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November 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 70 Solomon operation have achieved 20 percent greater production than manned trucks working in the same mining complex. These 56 trucks interact with more than 150 manned vehicles – graders, loaders, water carts, light vehicles and dozers – managed through the Cat MineStar System. In 4.5 years of operation, Cat says, its autonomous trucks have hauled 400-plus million metric tons of material with greater than 99.95 percent system avail- ability, all without a lost time injury. And because there are no shift changes, breaks or lunches, the trucks put in an average of 2.5 hours more work a day more than manned vehicles. – Wayne Grayson technology | continued V olvo Construction Equipment says its new Compact Assist for asphalt compactors offers "the industry's fi rst real-time density mapping technology." Customers can choose one of two packages, Volvo Intelligent Compaction or Intelligent Compaction with Density Direct, both of which contain density mapping. Both packages also include Volvo Co-Pilot, the company's onboard display that depicts the density map, as well as real-time surface tempera- ture and pass mapping data, which captures each compactor pass and drum overlap. The packages are avail- able on new Volvo as- phalt compactors DD105, DD110B, DD120B and DD140B. – Don McLoud Volvo reports breakthrough in density mapping for asphalt compactors © 2017 Sullair, LLC. All rights reserved. elite rental fleet elite rental fleet CONQUER THE JOB SITE with an Versatility is everything when it comes to your rental equipment. The Sullair 185 and 375 Series portable air compressors are compact, easy to maintain, and conditioned to take on the toughest demands. Visit Sullair.com/Americas to learn more. elite rental fleet elite rental fleet CONQUER THE JOB SITE with an CONQUER THE JOB SITE with an 013472_Sullair_Equipment World Ad_3.375x4.5_v3.indd 1 7/27/17 9:44 AM Untitled-25 1 9/5/17 10:21 AM