck
bodies – because they can get a payback periodGEORGE MEDIA
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