2006 Haulage & Loading Conference: Big Equipment, Big Crowd.

The article reports on several information discussed and presented at the 2006 Haulage and Loading Conference. The conference was held at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona and was attended by more than 300 participants from 14 countries. World economic growth and its effects on the mining industry, was discussed by Rod Schrader of Komatsu America Corporation's Mining Division. The effectiveness and problems encountered in using bigger equipment were also discussed by various presenters. Design and manufacturing quality of equipment were also presented by Gerard Chitty from Maintenance Technology Institute, Australia.