BUILT TO HAUL. ENGINEERED TO ENDURE. Gert Agenbag, Product Planning & Marketing Senior Manager at Hino South Africa; Alwyn Engelbrecht, Sales Engineer at Volvo Trucks South Africa; and Olaf Petersen, Vice President: Sales & Marketing, together with Ziyad Gaba, Vice President: Customer Service, Parts and Value Chain at Daimler Truck Southern Africa, examine how modern tipper solutions are engineered for performance, durability and lower total cost of ownership in South Africa’s toughest construction, mining and quarrying environments. Juanita Pienaar reports.
Tippers under pressure In construction, mining and quarry- ing, few assets work harder than a tipper truck. Long hours, abrasive dust, extreme temperatures and punishing terrain demand more than raw power. Today, buying decisions hinge on total cost of ownership - from fuel efficiency and uptime to durability, resale value and aftersales support. In response, manufacturers are delivering purpose-built tippers tailored to local conditions,
combining heavy-duty drivetrains, advanced traction systems, predictive maintenance and strong support networks to maximise performance over long, demanding lifecycles. Matching the tool to the job Hino South Africa takes a pur- pose-built approach, offering four dedicated tipper models across the 10 m³, 5 m³, and 3 m³ segments. At the top end, the Hino 700 2841 AMT 6x4 serves as the flagship heavy-
duty tipper, powered by a 13-litre engine paired with a 16-speed ZF automated manual transmission. The drivetrain is reinforced with inter-axle differential locks and cross locks on both rear axles, delivering the traction and stability required on challenging terrain. According to Agenbag, the focus is firmly on durability and real- world operating efficiency. Each model is “engineered to Hino’s exacting quality standards and specifically designed to perform
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