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Why? Heavy duty trucks are often disposable, they wear out quickly. Mining trucks are probably the worst example.
by cyberax 11mo ago
Why? Heavy duty trucks are often disposable, they wear out quickly. Mining trucks are probably the worst example.
- darkwater 11mo agoI would not know, here were I live I see most of the heavy duty trucks (owned by small companies at least) with 10-15+ years of service, looking at the license plates.
- cyberax 11mo agoThat depends on how you define "heavy duty". Cement trucks and dump trucks rarely last more than a few years before they need major repairs of transmission and suspension. The frame itself might last more, around 10 years.
- darkwater 11mo agoI define them as trucks that go and move/carry rocks, dirt, bricks, sand, heavy construction material around, generally to build houses. I'm in Europe, so houses are made of bricks and concrete.
- jonasdegendt 11mo agoI agree that mining is probably the worst of it, but trucks usually last a decade and a couple million kilometers, after which they’re shipped off to Africa or the Middle East where they’re kept on the road for much longer.