Caterpillar Achieves One Million Tons Haulage with Autonomous Trucks
Construction and mining company Caterpillar has reached a significant milestone with its autonomous haulage system (AHS). Their self-driving trucks have hauled one million tons of aggregate at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Virginia.
This accomplishment is part of an ongoing partnership between Caterpillar and Luck Stone. It demonstrates the capabilities of Caterpillar’s AHS solution and provides further evidence that these autonomous trucks can operate safely and reliably in a quarry environment.
Furthermore, the AHS can help keep existing quarries running efficiently, especially as there is a growing need for workers in the mining and aggregate industries.
Reaching the one million tons hauled autonomously milestone confirms that autonomous haulage can deliver consistent, repeatable performance. It also signals how autonomous solutions will address skilled labor shortages, improve site safety, increase operational efficiency, and upskill quarry employees to run autonomy.
— CATERPILLAR
The collaboration with Bull Run Quarry has focused on testing autonomy alongside the people and processes found in quarry operations. This is different from mining, where autonomous operations have been implemented more widely.
The success at Bull Run suggests that this trend may continue for the aggregates industry. Denise Johnson, Caterpillar Group President of Resource Industries, stated that this milestone demonstrates the potential of autonomous technology to transform the aggregates industry. Caterpillar plans to explore further the use of autonomy at other Luck Stone sites.
About the Collaboration
The partnership between Caterpillar and Luck Stone at Bull Run Quarry is testing the capabilities of Caterpillar’s autonomous haulage system. This project aims to demonstrate the value of Caterpillar’s in-house AHS solution.
Benefits of Autonomous Haulage
The successful deployment of autonomous trucks offers several advantages:
- Consistent Performance: Autonomous haulage delivers predictable and repeatable results.
- Addressing Labor Shortages: This can help solve the problem of a lack of skilled workers in the mining and aggregate industries.
- Improved Safety: Autonomous systems can enhance site safety and security.
- Increased Efficiency: They can boost the overall efficiency of quarry operations.
- Upskilling: It allows quarry employees to learn and operate these autonomous trucks.
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