Recently, Caterpillar announced a partnership with Luck Stone, the largest family-owned sand and gravel aggregate company in the United States, to deploy automation solutions at Luck Stone’s Bull Run quarry in Virginia.
This will be Caterpillar’s first deployment of automation solutions in the aggregate industry. The deployment includes 100-ton CAT® 777 trucks, which will further expand the fleet of CAT autonomous mining trucks.
To accelerate the deployment of automation solutions outside of the mining industry, Caterpillar will implement the CAT® MineStar™ Command autonomous transport system on the fleet of CAT 777G trucks operating at the Bull Run quarry. This initiative will allow Caterpillar to gain deeper insights into the application of automation solutions in quarries, enabling them to tailor the next generation of automation solutions specifically for the aggregate industry to achieve significant improvements in safety and production efficiency.
Charlie Luck, President and CEO of Luck Stone
stated:
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For many years, the collaboration between Luck Stone and Caterpillar has been built on shared values.
Both of us believe that safety, innovation, and commitment to customers are crucial, and based on this, we can drive such important projects and ensure we focus on future priorities and realize the various possibilities that technology brings to the industry. Our collaboration will provide opportunities for our employees to learn and grow, as well as enhance the safety and efficiency of production operations. We are excited to partner with Caterpillar to achieve this ‘first’ in the industry.
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Denise Johnson, President of Caterpillar’s Resource Industries Group
commented:
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Caterpillar and Luck Stone have a long-standing partnership, and we look forward to working together to further enhance safety and production efficiency in the aggregate industry. We are excited to delve into this field and work with Luck Stone’s creative team to explore how we can extend our mature mining solutions to other industries.
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The automation solution is set to be implemented in 2024. Caterpillar has a long history in automation, boasting the world’s largest fleet of autonomous mining trucks, with currently over 560 CAT autonomous trucks operating in customer mines. These mining trucks have collectively traveled over 187 million kilometers, safely transporting a total of over 5.1 billion tons.
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