Wabtec introduced the first commercially viable electric drive system for large mining haul trucks in the early 1960’s.
Since then, the company has led the industry in the introduction of new technology to improve the mining industry’s key operational metric, material hauled in cost per ton. These innovations have included the industry’s first solid-state control system, the first trolley assist technology for large mining haul trucks, the first AC electric drive system and the first demonstration of hybrid energy storage.
With service-proven transmission and electric components, the company is the recognized industry leader in electric drive systems ranging from 150 - 400-ton capacity.