World's Biggest Truck

"The mighty dimensions alone made the T 282 B mining truck, on show to the public for the first time at the 2004 ‘Bauma’, a crowd-puller on the Liebherr stand. This new diesel-electric mining truck puts all other transport vehicles used in opencast mining in the shade. Its gigantic dimensions – 7.4 m high, 8.8 m wide and 14.5 m long – make it the largest two-axle mining truck in the world.

However, it is not just its size that has the T 282 B so sought-after by mine operators around the world after a year of field tests; of greater importance still are its "internal values". More than 200 improvements in many areas have been incorporated into this successor to the T 282, which itself was first presented in 1999. Of particular significance are the increase in payload from 327 to 363 metric tones ( 400 tons ) and a 35% more powerful engine. The T 282 B now has access to 2,721 kW (3,650 hp) from the world's most powerful commercial-vehicle engine.

The result of all these innovations is itself a further, decisive superlative: the T 282 B is set to make its mark in opencast mining with the lowest operating costs per loaded tonne. It has a maximum travel speed of 64 km/h, while its radial, small low aspect-ratio tyres and nitrogen-oil suspension offer a high level of ride comfort in the toughest operating areas"

The cost to buy is still 3 Million Dollars.