FACT FILE
THE COMPANY
TRUCK MODEL
PT. Bima Nusa Internasional
Background: Local contracting
company founded in 1991,
which undertakes assignments
on behalf of the South-Korean
mine-owning company Kideco.
It has worked at the Susubang
Mine since 201
1.
Location: Six mines in East
Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
Number of trucks: 54 trucks
for soil (overburden) of which 39
are Volvo FMX 6x4 trucks. Nine
Volvo FMX 8x4 trucks are used to
transport coal.
Volvo FMX for challenging
contracting assignments, in
the form of a 6x4 Scow end
dumper truck 17M3 (for overburden, OB), with an in-line, sixcylinder, 10.8-liter D1 engine
1A
developing 370 bhp
Other: One of the company's
slogans is "Safety first" vision for
zero accidents.
How it's used: To transport
soil (overburden, OB) at the
Susubang Mine
THE AREA
South China
Sea
PH I LI PPI N E S
BRUNEI
BORNEO
M A L AY S I A
INDONESIA
Balikpapan
Batu Kajang
200 km
DRIVER 'S DIGEST #1/2014
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