A dump body includes: a side plate; a flow path which is provided in the side plate and through which an exhaust gas of an engine flows; an exhaust port of the exhaust gas which is provided in an outer surface of the side plate; and a guide surface which has a first inner end portion and a first outer end portion and is inclined downward toward the first outer end portion, the first inner end portion being connected to an outer surface of the side plate below the exhaust port.

A dump body includes: a side plate; an exterior plate which is arranged on an outer surface side of the side plate; a suspension member which is fixed to the side plate and has a through-hole connecting a space on an inner surface side of the side plate and a space on an outer surface side of the exterior plate; a flow path which is defined in at least a part between the side plate and the exterior plate and through which an exhaust gas of an engine flows; and a heat insulation member which is arranged between the side plate and the exterior plate, the heat insulation member being configured to suppress contact between the exhaust gas and the suspension member.

A finish machined rear pivot support a dump body of a haul truck can comprise a pair of rear pivots spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and a cross-member extending in the first direction between the rear pivots. The rear pivots can be respectively welded in-line with longitudinal support body members on a bottom of the dump body. The cross-member can extend from inward-facing sides of the rear pivots. Each of the rear pivots can include two cut-outs spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The cut-outs can be provided over corresponding one of transverse support body members on the bottom of the dump body.

Devices and related methods are disclosed for redirecting gravel, sand or other loads of a dump truck upon discharge from the dump truck. For example, a dump truck load diverter is disclosed which includes a diverter body having a tetrahedral-esque form factor defined by four primary faces and a plurality of chamfer faces, the four primary faces consisting of a primary diverting face, a pair of secondary diverting faces and a base face, the pair of secondary diverting faces being arranged perpendicularly to each other and to the base face. The diverter body may be sized relative to a bed of a dump truck to obstruct a substantial portion of a dump passage area when positioned in one of a plurality of load spreading configurations.

The present invention is in the form of a body (111) adapted to be fitted to a truck having at least two axles. The body is capable of tipping once fitted to the truck. The body comprises two side surfaces (13) interconnected by a longitudinal surface (21) to keep the side surfaces in spaced apart relation. The longitudinal surface and the side surface define a cavity (30) for receiving a payload. The longitudinal surface is configured such that the payload is self-centering as the body is loaded, such that in operation the distribution of load on each of the at least two axles remain substantially the same between a first payload having a first volume and a second payload having a second volume, neither payload resulting in the gross vehicle weight limit being exceeded.

A method and fastening device for use in heavy duty machinery for fastening a lining element to a surface of a body steel plate is disclosed. An assembly, a truck and a handling tool utilizing the method and fastening device is also disclosed.

A lining element for a wear-resistant haul truck body lining comprises a reinforcement plate being at least partly embedded in elastic material. The reinforcement plate comprises a plurality of mounting holes which are arranged for mounting the lining element to a haul truck body and which are not covered by the elastic material, and one or more weight-reducing cut-out openings which are larger than the mounting holes and which are covered by the elastic material.

The invention relates to a haul truck body, comprising a front wall and two opposing side walls. Each side wall presenting an inner surface and an upper edge portion extending rearwardly from a rear end of side wall towards the front wall. Also, each side wall presents an upper reinforcement element which is integrally formed with the side wall and extends along the upper edge portion of the side wall. The invention also relates to a truck and a method for manufacturing a haul truck body.

A truck body is disclosed which is able to be mounted to a truck in such a way that the truck body can pivot relative to the truck between a lowered, travel orientation and a raised, dumping orientation. The truck body has a material carrying region, and the material carrying region has: a floor surface, and a curved transition (“the floor-to-front-wall-transition”) between the floor surface and a surface forming a front wall portion of the material carrying region. The radius of curvature of at least a portion of the floor-to-front-wall-transition is two meters or greater, which may help to reduce material carry-back.

A heating channel for a front wall of a dump body comprises an exhaust inlet provided on the front wall; an exhaust outlet provided on the front wall; and a channel body running continuously from the exhaust inlet to the exhaust outlet. The channel body can have at least one horizontally extending portion and at least one vertically extending portion in a front view of the front wall. The exhaust inlet can be configured to receive exhaust gas output from an internal combustion engine, and the exhaust outlet can be configured to output the received exhaust gas to outside the heating channel.