China, as one of the leaders in the field of global industrial manufacturing, has made outstanding achievements in the field of special vehicle manufacturing, especially in the research and development and production of mining trucks, and has surpassed many old industrial countries, and even far surpassed similar products in the United States in some performance indicators. These Chinese-made mining trucks are known as the "King of Transportation" for their strong carrying capacity and outstanding performance.
The main reason why China's mining trucks have not been on the road is that the existing road infrastructure around the world cannot meet the demand for such a giant vehicle. The height of an ordinary mining dump truck is equivalent to two or three floors, the width is more than three cars driving side by side, and its load capacity is hundreds of tons, and its weight is dozens of times that of ordinary heavy trucks. Once such a behemoth is allowed to drive on the road, it will not only cause severe traffic congestion, but also put unbearable pressure on the road infrastructure.
Historically, in 1963, the United States took the lead in developing the world's first heavy-duty mining truck, with a load capacity of up to 77 tons. Mining trucks are far more complex to design and manufacture than conventional trucks, and their driving control systems are more sophisticated and rigorous to ensure the reliability and safety of large vehicle bodies. This requires a deep foundation, rich accumulation of ordinary automotive technology, as well as huge capital investment and a large number of professionals for research and development. As a result, there are only a handful of countries in the world that can design and manufacture mining trucks on their own, and only a few industrial powerhouses such as the United States, Japan, Germany and Belarus have the ability to do so, apart from China.
However, China is not lagging behind on the road to the development of mining trucks. In the late sixties of the last century, China successfully developed the first domestic mining truck with a load capacity of 32 tons. With the advancement of reform and opening up, Chinese enterprises have actively introduced and absorbed foreign advanced technologies and completed their own technological upgrading and iteration. Today, XCMG's DE400 mining dump truck is one of China's top mining trucks, with a maximum load capacity of an astonishing 400 tons, which is equivalent to transporting 8 main battle tanks at the same time, demonstrating its extraordinary transportation efficiency, and currently ranks second in the world.
Despite this, the title of the world's largest mining truck was not won by the old industrial powers of Europe and the United States, but by the Belas 75710 mining dump truck from the Eastern European country of Belarus. The truck is 20 years long6 meters, 817 meters, width 106 meters, with a standard load of 450 tons, the pioneering 8-wheel design is adopted, which greatly improves the stability and load capacity of the vehicle compared to the common 6-wheel design. Belarus** is so proud of its self-developed mine behemoth that it has even issued a set of commemorative stamps in recognition of it.
Although China already has the ability to build the world's top mining trucks, there are still very few countries in the world that can independently manufacture such large special vehicles, and the main manufacturers are still concentrated in developed Western countries. Although China's mining trucks have shown significant advantages in terms of load capacity, there are still certain shortcomings in software equipment and technical details, such as high-power traction motors, high-power power generation equipment and converter speed regulation technology, etc., and there is still room to catch up compared with Western products. However, with firm determination and continuous efforts, China will be able to catch up in the future, break the technical barriers of the West, and finally achieve a comprehensive leadership in the field of mining trucks, writing a new chapter of Made in China.