Rear-Dump Rollover

777 Head-On Collision

From the email:

Here are the pictures of the truck collision that happened a few years ago. 2 Caterpillar 777F model trucks with low hours. Accident happened at Phoenix Coal Company's R & L Winn North Mine. Operation was hauling spoil a long distance to back-fill an old pit. Road narrowed to 1 lane going through a swampy area, and one operator did not give the other adequate room to pass.

Rolled 777

Looks proud of his work.

Lightning Strike on 777

Another great set of photos sent in by a reader of a lightning strike on a 777. From the incident report:

"On July 15, 2012 at approximately 2300 hours driver of 777F haul truck was parked at the 1135 waste dump waiting out an electrical storm.  Truck was struck by lightning causing significant damage to the rear of the truck.  One left side outside duel was propelled away from the truck approximate 250 meters.  The rim of this tire was another 50 meters further.  All 4 rear tires were blown out and cab windows shattered.  Driver exited the truck as quickly as he could and ran away to a safe distance from the truck."

"Driver exited the truck as quickly as he could." Gee, ya think?

Hole Punch

How do you punch a perfect hole into a truck tyre? Like this:

This was done by the Hope Downs mine, on one of their 777 water trucks.