Babcock presented Mbuyelo Mining Contractors (MMC), with a uniquely branded Volvo A40G articulated hauler, sporting MMC’s signature blue and company logo to mark the contractor’s purchase of their 30th Volvo truck.
MMC has been steadily increasing its fleet of Volvo Construction Equipment over the last six years and has purchased 28 Volvo A40G articulated dump trucks and two other Volvo machines for its mining operations in Belfast, Hendrina and Delmas.
Kurhula Bilankulu, engineer at the well-established home-grown mining contractor, explains that the company started off by purchasing rebuilt machines for mining operations, until it was able to purchase its own new machinery. Today, MMC has the capacity to move 1.3 million cubes of material with its own equipment.
Bilankulu said, “The Volvo A40G ADTs are ideal for open-cast mining as they are powerful enough to move up the ramps at steep gradients. One of the standout-features is the stats analysis software system installed in the machine, which enables us to improve on efficiencies.
Mbuyelo Mining Contractors cites value for money, reliability, fuel efficiency and excellent technical support as some of the reasons for their continued support of Volvo ADTs. Image credit: Babcock
Sales Representative for Babcock, Mark Barrett, says, “The word ‘Mbuyelo’ means ‘returns’ in Xitsonga, and we are committed to ensuring that MMC’s investment in the Volvo A40Gs bears returns,” says Barrett.
According to the exclusive distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment in southern Africa, it is currently ranked as one of the market leaders in ADT sales and holds more than 40% of the 40-tonne ADT market share in southern Africa.
Designed for heavy hauling in severe off-road operation, with long service life, quality, reliability and durability, Volvo A40Gs continue to be popular in the open-cast mining sector.
The company says that 50 years after creating the ADT concept, Volvo has maintained the honour of producing the best hauler line-up in the world. The latest features on the A40G ADTs aim to boost productivity, comfort, and safety with a new Optishift function to make loading and dumping easier and faster; cruise control for more comfortable long hauls and bumpy roads; and downhill speed control.
Additional features are the Volvo engine, Volvo drivetrain, Automatic Traction Control including 100% differential locks, all-terrain bogie, and hydro-mechanical steering.