develop better infrastructure such as roads, railways, and airports to enhance economic
development. For instance, according to Indian Government’s Union Budget 2018 – 2019, the
government has allocated funds of US$ 92.22 billion for the infrastructure sector. Moreover,
urbanization led to increasing demand for better facilities, infrastructure, and housing. This is
expected to aid in growth of the construction industry. According to United Nation
Organization’s analysis, 54.5% of the world population lived in urban cities in 2016 and is
projected to reach 60% by 2030. Bulldozers being an essential equipment in the construction
industry, this is anticipated aid in growth of the market over the forecast period.
Increasing applications of dozers in various verticals is expected to be major factor for growth
of the market over the forecast period
Dozers are most commonly used in the construction industry at sites or conversion sites, where
digging or moving large quantities of rubble is required. Dozers also have a claw, known as
ripper, at the rear which is used to loosen up densely compacted material. Heavy bulldozers are
also used in levelling the terrain.
The blades used in dozers vary in shapes and sizes to make them suitable for various task. The
straight blade or 'S' blade is short and straight and is mainly used in fine grading; the Universal
or 'U' Blade is designed with a tall, curved blade with large side, to carry material; Semi-U or 'S-
U' shaped blade or 'S-U' blade is short with less curvature and short side, a design which is mainly
used in pushing material.
Some bulldozers have buckets replacing the blades. Mining dozers are a smaller version of the
original dozers, along with a few modifications, making it easier for operation in small areas with
limited movements. Komatsu America Corp, Caterpillar Inc. are some of the companies, which
manufacture mining dozers.
Moreover, in regions where heavy snowfalls is observed, the land gets completely covered by
thick layers of ice/snow. In these regions, light weight dozers are used to remove the snow. For
instance, the Calf dozers and Angle plate dozers are majorly used to remove the snow.
Dozer market: Regional Insight
On the basis of region, the dozer market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific,
Latin America, Middle East, and Africa.