The new 789D autonomous water truck is the largest such offering from Caterpillar, accommodating up to 43,588 gallons depending on the tank configuration.
As Cat describes, the 789D enhances productivity by enabling mine operations to digitally track water consumption and reduce waste. The autonomous water truck fully integrates into a mine site’s Cat Command autonomous haulage fleet to control haul road dust.
Cat says the fully autonomous truck reduces shift changes, meal breaks and other operational delays to improve efficiency. Complying with watering plans, the company says the water truck seamlessly interacts with other autonomous equipment and integrates with customer mining processes and systems managed by MineStar.
When truck speed drops below the minimum watering speed setting, which operations determine, the system halts water delivery to help prevent overwatering, poor traction and damage to haul road intersections and other stopping areas. When truck speed exceeds the minimum watering speed setting, the system begins to deposit the specified amount of water commanded by MineStar.
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