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Fleet of mining haul trucks fitted with Hercules truck beds customised and designed to optimise payload, improve productivity and reduce operating costs in surface mining operations.

One Size Doesn’t Fit Any: How Tailored Mining Truck Beds Unlock Productivity and Lower Costs

June 8, 2026

Standardisation has its place in mining. It simplifies maintenance, improves consistency and can reduce complexity across large operations. But when it comes to truck beds, standardisation can become the enemy of productivity. Every mining operation is different. Material properties vary, fleet configurations change and production priorities evolve. Increasingly, new technologies such as autonomous haulage systems, and

Tom Smith standing in front of Schlam Hercules dump beds, highlighting Australian mining knowledge and truck bed design expertise for North American mining operations.

3 Load & Haul Lessons North American Miners Can Take from Australian Operations

June 2, 2026

Australian mining has a global reputation for being tough. Remote operations, abrasive materials and relentless production demands have pushed mining equipment to its limits for decades. For Schlam, decades working alongside some of the world’s most demanding mining operations hasn’t just shaped our products, it’s shaped how we think about payload, performance, and what actually

Front view of a heavy-duty mining haul truck with a Hercules lightweight truck bed used to improve payload and reduce haulage costs

Sometimes a bigger truck is not better

May 7, 2026

When the actual payload capacity of a haulage fleet constrains a targeted increase in production, buying bigger trucks to haul more is sometimes not the only option. In one example, a long-life copper mine in Central Asia found that changing to lightweight Hercules truck beds could achieve up to a 17% increase in payload and

Haul trucks (CAT 797F) fitted with Hercules Ultra truck beds being loaded by excavator in an open pit mining operation

Getting more than expected from AHS modifications

April 8, 2026

Sometimes addressing one haulage issue or opportunity has a flow-on effect that generates additional value. One recent project with a Tier 1 miner in the US involved modifying a Hercules Truck Bed design to achieve higher payload capacity while transitioning to Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS). The new design also improved the safety of maintenance activities

Schlam Hercules mining truck bed being lifted into the sky. Text reads How is Schlam Changing Mining in North America

Challenging a Century of Thinking: How Lighter Truck Beds Are Changing Mining in North America

February 23, 2026

For decades in the North American mining industry, the rule of thumb has been bigger and heavier means safer and more reliable. But what if that assumption was holding mines back? Schlam is proving that lighter doesn’t mean substandard reliability and performance, on the contrary, our results from infield payload studies tell us that performance

Performance Mining's distinctive green Hercules truck bed being loaded by CombiLift onto truck leaving Schlam's Forrestfield facility

Boosting productivity and creating an innovative future: Performance Mining partners with Schlam

January 23, 2026

The strongest outcomes in mining don’t come from transactions, they come from true partnerships. Partnerships built on shared values, collaboration and a strong focus on performance. That is why we are incredibly proud to be working alongside Performance Mining as they continue to strengthen their load and haul operations with the addition of three new

The Fortescue and Schlam teams in high vis, posing in front of Fortescue's 300th Hercules Truck Bed at Schlam's Forrestfield facility.

Schlam Celebrates 300 Hercules Truck Beds with Fortescue: A Milestone in Partnership

January 20, 2026

Reaching the 300th milestone for Hercules truck beds delivered to Fortescue is an achievement worth celebrating. It is a representation of our long-standing partnership with a valued client, and highlights the growing global impact of Schlam’s Hercules product line. From the earliest designs to today’s innovations, Schlam’s Hercules truck beds have been driven by one

One Size Doesn’t Fit Any: How Tailored Mining Truck Beds Unlock Productivity and Lower Costs

3 Load & Haul Lessons North American Miners Can Take from Australian Operations

Sometimes a bigger truck is not better

Getting more than expected from AHS modifications

Challenging a Century of Thinking: How Lighter Truck Beds Are Changing Mining in North America

Boosting productivity and creating an innovative future: Performance Mining partners with Schlam

Schlam Celebrates 300 Hercules Truck Beds with Fortescue: A Milestone in Partnership

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