Tuesday, February 17, 2009

 The Liebherr T 282B is a large earth-hauling dump truck designed by Liebherr, a German manufacturer ofheavy equipmenthousehold appliances, microelectronics, car parts, tool machines and aerospace components

The T 282B has an empty weight of 203 tonnes, and a maximum capacity of 365 tonnes. The maximum operating weight is 592 tonnes.[1] It is 14.5 meters long and 7.4 meters tall over the canopy, with a wheelbase of 6.6 meters.
The trucks are hand-built in a 10 acre (4 ha) factory in Newport News, Virginia, USA, that can handle four 282s at a time.