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HIGH PROFILE
Production Manager has been at Motherwell for
46 years and told IM: “Our trucks are known to
be high in safety and high in quality. I have seen
some major technology and efficiency progress
over the years, with a machining job that used
to take 36 hours now taking two, and welding
technology moving from stick to wire welding.”
The ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
certified factory is also a pioneer having
originally developed some of the first rigid and
articulated trucks in the industry. As part of the
Volvo Group, Terex Trucks occupies the value
brand niche, with Volvo having the premium
brand. Being part of Volvo has brought some
major improvements, such as the added
efficiency of the Volvo Production System (VPS).
Current production and distribution
Today, ADTs account for about two-thirds of
production by volume and RDTs one-third but in
revenue terms the breakdown is closer to 50:50.
Globally, Terex Trucks has over 10,000 trucks
working and the home factory maintains a
substantial customer parts inventory, separate
from the production line parts inventory. Online
24/7 Factory-Approved parts service is available
with parts being air freighted where necessary.
Terex Trucks Factory-Approved parts are a key
contributor to the business; with around 80% of
the replacement parts shipped for the rigids,
which take a lot more punishment being mainly
used in 24/7 mining operations, so consume more
parts, with a lot of ADTs used on construction and
civil sites for shift earthmoving work.
The trucks are normally assembled and
shipped complete; with semi knockdown (SKD)
kits shipped to Russia for ease of logistics,
consisting of three main parts including the
body and frame, with engine and transmission.
These are shipped in one 40 ft and two 20 ft
containers. As a lot of internal freight in Russia
is by rail, the SKDs are needed to clear tunnels.
To Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co
Ltd (NHL) in Baotou, China, with which Terex
Trucks has a shareholding and long term
agreement allowing NHL to sell NHL-branded
trucks that it assembles within China, the
factory ships filters, brake packs, engines,
transmissions, and differential components,
with the truck frame and body sourced locally.
The TR60 and TR100 models represent about
80% of the rigid sales, with the TR45 and TR70
making up the rest. The TR100 currently has a
Cummins KTA38-C engine with the TR70 having a
MTU 12V-2000TA. Terex Trucks said that its rigids
were particularly renowned in the mining market
for their superior torque driving out of the pit
versus competitor trucks in the same class.
Terex Trucks’ sales and support is delivered
through a network of over 100 dealers; this is a
mix of independent dealers and Volvo CE
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dealers (where it makes sense), such as in
France where Volvo CE France now distributes
the Terex Trucks range. And the company has
just announced that it is launching