As part of its mandate to protect the environment and communities through safe waste management policies, Ethekwini Municipality’s Durban Solid Waste (DSW) department has invested in 22 30-tonne Volvo articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to be used at four landfill sites in KwaZulu-Natal.
Supplied by Babcock, the exclusive distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment in southern Africa, the A30G dump trucks will be used as standard ADTs, water tankers and for hoisting of skips with hook lifts. Babcock partnered with ETT to undertake the modifications, transforming standard Volvo A30G dump trucks into water tankers and hook lifts. ETT specialize in professionally engineered special vehicle solutions for mobile industrial equipment. Other modifications included installing of fire suppression and degreasing systems and branding in DSW’s signature blue and white colors.
DSW took delivery of eight A30G trucks in June, with a further eight trucks in October. The final six will arrive in South Africa early next year.