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Terex TA400 gets to work in Australia

Civil and demolition company DECC recently bought a Terex Trucks TA400 dump truck to work on a landfill site just outside Brisbane, Australia, and the team is already impressed with its reliable and efficient performance. The Scottish-made TA400 articulated hauler has been working hard at a site in Swanbank, near Brisbane, carrying out a variety of jobs from remediation of landfills to stormwater management.

DECC has a fleet of over 100 machines, including articulated dump trucks, excavators, skid steer loaders and road trucks. With so many jobs to do at the Swanbank site, the company was recently in the market for another articulated truck. Following a successful trial, the company took the plunge and bought a TA400 with the intention of using it not just for landfill duties, but across various other sites and jobs too.

The 444hp TA400 is the largest articulated hauler on offer from Terex Trucks, with a maximum payload of 38 tonnes and a heaped capacity of 23.3 cubic metres. For the Australian market, the TA400 is fitted with a fuel-efficient Tier 2 engine to meet local emission requirements. However, the trucks can be fitted with a globally emission compliant engine that meets the requirements of EU and North American legislation without the need for a diesel particulate filter (DPF). This is achieved via the latest generation selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, combined with exhaust gas regeneration (EGR) and a variable geometry turbo (VGT).

Since April 2017, Terex Trucks has partnered with construction equipment supplier Porter Group to exclusively represent the company throughout Australia. The Porter Group supplies leading construction equipment brands through sales and hire throughout Oceania. The company serves customers in a variety of industries including construction, quarrying and mining, recycling and landfill, demolition, forestry, road building and agriculture.

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