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INTERACTION INDUSTRY WATCH

Volvo trucks are the most preferred choice for

mining transport solutions

Volvo Trucks continues to further its promise to keep driving progress through excellent products and
innovative solutions. In an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, B. DINAKAR, EVP,
VOLVO TRUCKS INDIA, VECV provides an overview on the mining equipment industry, his company’s
unique offerings, future outlook and a lot more.
Give a brief overview of the mining equipment industry, market
dynamics, latest trends and the sector challenges.
The mining equipment industry in India is mainly concentrated
around the coal sector due to the sheer magnitude of mining
that is being carried out. Other major mines include iron ore,
limestone, bauxite, zinc etc… out of these majority of the mines
are surface. For surface coal mining, the common equipment
used are excavators, haulers, dozers, graders, drills and water
sprinklers. However, haulage equipment account for the larger
fleet and also the highest cost in mining operations.
Among Mining contractors, Volvo trucks are most preferred
choice for mining transport solutions as our products are
designed to meet the demanding requirements - reliability for
round the clock operations, best in class fuel efficiency, driver
comfort, flexibility of usage in wide quantum of excavation,
and ultimately optimum cost per cubic meter of excavation.
Some of the challenges in the mining sector are availability of
skilled drivers, increasing fuel cost which impacts overall cost
of excavation and transportation and also sometimes, getting
land clearances. Volvo Trucks are the most fuel efficient and

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